Make sure your rear or side cargo door is securely locked
Adjust your left and right rear-view mirrors to let you see as much of the road as you can
If the van is equipped with power lift gates, carefully check the instructions for operating before when loading or unloading the vehicle.
Once you've started your trip, please follow these safe-driving tips:
Watch out overhead
Vans are significantly taller than cars
Note clearance signs at bridges & overpasses
Be careful of drive-through canopies
Watch for low-hanging tree limbs, power and telephone lines
You are liable for any overhead damage, even when collision damage excess reduction has been purchased.
Be careful at
junctions
Vans are longer and wider than cars and have
a wider turning radius
As vans have a higher centre of gravity than
cars ensure you take turns and bends more slowly.
Never follow too close
Vans are heavier than cars and need more
braking distance
Obey restrictions and rules for commercial
vehicles
Use your mirrors
Exercise caution before changing lanes and
use turn signals
Avoid abrupt manoeuvres
Ask someone to help guide you when backing up
your van
Watch out for gateposts
and bollards
You need to allow plenty of space when
turning into driveways - damage to the sides of vans caused by gateposts and
bollards is one of the most common incidents we see.
Fuel pumps and garage forecourts also need
care and vigilance.