When choosing a vehicle for your business you mustn't be influenced by how much you are attracted to certain cars.

One job where the vehicle we choose is very important is being a sales rep who has to do a lot of travelling. A sales rep's car should convey the appropriate image and be able to withstand the daily hammering it's likely to receive. Reliability is essential in a car that will necessarily be subjected to a lot of stopping and starting. Make sure, too, that your vehicle is economical with fuel; you'll be running up a huge annual mileage.

Jobs that require commercial vehicles for things such as transporting goods, however, will lead you to have different needs when it comes to your choice. Storing the goods you transport is another important consideration as well as fuel economy. This kind of business may best be suited by the use of a local courier small van.

In the city, courier motorcycles could be the best way of transporting small items. They are not expensive to insure and run.

Whether or not you use your car commercially, you shouldn't forget that your car will, to some extent, be an advertisement for your business. Turning up to meetings in an old banger will not portray your business to the best standard, and this should be borne in mind.

Often it's better to hire a vehicle for your business rather than buying one outright. For example, if you do not feel as though you will need the car or van that you desire for a long period of time, this option allows you to still be able to get about whilst it is necessary. This saves having to buy yourself a brand new vehicle, only to sell it after the time-period when you will use it, or having to hire cars short-term from companies that will probably charge you considerably more than you would like to pay. You can now even buy UK gap insurance to protect you should you have an accident and write-off your contract hire car.

Buying vehicles for business also comes with the worry of anything happening to them, because then you're impeding your ability to work. For this reason it's prudent to take out a warranty in case something does happen. You can buy a used car warranty for cars up to twelve years old should your budget not stretch to a brand new vehicle. By choosing the most appropriate warranty - new, used or extended - you can ensure that no matter what might happen you will not be without transport.