New 26t rigid - lease / contract hire

Any manufacturers dealer will be able to get you one, DAF and Mercedes both do a prebuilt product which may be available quickly from stock or Salford Van Hire or Dawson rental will both do a longterm contract hire, but you would have the option on taking one for a shorter period to ■■■■-it and see if that would make you more comfortable. Make sure whoever you speak to understands your mileage as this will make a considerable difference to the cost. There maybe some other smaller companies to suggest but not knowing where you are based can’t really suggest any.

As an own account operator presumably in events contract hire is a perfectly sensible option it gets you what you need at a known cost, fully tax deductible and since it is not a commitment rather than a debt, despite what others may tell you, it leaves your businesses credit channels available for running and growing your business rather than being ■■■■■■■ in a truck. But then you probably knew that bit anyway.