Vans don't get much cheaper, especially when Motorpoint has them on special offer Big glazed rear door, as well as the 2 side doors, makes access a doddle IF you're in the market for a budget-priced van, then check out the Chinese-built DFSK Loadhopper. It's on offer pre-registered from car supermarket Motorpoint for £4999 plus VAT [...]
Not for much longer - though Vehicle Excise Duty remains, the tax disc will be phased out in October this year THERE were changes broadly in line with the RPI to VED rates for vans in the 2014 budget. Unlike cars, VED rates for vans are not dependent on CO2 emissions. The rates for 2014/15 are as follows: [...]
Insurance goes from being a 'grudge' purchase we all resent to an absolute necessity in the time it takes to have an accident. It's not worth mucking about with your application form to save a few bob EVER been tempted to 'bend the truth' when applying for your van insurance? If so, you wouldn't be alone. A recent [...]
If you have private use of your van, then the rate of company van tax is rising from April 2014 VAN drivers with company provided vans – expect to pay more in company van tax from April. The company van tax benefit-in-kind charge is rising from £3000 in 2013/14 to £3090 in 2014/15, the Chancellor announced in his [...]
You have to have insurance, but you don't have to pay through the nose for it. Make sure you're not being ripped off This content was provided on behalf of M4 Sales VAN insurance is one of those annoying little necessities that you know you have to have, but there is no point in paying over the odds [...]
Paneltex will show a new fridge van designed for home deliveries THIS year's CV Show is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet with a huge range of specialist firms showcasing a wealth of vehicles, products and equipment that could benefit your business. Paneltex fridge vans Among the line-up of refrigerated body conversions on show [...]
The striking new Vivaro will go on sale this summer. Expect improvements in both functionality and creature comforts THE new Vauxhall Vivaro will go on sale in summer promising the functionality of a light commercial vehicle with the comfort and design flair of a passenger car. the new Vivaro promises state-of-the-art technologies and a host of practical, innovative [...]
follows IT'S official – vans are getting more eco-friendly. A new report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says van emissions dropped by 1.2% in 2013 to an average of 186.1g/km of CO2. Vans under two tonnes have already met the 2020 target to reduce average CO2 of 147g/km, and new vehicle arrivals in 2014 are [...]
The new take on Renault's Trafic which will go on sale in the summer THIS summer will see the launch of the third-generation Renault Trafic. There's a new look inside and out, as well as a new range of engines and 'smart innovations' designed to make the lives of business customers easier. The new Renault Trafic is offered [...]
We've just test driven two Renault Kangoo Maxi vans - one in the crew van version. Did they still justify the Awards we dished out at the end of last year?
The Blade is a special edition, looking to pick up custom among city-dwelling trades-people and recreational users. Payload and towing capacity are well and truly business-like though THE new special edition Isuzu D-Max Blade has been designed to turn the heads of business users who might not have considered a pick-up before. The D-Blade gets an impressive list [...]
Contract Flooring Solutions is using van tracking to maximise efficiency and to reward best driving practice BIRMINGHAM based Contract Flooring Solutions discovered the benefits of vehicle tracking from a business associate of Stephen Day, one of the directors. league tables encourage friendly competition between drivers The business is now using Quartix vehicle tracking to maintain accurate time-keeping records [...]
The new Cabstars, now called NT400 Cabstars, are basically more efficient and offer better payload than the old model THERE's a new version of the Cabstar, Nissan's versatile light/medium-duty truck. It'll be called the Nissan NT400 Cabstar. Among the changes for the new model are improved economy, new styling, a greater payload, new high-output engine, increased service intervals [...]
Beeches Recovery operates out of Birmingham and Coventry and works with a range of motoring organisations CAR recovery specialist Beeches Recovery has installed Quartix vehicle tracking to improve its operations and reduce fuel expenses on more than 30 of its recovery vehicles. Beeches Recovery, which operates from two sites in Birmingham and Coventry, is using the Quartix system [...]
From L-R: Maidstone United CEO Bill Williams with Northgate's Matt Egan and Jade Carr FANS of Maidstone United will know that the homecoming to the county town in 2012 after sharing grounds with Ashford and Sittingbourne has been a tremendous success. Local businesses chipped in to help the team get back to its own ground and now matches [...]
