| A lot of companies in the current climate do not | | | | you are a truck driver or company owner, be |
| have the capital to outlay for a nice new truck, | | | | you own a DAF, MAN, MERC, VOLVO you |
| this is well reflected in the downturn of new truck | | | | probably know only too well what a pain keeping |
| car sales over the past year. This has had a | | | | an older truck up and running for use in the UK |
| knock on effect to the used truck market. When | | | | can be. The yearly MOT is like prison room |
| the demand for a new product falls (in this case | | | | search. The Operators ticket and the hoops you |
| new trucks), manufactures tend to drop prices in | | | | need to jump through to get and maintain |
| order to attract potential buyers. This in turn | | | | everything to do with your trucking business. |
| knocks the cost of second hand trucks down. But | | | | Well perhaps you didn't know that, several |
| it's not the full story... | | | | countries look to the UK for their supply of used |
| With cars this hasn't quite worked this way. The | | | | trucks for this very reason. There are markets all |
| government's scrappage scheme has meant that | | | | over the world for right hand drive trucks and the |
| any old second hand rust bucket is worth the | | | | UK market is prime. After all would you buy a |
| scrap trade in value. This coupled with the fact | | | | truck from a country in Africa or Eastern Europe? |
| that the cars 'scrapped' are literally scrapped, | | | | The rules are slack, and trucks possibly not that |
| Equalling less used cars to buy, therefore pushing | | | | well maintained? As an African though, buying a |
| the used car market prices up. With trucks there | | | | truck from the UK is a no brainer, right now the |
| is no such scheme, meaning now you can pick up | | | | exchange rate is great for exports, meaning a |
| a used truck for a few thousand for a good | | | | used truck bought from the UK, then shipped half |
| example. | | | | way around the world is still a great purchase. |
| So now is a good time for buyers to find a great | | | | Many companies are taking advantage of this |
| deal, but i don't see it lasting and here is why. If | | | | market. |