Volkswagen Transporter T6 review IF you need us to tell you anything about the Volkswagen Transporter, you probably shouldn't be reading this article in the first place! The Transporter is simply the most iconic van in the world. Some 12 million of them have been sold since launch in 1950 – and judging by Britain's holiday roads, half of them [...]
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles welcomes Tracey Perry as its new National Fleet Manager, who has taken on the role from 15 June. Tracey is no stranger to the fleet world, joining the Volkswagen family following a successful career within the automotive industry. In her previous organisation, she was responsible for the commercial vehicle fleet sales, leading a national sales team and [...]
RESEARCH by leading finance provider LDF, has found that one in three vans on UK roads is now at least 10 years old, which they put down to the fact that businesses are continuing to postpone investment in their commercial vehicles. According to the LDF research, sustained economic uncertainty and reduced availability of traditional lending, has led many businesses to [...]
ACCORDING to statistics, each year 47,000 commercial vehicles are stolen in the UK, costing owners and insurers a total of around £152 million. Your van and the tools inside, are key to you being able to do your jobs and any downtime spent off the road, plus the potential replacement cost of your van and tools could hit you or [...]
2015 is going to be another big year for the Ford Transit; on top of celebrating its 50th Birthday, it posted its best-ever commercial vehicle sales ever in April, with 16,497 CVs finding homes. Much of this success is due to the Transit Centre network, so we caught up with Terry Rayner, Transit Centres Director, to find out more about [...]
THERE are some rather good contract hire and leasing deals available on pick-up commercial vehicles – many that rival some lesser value passenger cars – yet, surprisingly few company car drivers consider choosing a pick-up as a company vehicle. By selecting a double-cab pick-up for maximum versatility of space, both the business and the driver could make substantial savings. Simon Wroe, [...]
Volkswagen Crafter Luton 163 LWB NEED load space? Want a vehicle that looks as though it would plough through a house without being damaged? In that case let us introduce the Volkswagen Crafter Luton which not only swallows a massive 17 cubic metres of cargo but feels as though it could do battle with a Sherman tank! The Crafter and [...]
SO it was an action-packed first month with my Caddy Black Edition, which as you might remember ended in bent body panels! Anyway, my van was quickly collected and taken back to Volkswagen HQ for repairs and a very orangey Golf SV left for me to use in its place. Anyway, tangerine paint job or not, in 1.4 TFSi petrol [...]
