Wednesday 10 March, 2010
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Loading a Supertrucks Space Van
Advice: Money-saving tips for business van drivers

By Lee Grandin, managing director, VanInsurance.co.uk

EVER-increasing fuel prices, continuous parking restrictions and rising congestion charges can seriously drain the pockets of everyone that drives a van for their business. But Lee Grandin from VanInsurance.co.uk has these tips to make your money go further.

Van driver with back pain
Advice: Don't let back pain ruin your day

By Ralph Morton, publisher, Business Van Manager

DO YOU suffer from back pain? Is your back sore when you drive your van? The effects of back pain can be literally crippling. So what can you do to avoid it? Business Van Manager's Ralph Morton provides this advice.

Cold weather tyre in the snow
Advice: Safety benefits of cold weather tyres

By Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe

DON'T slip slide around in your van during the winter - fit cold weather tyres for extra grip and extra safety says TyreSafe chairman, Stuart Jackson.

Iveco Daily 4x4
How we run our business vans

By Jim McIlroy, Transport Officer for NHS Fife

WHEN people rely on your services, you need something that's up to the task – particularly in the winter months. Jim McIlroy explains why the new Iveco Daily 4x4 was just the job.

Sands TV Mercedes Sprinter
How we run our business vans

By Stuart Hall, founder, Sands TV Services

TV service firm Sands has just acquired two Mercedes Sprinters. Sands' fonder, Stuart Hall, tells us why.

Friends enjoying a drink
Top Tips: Designated driver advice

By Steve Johnson on behalf of AA DriveTech

CHRISTMAS and the New Year are great opportunities to celebrate and have a drink. However, drinking and driving is a lethal cocktail. So what advice is there for designated drivers offering to ferry festive friends? Steve Johnson from AA DriveTech has this advice for drivers swapping their vans for the family car.

Van drivin through snow blizzard
Top Tips: Winter weather driving tips for van drivers

By Simon Elstow, IAM Head of Training, IAM Fleet and Drive & Survive

SEVERE snow and ice is hampering van drivers making final Christmas deliveries, and tradesmen supplying vital services. Simon Elstow from the driver training company IAM Fleet and Drive & Survive, has this advice for business van operators and van drivers.

Nissan NV200 loading up
Top Tips: Ten top tips to run your vans efficiently

By Larry Martindale, programme manager, Van Best Practice

LARRY MARTINDALE, programme manager for Van Best Practice, provides some top tips on how the van sector can improve efficiency.

David Graham (left), retail commercial vehicle sales manager of Hendy Ford with new Transit customer Dave Quick of Quick Electrical Services
How we run our business van

By Dave Quick, owner, Quick Electrical Services

FORD had just the right spark for electrician Dave Quick and his family firm when they needed a new van – and used the scrappage scheme to help them.

Painter with his van
Advice: Do I need to pay van tax?

By Ralph Morton, publisher, Business Van Manager

DO you drive any private miles in your business van? Should you be paying company van tax? What mileage counts as private? Business Van Manager's Ralph Morton provides the answers.

Rusty old Ford Transit van
Advice: How to take advantage of the van scrappage scheme – UPDATED

Details on the government van scrappage grant

THERE'S still time to qualify for the government's van scrappage schene, which is now due to end at the end of March 2010 following a further extension. But you'll have to get your skates on.



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