When you are looking for second hand forklifts in and around Greater London bear in mind that two of the most important safety issues are lift truck stability and control of the load. Statistics show that tip-overs and falling loads are the two most common causes of accidents and injuries.

While you are searching for second hand forklifts in and around Greater London you might like to note that that on average you can expect to get around 12 hours running time from a standard gas truck with a four cylinder engine. It will usually take 3 or 4 days to use up a full tank of gas even with the lift truck being used eight hours a day, as time is spent getting on and off the lift truck, so the lift truck is not usually running all the time.

If you are looking for second hand forklifts in and around Greater London then be aware that if a warehouse operative undertakes a number of tasks which means they are required to be on and off the lift truck throughout the day then a stand-on lift truck can be more convenient than a sit-on lift truck.