Safe MAN buses this festive season

As it did in 2017, MAN Automotive is once again offering free vehicle health checks for bus and coach operators. With just over 400 vehicles checked and attended to prior to the December 2017 festive season, the MAN Automotive after-sales team is targeting more than 500 vehicle checks during October and November.

Checks on safety-critical components, and checks to ensure uptime, are undertaken by trained, senior MAN technicians against a predetermined scope of mandatory checks, which are over and above those that may be needed at the specific service mileages.

These checks include, but are not limited to: brakes, lights, windscreens, wiper blades, steering and suspension, fluid levels, batteries and door mechanisms.

Should the technician find anything out of order, or that has the potential for failure prior to the next scheduled service, the dealership staff will contact the operator and obtain authorisation to repair or replace the faulty component (with a new MAN genuine part – covered with a two-year warranty from time of fitment).

MAN staff offer a neutral, third-party report about anything needing special attention. According to MAN, many smaller operators in particular – that may not necessarily have the capacity of technical operational staff, who are trained to the latest recommended standard – have found these health checks to be advantageous.

According to Anton Fuchs, head of parts and service sales at MAN Automotive: “We are delighted to be running this campaign prior to the annual holiday season. Our bus and coach customers gave us fantastic support and feedback last year, and we are sure that this programme has supported them with peace of mind for better up-time reliability, and also demonstrated greater safety during the busy festive season.”