The who, what and how much of van insurance
New insurance cover for catering vans
Need insurance for your catering vans? There's a new supplier on the block.
Telematics insurance tie-up could help business van managers improve safety and cut costs
Story: COLIN DAWSON Van operators could reduce risks to vehicles and drivers and potentially cut business van insurance costs, thanks to co-operation between telematics provider Quartix and Towergate Insurance. The companies have joined forces on Towergate’s Fleetcare+ product. Quartix offers advanced driver behaviour reporting with both its InfoPlus and Corporate packages, along with a range of online vehicle [...]
White Van Man? Not us, say van drivers
Blog: RALPH MORTON It's not hard to imagine why most trades people running around in their smartly kept vans reject the idea of being labelled with the White Van Man epithet. Even less if they are women. So perhaps it's no surprise to find that 70% reject the stereotype of loud-mouthed, fist-waving, queue-cutting stereotype that's associated with White [...]
Tesco puts vans in its trolley as supermarket giant launches Tesco Van Insurance
Supermarket takeaway: new Tesco Van Insurance launched Author: RALPH MORTON IF you're popping down in your van to your local Tesco supermarket to pick up some groceries, make sure you pick up the items marked van insurance. Because not only does Tesco want to supply you with food and drink, it also wants you to take away its [...]
Female van drivers will see insurance premiums rise
Author: Robin Roberts Whilst men may be grinning ear to ear at the introduction of unisex laws making it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate on the basis of gender, it is women who will have to bear the cost of the resulting hike in insurance premiums. The legislation from the EU will make it impossible for insurers to [...]
Mix and match cars and vans under new fleet insurance policy
Author: Ralph Morton IS your small business expanding the number of cars you run? Or perhaps you’ve decided to take on some new business vans? Maybe a mixture of both. They all need to have business insurance, of course, but whether you insure them individually or under a fleet policy is where it gets trickier. To make life [...]
The law and Continuous Insurance Enforcement
New insurance law: all vans must be compliant ALL vans must now have continuous insurance - or be declared off-road under the Continuous Insurance Enforcement law, which became live on 20 June 2011. The law applies to you whether you are a sole trader with a single van, or if you are an SME with operating a fleet of company [...]
New Continuous Insurance Enforcement law goes live
THE new Continuous Insurance Enforcement law came into force affecting all business vans.
Post Office puts stamp on van insurance
Small companies running business vans can take advantage of a new deal being offered by the Post Office.
The Post Office
