Van: Contract Lease or buy outright for small business

sportstractor

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Hi all

recently been thinking of changing my vivaro van, its 5 years old and ows me nothing. I own it outright and would get fairly decent money for it if i sold it... Im considering my options and a friend told me it may be worth considering contract lease if its a new van im after.

I think if i change i will probably go for a transporter LWB next time round and used value on these are ridiculous.

one transporter on lease - Volkswagen Transporter T30 102ps - Great VW Contracts from Vansdirect.co.uk - the UK's largest independent van retailer | Vansdirect.co.uk, cheap vans, transit vans, lowcost vans,

now i know from a business point of view... it means that i would have a fixed expense coming out rather than a bulk payment initially, then nothing. But value wise how does leasing work out (im not currently vat registered)... presumably the lease company service it.

or am i better off just buying a 2 yr old van again and running it for a few years.

Any advice from anyone in the know would be great.

James