While you are researching leasing electric forktrucks in and around scotland be aware that a second hand electric forklift could have a battery with a bad cell. This does not always mean that the battery needs to be changed as it is sometimes possible to just replace the damaged cell. Replacing a single cell is much less expensive than fitting a new battery but if more than one cell needs to be replaced it is usually not cost-effective to replace them.

If you are searching for leasing electric forktrucks in and around scotland take into account the fact that some older forklifts have a high resale value but there are newer machines from the same manufacturers that are not as well-designed and have a much lower resale value.

Whilst you are looking for leasing electric forktrucks in and around scotland you might like to be aware that an employee was run over by a forklift truck resulting in both his legs being broken, leaving him unable to walk for almost two years. This was one of two forklift incidents that led to the employer being fined £25,000 and ordered to pay over £8,000 in costs.