These trucks are widely available nationwide, offered by numerous reputable dealers.
These trucks, typically priced between £2,000 and £3,000 plus VAT, present an incredibly versatile and cost-effective opportunity. For those willing to think outside the box, they offer exceptional value beyond their modest price point.
Consider this: purchase four trucks for under £10,000. Use one as the foundation for a camper conversion, creating a unique and spacious living space. Meanwhile, the remaining three can be repurposed into a storage rental business, generating a steady income stream.
What makes this model even more compelling is the ability to cannibalize parts from the other vehicles to keep your converted truck running smoothly, ensuring minimal maintenance costs over the long term. With proper care, these trucks are capable of reaching 4 million kilometers, all while essentially running at no additional cost thanks to the returns from your storage hustle.
At this price, the value proposition is clear—they’re more than just vehicles; they’re an economic opportunity with incredible potential for those with the vision to maximize their utility.
For those considering a base vehicle for van life or similar projects, these trucks present a unique opportunity—particularly for individuals over 47 years of age who passed their driving test before 1997. This group benefits from grandfather rights, allowing them to legally drive these vehicles without additional licensing requirements.
Comparable in length to an XLWB Mercedes Sprinter, these trucks offer significantly more interior width and height. While this increased size may pose minor challenges for parking in tight spaces, the added capacity and versatility often far outweigh this small inconvenience.
Ultimately, the key question remains: What value are you truly getting for the price you pay?
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I bought my vans from Royal Mail, they are serviced and mechanically faultless not the straightest, and, they come with lumps and bumps and paintwork, They are not the best, but the ldvs that I bought have had low mileage as they were backups or did short runs,1 ldv pilot did over 150 thousand miles just could not destroy it was rust and rot that won the day.
Is this Matt Farah's 1 million km royal mail truck?
not to mention it’s HUGE living area with virtually all its space usable, really good trucks, usually maintained to the highest standards- nice vid rup
For this money its worth converting one just for the practice.
The wire has to go to ground, against the disc.
Might be worth grounding it to check the warning works, or not.
Having driven 3.5million KMS in one of those Daf's the only thing to watch on them is keep the front dry as they dont like water around the electronics and you can get the limp mode as easy as wink… meaning you need to let it dry out… other than that its the dreaded… di di di di daf sound alarm when you start them up of when they throw a fault up…. all in all a very reliable truck so long as you do the usual… start up… let it warm up, dont drive it like you stole it… and keep it in oil… it will be fine as in all fairness… probably as close to being a truck that drives like a car seating and steering wise… so to close… if this is your first road into buying a 7.5 tonner…. if it has service details and has been say a one driver… all the better…. but you could do far worse than to have a go on one… Yoki…
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RM vans are all virtually scrap when they've finished with them ! RM trucks are probably much better condition and they are always more highly maintained.
Would be interested to see the royal mail truck why you should buy video
Given the size of the royal mail fleet, there is certainly scope for getting a good one.
Yes please would love to watch a video on mail vans. Please keep the video's coming love watching.
That is ridiculous kilometres
Drove those & the larger DAF rigids for 15 + years at RM & although they get a hard time they were surprisingly reliable. The maintenance schedules & inspections are thorough.
RM do take mechanical condition very seriously on their in-scope vehicles .