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The government in the UK has stated that it is looking into the possibility of offing van owners a £1K to get rid of their old van a long as they are older than 9 years. The logic behind this was much the same as the government’s car buy-back initiate. They wanted to remove cars that were very harmful to the environment and also stimulate the new car market back into action. Seeing as there are over 3.5 millions vans in the UK that are over 9 years of age, there are definitely reasons to do the same for vans. Also new vans filter into the van leasing market over time so there are knock on positive effects. Which are the most important new safety developments in newer van then?

stronger chassis qualities. Something that has been seen in almost all new vans is a dramatic increase the strength of chassis. The older chassis were found to suffer errosion and dramatically weakened over time making them unsuitable for carrying their heavy loads. An increased ability to withstand the effects of erosion and much greater strength are a number of qualities than new van chassis boast.

Airbags. although airbags have been common place in cars for a good many leaves, they were much later to arrive into van production. Even then, for the majority of vans there were only front airbags placed in the steering wheel and maybe passage area. The newest vans to hit the road are equipped with multiple airbags and for all passengers.

Electric handbrakes. As mentioned above, vans are designed to carry heavy loads. Lots of van drivers were reporting that their handbrakes were functioning less well over time, probably due to the strain being put on them. This was putting the van diver and those around him at risk. This was a particular issue in Citroen van leasing. A great deal of newer vans offer an electric handbrake that can engage automatically and offer better functioning which will hopefully reduce the incidences of accidents.

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