How To Choose The Perfect Transit Van Insurance

The Ford Transit has become synonymous with light commercial vehicles and has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for forty years. Over five million Transits have been produced since its launch in 1965 across a range of panel vans, minibuses and pickup trucks. For any of the many thousands of Transit owners in the UK it is vital that their vans are adequately protected with specialist, cost effective Transit van insurance.

Transit vans have an iconic status in British business culture and whilst Ford may have made the van for over four decades, their commitment to quality endures. Indeed, the manufacturer was named Van Manufacturer of the Year 2009 at the Van Fleet World Honours. Ford’s Transit Connect also received the title of the Best Small Van. The judges at the ceremony stated that they had been impressed with Ford’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by introducing the ECOnetic Transit and Fiesta vans which will be launched in 2009.

When considering what is the best Transit van insurance for your vehicle there are various factors you should take into account. For example, do you require the contents of the van to be insured as well as the van itself? Recent research has revealed that 560,000 vans (equal to 16 per cent) have been broken into over the course of the last three years with 35,000 van drivers suffering van theft over the course of the last twelve months. With commercial van contents are on average worth £1,382, can you or your business afford not to ensure the contents of your vehicle are covered under your transit van insurance?

You should also consider whether you want your transit van insurance to be arranged on a comprehensive or on a third-party only basis. Many people elect to take the cheaper ‘third party only’ insurance although with the Department of Transport revealing that there were 14,600 road accidents including vans last year your business could be out of pocket by a significant amount if a van is involved in an accident. Even in a challenging economic climate, almost three quarters of van owners questioned in a recent survey indicated that they retain fully comprehensive transit van insurance.

There is only one way to guarantee to save you both time and money when searching for transit van insurance and that is going online and using a specialist transit van insurance website such as Quote Zone. These sites allow you to easily compare the prices and benefits of transit van insurance policies offered by many leading insurers. Whether your vehicle is a classic 1965 Mark One transit or one of the brand new award winning models, you should ensure you get the best and most cost effective transit van insurance for your iconic van.