Is 80mph motorway limit safe for van drivers?

By |2012-05-14T05:40:19+01:00May 14th, 2012|Van News|

  Author: ROBIN ROBERTS According to new research by the Road Safety Foundation, England’s decrepit motorway network is not safe enough to have the speed limit raised to 80mph, the aptly named Unfit for 80 report states. The report raises concerns over the rapidly rising risk of shunt crashes from the sheer volume of traffic using England’s motorways, [...]

Business van market is slowly improving, according to BCA Pulse

By |2012-05-11T07:01:26+01:00May 11th, 2012|Van News|

  Author: ROBIN ROBERTS The used van market is stabilizing and even improving in some cases. Used LCV values improved across the board in April by £44 (1.0%) to reach £4,271 as average age, mileage and CAP performance remained virtually static compared to March. Average values remain relatively strong in 2012, following the 20-month high recorded in January and [...]

Female van drivers will see insurance premiums rise

By |2015-11-13T20:52:12+00:00May 9th, 2012|Van Insurance, Van News|

  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 [...]

Breaking the vicious circle of costs and your vans

By |2017-02-06T08:16:19+00:00May 9th, 2012|Van News|

  Money: Careful driving can save you money and more   If you want to apply the brake to fuel costs, there is an event which will slow your escalating costs. The Fleet Safety Forum, a division of Brake, the road safety charity, is running an essential seminar for van fleet managers on eco-driving - how to save [...]

Saviour will make it better under the guiding MB star

By |2012-05-04T07:56:31+01:00May 4th, 2012|Van News|

  Author: Robin Roberts In a bid to reduce the number of vehicles written-off by insurance companies due to accident damage, Mercedes-Benz UK has launched its new write-off avoidance programme - Saviour. The programme focuses on vehicles in Category C for extensively damaged, and D which are damaged, which would normally be considered as beyond economical repair and [...]

Real time van valuations from Black Book Live

By |2012-05-03T05:55:27+01:00May 3rd, 2012|Van News|

  Author: Robin Roberts Van retailers and traders will benefit from a new service from CAP which allows people to view its Black Book “Live”. Immediate fluctuations in trade prices of commercial vehicles can now be viewed in real time; and the values given in showrooms. This should solve the problem of ambiguity around changes in vehicle values [...]

Matt Dale swaps Lombard for Nissan to grow LCV fleet

By |2012-05-02T00:32:09+01:00May 2nd, 2012|Van News|

Matt Dale - bringing Lombard experience in the business van fleet market to Nissan Author: Matt Morton Matt Dale, who was formerly in charge of Lombard Vehicle Finance's Van Unit, has joined Nissan. Nissan says that Matt's appointment - as its new national LCV sales manager - will help reinforce Nissan's presence in the van market and help [...]

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