Tip – When you are looking for fork lifts in and around uk you should be aware that charging units are available to allow you to charge your electric truck from a 13amp socket. However, these are very slow and are really only suitable for very light usage – and hour or so a day.

While you are searching for fork lifts in and around uk it might be worth considering that that the engine on gas and diesel lift trucks is very similar to that of a automobile. Therefore they can be maintained by a traditional mechanic, whereas an electric lift trucks will need different skills for maintenance.

Whilst you are looking for fork lifts in and around uk you might like to be aware that a DIY store was fined over £500,000 and ordered to pay costs of £250,000 following an incident in which a female customer was killed as a result of a lift truck reversing into her. It was found that the lift truck driver had been working without a look-out and as a result had failed to see her.