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title: 🚲 How is a vehicle chosen for an order?
description: Control which courier vehicle is booked by setting simple basket‑value rules for each fulfilment type.
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# 🚲 How is a vehicle chosen for an order?

## Control which courier vehicle is booked by setting simple basket‑value rules for each fulfilment type.

### Available vehicle types

You can configure:

- **Bike**
- **Motorbike**
- **Car / Van**

The system uses your rules to pick a vehicle based on the **order basket value** and fulfilment type.

### Why basket value matters

Higher basket values usually mean:

- Larger or heavier orders.
- More or bigger packaging.
- Items that may not safely fit on a bike or motorbike.

To avoid damage and failed deliveries, Slerp lets you map **vehicle type to basket value ranges**.

### Step‑by‑step: Set vehicle rules

1. Log into your [**Controls Dashboard**](https://controls.slerp.com/). 
     - Then go to **Settings** tab.
2. Open the **Delivery** tab.
3. Enable **Vehicle Settings** for: 
     - **Same Day** orders, and/or
     - **Pre‑orders**, depending on your needs.
4. For each fulfilment type, configure basket value ranges, for example: 
     - **Bike:** £0 – £50
     - **Motorbike:** £51 – £100
     - **Car/Van:** £101 and above
5. Save your changes.

![settings](https://support.slerp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/settings.png?width=670&height=458&name=settings.png)

### System behaviour after configuration

Once saved:

- The system automatically reserves a courier whose **vehicle type** matches both: 
    - Your configured rules, and
    - The order’s **basket value**.

You can configure different rules for Same Day vs Pre‑order to reflect different order profiles (for example, bulkier next‑day cakes vs smaller instant orders).

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**[Optimising your Slerp delivery setup](https://support.slerp.com/knowledge/optimising-your-slerp-delivery-setup?hsLang=en)**

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