Taking care of your van is easier said than done, it will get dirty, it will get worn out. If you want your van to be an unstoppable machine follow the tips we will give you in this article!

For most people reading this, your van is your daily and constant driver, you use it more than your car. To make sure that your van is in healthy condition follow this article...

Maintain Your Tyres

The exact same as maintaining your car, you need to make sure that tyres on your van are kept in good condition. You need to check your tyres on a daily basis, you should check for any cuts, bulges and any noticeable wear. You should also check your tyre thread depth and tyre pressure on a regular basis to make sure your tyres are safe for the road.

Regular Servicing

Making sure that your van is serviced and checked on a regular basis. You need to make sure your van has all of the necessary components working, things such as brakes, wheels, engine and other crucial components are checked and kept in good working order.

If you service your van on a regular basis, if something is broken you could save a lot of money by identifying the problem early and fixing it. Instead of having to pay a lot for massive repairs or parts.

Keep It Clean

Keeping your van clean is half of the battle, we do understand that it is ridiculously difficult to keep your work vehicle in pristine condition. But you should clean things like your mirrors, windscreen, windows and lights on a regular basis, ensuring your visibility is maximized, your lights are bright enough to other road users. Also keeping your work van clean will make it much better to travel in. 

Have a look on our website for cleaning products you can use to clean your van and much more!

Don't Overload

This part is probably the most important take away from this article, we know that most of the time you don't have time to mind how much weight you are loading onto your van. Sometimes you want to load everything and save yourself the extra trip...

As harmless as it seems in the moment to overload your van, you are quickly destroying it, you are putting a great amount of pressure onto the suspension, wheels and whole underneath of the van.

Security

Now we don't want to sit here and tell you to make sure you lock your van, close your windows etc. But commonly vans are targets for thieves as 99% of the time really EXPENSIVE tools are kept in the back of the van... Now making sure that your tools and van is secured is the main priority, invest in an extra, anti theft lock and add it to your van. DO NOT keep really expensive tools in your van if you do leave tools in the van make sure they are not in plain sight.

Van theft alongside car theft has been on a huge incline in the past few years, with car makers implementing new technologies such as key less entry, key less start/stop and so on. Thieves are adapting and finding ways to bypass these security systems. We highly recommend you invest and take care of your van the right way!

 Invest in extra locks, you probably know someone that has had their van broken into or stolen. It is a very common occurrence, invest in a signal blocking pouch for your key, buy and install extra locks on your van doors, don't keep expensive stuff out in plain sight.

 The other points mentioned in this article you will have to be cautious and make sure to take care of, for example not overloading the van, forgetting yourself and overloading your van in a very common occurrence. Also making sure your van is serviced regularly, regular servicing will avoid big damages and big costs of repair.

Following regular servicing and taking care of the van will guarantee you not having to spend bank on repairs!