| Comment | Biggest drawback of a white van is that most standard models only have three seats across the front, so no good for ferrying family around at the weekends.
The way the tax system is set up makes it far more cost-effective to buy a 4x4 than a "company car". Cars are taxed heavily compared to 4x4s, which for most sole-traders or small companies outweighs the extra cost of fuel and upkeep.
Whilst there are definitely genuine practical uses for 4x4s, the big American style trucks are pretty useless for work purposes in the UK. The extra weight of the vehicle itself means that the payload is really limited. (Once you exceed 3.5 tonnes a whole load of extra regulations come into play, a top spec Range Rover is 2,800kg before fuel, passengers, etc.)
The only exception would be towing (assuming you don't need to carry anything in the vehicle itself) but the more conventional 4x4s seem to handle that just fine. |
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