Top money saving tips for van drivers

Contents

  1. How to save money on fuel
  2. Maintaining and caring for your van
  3. How to keep your van secure
  4. What to do after an accident
  5. A little bit about van insurance
  6. Video transcript

Keep your van safer, greener, and cheaper to run with our top tips for van owners

Ouch. Rising fuel costs, town centre parking regimes and congestion charging are putting the squeeze on everyone who needs a van to run their business. But while it's tempting to give up and walk, for most business drivers that isn't an option.

So now more than ever is a time to get fuel efficient, identify ways of reducing costs associated with van crime and fraud, and reduce unnecessary spending on your insurance. Read on for our top tips on how to stand by your van.

How to save money on fuel

Over the last year, some parts of the UK have seen fuel prices rocket upwards by more than a quarter. The price of crude oil keeps breaking new records, with the head of oil cartel OPEC predicting that the price could reach $200 a barrel this year.

It seems that high road fuel prices are here to stay - but there are things that everyone can do to ease the pain of high prices at the pumps:

  • Drive with fuel consumption in mind. Take this eco-driving quiz - it only takes a few minutes. For anyone versed in the Dukes of Hazard school of driving, it should help squeeze a few more miles per gallon out of your tank.
  • We'd all expect to compare insurance quotes before we buy – why not petrol too? If your location or usual driving route gives you a choice of filling stations, you can now check which is cheapest, online - visit PetrolPrices.com.
  • Investing in a new van? Make it go further. You can compare the fuel economy of leading small vans at WhatGreenCar.
  • Draw up a van plan to work out ways that regular journeys might be combined or reduced. Are there jobs ordinarily done in the van that could be carried out by cheaper means? Is there a case for investing in a bike-and-trailer - branded, of course - for travel around town?
Tags: Insurance, Van

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