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Looking after your new school minibus

17 October 2013 by Rob

Include tyre replacement with your monthly budget

You can include maintenance as part of your school minibus lease costs

Taking a full maintenance agreement with your new school minibus protects you by ensuring that your minibus always had legal tread depth tyres and  is serviced regularly. All you have to do is make one call to have it all arranged for you, after that is arranged on your behalf

In addition to this, its worth having a weekly  safety checks for the  vehicle, carried out by someone who  understands what it is that they are checking, the Vanlease UK  list is below

Check engine levels

Engine oil levels are easy to check, wipe the dip stick before taking a measurement

Adding washer fluid

Keep windscreen washing fluid topped up and use a stronger mix in winter

Start with the engine and check engine oil, windscreen wash and  coolant levels. Check your windscreen wipers for damage and washer bottle level. In winter, make the screen wash mix stronger so that it doesn’t freeze

Side walls should be visually checked

Check the tyres for damage on the side walls and check all tyres for pressures including the spare.

First aid kit for a minibus

Always keep a first aid kit on board your minibus

Make sure that all of  your lights are working and buy  a spare bulb pack, keep it with a first aid kit, a warning triangle and a fire extinguisher

Always have a warning triangle on board

Check your roof rack fixing every week

Check all doors open and close properly. Check any wheel chair  lifts operate properly and lubricate as required. At the same time, check any roof racks that are fitted for loosening at both the fastening points and check the body of the rack as well.

Make sure all the mirrors are clean, free from marks and correctly positioned

If you have a tachograph, ensure that it is dated and timed correctly. If it is a printer, confirm that the paper supply is sufficient. Check the tax disc for being current.

Check all seat belts for cuts

Check all seat belts for operation and make sure that none of them have cuts in the webbing, any that do must not be used until they are replaced

Keep details of your brakedown policy in the minibus

Make sure you have a record of all helplines, insurance, AA etc on board the school minibus.

School minibus hand over

Leasing your new school minibus means that it will arrive at your school, brand new and ready to use, its easy to keep it that way.

Filed Under: Leasing News Tagged With: first aid kit, keep washer fluid topped up, Minibus, safety check your minibus, school minibus leasing

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