While trying to find lease diesel forklift trucks in and around scotland be aware that a dealer generally sells a new product and an independent dealer is usually a supplier who doesn’t sell a main line but services a range of different manufacturers.

While investigating lease diesel forklift trucks in and around scotland take into account the physical restrictions of the areas in which a machine will have to operate. In particular consider any doorways through which your forklift will have to move. If your doorways are standard 1.8m (6ft) or 2.4m (8ft) high then you obviously wont be able to use a machine with a collapsed mast height of over 3m (10ft). Before making your selection make sure that all the doorways and openings that it will need to fit through have been measured.

Whilst searching for lease diesel forklift trucks in and around scotland you should be aware that a worker was injured when the truck he was driving fell down a gap between a trailer and a loading platform. This was one of two forklift accidents that led to the company being fined £25,000 plus £8,000 in costs.

While searching for lease diesel forklift trucks in and around scotland be aware that it is almost impossible to determine the year of manufacture for a forklift as most do not have an age stamp on the data plate.

If you are searching for lease diesel forklift trucks in and around scotland a forklift truck with a warranty is usually more expensive than one without, so it is generally worth checking the price both with and without the warranty so that you can check exactly what you are paying for.