Your van is your business. If it breaks down, you can't get to jobs. If it's missing tools, you can't do jobs. If the MOT's expired, you're driving illegally.
A weekly van check takes five minutes. Check the tyres, check the oil, make sure your tools are there and your stock is topped up. But almost nobody does it. Because Monday morning comes and you're already late for the first job.
What a five-minute check prevents
A flat tyre on the motorway: half a day lost, plus recovery costs. Missing tools on a job: a trip back to the yard, an annoyed customer. Low oil: engine damage and a repair bill that makes your eyes water.
Five minutes on Monday morning prevents all of this.
Get a text every Monday
Set up "VAN CHECK" as a weekly task in again, Monday at 7am. Before you even start driving, you get a text. Walk around the van, check the basics, reply DONE. Takes less time than making a brew.