It’s game on for a businessman and part-time referee with new FUSO Canter

By |2014-11-27T15:18:02+00:00November 27th, 2014|Van News|

Trevor Pollard, son Chris and one of the new Canter 3C13's bought TREVOR Pollard needed a light truck for his building and contracting firm, and again picked the 3.5-tonne FUSO Canter. Latest additions to the fleet of Bury St Edmunds-based Pollard & Co are a pair of Canter 3C13s with advanced 96 kW (130 hp) engines driving through DUONIC [...]

Rental companies will be able to use a mixture of free and paid for services to verify drivers’ details early 2015, the DVLA confirmed yesterday

By |2015-09-15T16:32:11+01:00November 27th, 2014|Driving licences, Van Law, Van News|

External licence checking companies like this one are likely to become more popular with the change in DVLA rules THE DVLA is planning to roll-out new ways to check driving licence entitlement and points after the current paper counter-part is dropped next year. The vehicle rental industry in Britain this week expressed concern over how they will check driver’s DVLA [...]

The DVLA has failed its test for withdrawing the paper counterpart to photo card licences, says the rental industry

By |2015-09-15T16:32:11+01:00November 27th, 2014|Driving licences, Van Law, Van News|

Want to hire a van short term? Beware, as the axing of licence counterparts, could mean calling the premium rate DVLA call centre for vetting. HIRERS wanting vans for short term jobs face having to use premium rate DVLA call centre number or private vetting businesses, according to the BVRLA. The counterpart, which has been around since 1998, is [...]

Leicester, Brighton and Bristol are road rage centres of the UK

By |2015-09-15T16:32:12+01:00November 26th, 2014|Van News|

NOW we are saying this only once, van drivers should avoid Leicester, Brighton and Bristol as they are the road rage centres of the UK. An extensive survey of drivers across Britain has branded bad boys – and girls – and says where they are most likely to be in traffic next to you. The poll for Carcraft has also [...]

Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 concept not only turns heads but sets them spinning

By |2014-11-26T14:37:02+00:00November 26th, 2014|Van News|

Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Concept not only looks aggressive, but has a 181bhp punch THE Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 concept not only turns heads but sets them spinning with its new 2.8 L Duramax diesel packing 181 horsepower at 3,400 rpm and 369 lb-ft of torque at 2,000 rpm. The aggressively styled concept builds on the capabilities of the production Colorado [...]

Mitsubishi has given us first sight of its next generation L200 pickup and it’s going to raise some eyebrows.

By |2014-11-26T12:35:18+00:00November 26th, 2014|Van News|

The new Mitsubishi L200 has been revealed and is likely to be on sale by autumn next year   REVEALED in Thailand, the new model will come to Britain about eight years after the current series was introduced and the next version is more car like than carrier. It’s bigger by a bit at just over 5.2M long, [...]

Fruit firm squeezes the most from the Nissan e-NV200

By |2014-11-26T11:41:58+00:00November 26th, 2014|Van News|

Fruit 4 London used the all-electric Nissan e-NV200 on a series of deliveries aroun FRUIT 4 LONDON is one of the latest businesses to take part in Nissan’s ‘£2 Challenge’ which put the trailblazing model to the test on a busy day of deliveries across the capital to see how far a charge costing just a couple of [...]

New LCV Approved Partner Network launched by Alphabet

By |2015-11-13T21:11:29+00:00November 25th, 2014|Van News|

The Alphabet LCV network is able to source refrigerated vehicles like this Nissan ALPHABET, the leasing and business mobility specialist, has launched a new light commercial vehicle approved partner network in the UK. The new Alphabet LCV network will be headed up by Network Development Manager, Tony Long. Alphabet believes that the LCV network will enable it to [...]

3D reflective graphics boost visibility of Network Rail vans

By |2014-11-24T17:03:18+00:00November 24th, 2014|Van Accessories, Van News, Van Signwriting|

1,100 new vans will be the first to benefit from a new Network Rail prismatic livery ABOUT 1,100 new vans being introduced to the Network Rail fleet over the next six months will be the first to feature the newly designed prismatic reflective livery that meets Chapter Eight of the Department for Transport’s Traffic Signs Manual for high [...]

Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Kombi Window Van 1.6-litre TDI: High quality practical van

By |2014-11-24T16:41:26+00:00November 24th, 2014|Van Reviews, Volkswagen|

The Maxi Kombi Window Van is the latest version of the Volkswagen Caddy Business Van Review of the Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Kombi Window Van 1.6-litre TDI CONSIDERING that Volkswagen is just about the only van manufacturer not to have released any facelifted or new products this year, the German maker is doing pretty well. A glance at the sales charts [...]

Qualified therapist Caroline Jones believes in the benefits of letting her customers lie down on the job

By |2014-11-21T18:49:44+00:00November 21st, 2014|Van News|

The Zen Ten Mercedes Sprinter 313 moblie spa CAROLINE Jones, the Midlands-based therapist has turned her part-time hobby into a business with a purpose-built Mercedes-Benz Sprinter transformed into “The retreat that comes to you”. The Zen Ten Spa offers a range of holistic healing, well-being and pamper sessions to individuals and groups of clients. Caroline is also developing partnerships [...]

Renault Twizy Cargo: Innovative working tool

By |2018-07-05T18:25:04+01:00November 19th, 2014|Renault, Van Reviews|

Business Van Review of the Renault Twizy Cargo OH boy, we just couldn't resist grabbing this little funster when it was offered to us for a couple of day's testing. The Renault Twizy Cargo is simply the funkiest, funniest commercial vehicle bar none. Only Renault could have pulled this one off. The Twizy in its car format with two seats is [...]

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