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

Transcript of video

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Giovanni Giannelli: I've got my own vehicle -- a nice white van, not the bad one, the nice one.

Matthew Taylor: How long have I been driving? About 15, 16 years.

Richard Watkinson: Obviously, I need one for the job that I do, but I... I don't really have any attraction to it!

Tony Harvey: I live in it! I'm in there probably about 40 hours.

Matthew Taylor: It can be good fun... bubbly. Or it can be a nightmare.

It's expensive being a van driver

Ivan Forman: We're at £1.20 and rising rapidly.

Robert Hill: It's disgusting!

Giovanni Giannelli: Oh yes it's too much. Much too much. It's gone up about 20p, 25p in the last year.

John Shields: It's double the price.

Matthew Taylor: I was only reading yesterday, actually, in the paper, with regards to the fact that I think two thirds of it is taxed. VAT and tax -- which is horrendous.

Any ideas for reducing fuel costs?

Ivan Forman: Well, if we're working away, and the hotel is close enough, we'll leave the vans there and just let everything come to the site and then we'll walk to the site.

John Shields: Yeah, I try to look for the cheapest, certain garages. I only use certain garages if I can.

Giovanni Giannelli: You just squeeze. You can't charge more than you already charge on coffees. Otherwise, customers think: it's too expensive, goodbye!'

Richard Watkinson: My company are trying to keep me here. Because, obviously, they can't justify spending so much money of fuel.

Giovanni Giannelli: Get an Italian donkey! Wow.

Are they cheaper than running a van?

Giovanni Giannelli: I don't know -- but I know that they kick!