3 Things to Consider Before Buying Operational Vehicles

Vehicles are amongst the most crucial things to own for your corporate business operations. The need for an operational vehicle increases significantly if you need proper transportation to transport goods, employees, management team mobility, and many more. Many companies consider purchasing operational vehicles, even startups or newly established companies.

You can say that purchasing corporate operational cars is an investment, but make sure all purchases have undergone thorough calculation. Before you proceed, here are 3 things you must consider before purchasing operational vehicles. 

3 essential things to think about before purchasing corporate operational vehicles. 
 

1. Annual Tax Expense

When buying an operational vehicle, make sure you have carefully calculated regularly incurring costs, including annual taxes. Besides that, the cost of preparing supporting documents like Vehicle Registration and Certificate of Ownership. Also, consider what car plate color you’re planning to use.

Meanwhile, commercial goods transport cars must be equipped with periodic test certificates or Kir/Keur. This test is carried out once every six months to ensure whether or not it's healthy enough to hit the road. And of course, you need to prepare extra cost for this test. 

2. Allocate enough budget for periodical maintenance

Like when buying a vehicle for personal use, another thing to consider is the cost of regular maintenance. The more often the vehicle is used, the more ‘kilometers’ traveled. Thus, of course, the more often the car needs servicing. To maintain the performance of your company’s operational vehicles, you should always be aware of servicing your cars routinely.

3. Protect your operational vehicles with a proper insurance coverage 

Make sure to equip your corporate operational vehicles with reliable insurance coverage. Insurance protection will minimize losses from unwanted things such as accidents or loss.

If you buy a vehicle through leasing, usually your vehicle is automatically equipped with proper insurance, whether it’s just for Total Loss Only (TLO) or even complete protection of all risks. It is better to ask for the lease again. Meanwhile, if the purchase is made in cash, you usually have to take care of and choose the insurance that will be used yourself.

Purchasing an operational car is a challenging task. Long-term commitment is required in terms of its use, not to mention the budget that must be allocated. Therefore, the purchase of operational cars must be executed carefully because the purchase provides excellent benefits to the company.

Besides purchasing, the provision of operational vehicles can also be made by renting them. This option is perfect for newly established companies or even already established companies that seek great benefits from the presence of operational cars without having to spend too much on their purchase. 

For this matter, seek only the most reliable ones, like TRAC Corporate Car Rental service. TRAC provides various kinds of cars supporting your corporate operations, from passenger and business cars to buses of various sizes. Not only that, but TRAC also offers motorcycle rent for corporate.

By renting operational cars, you won’t have to worry about wasting your time, energy, and budget to take care of documentation and routine maintenance. All of TRAC’s fleet are periodically serviced. You are guaranteed a unit sub if the fleet you rent bumps into trouble.

For your information, TRAC has served more than 3.000 companies in many cities throughout Indonesia with more than 30.000 managed fleets. For more information on TRAC Corporate Service, you can visit TRAC representative office near you or call the Customer Assistance Center at 1500009.

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