Ale & Beer Sprinters are getting around

By |2016-04-06T11:20:37+01:00April 6th, 2016|Van News|

Ale & Beer Sprinters Three long-bodied 20th Anniversary Special Edition Sprinter 313 CDI Included £750 unique option bundle worth £2,000 including air conditioning, satnav, driver’s Comfort seat with armrest, wheel trims and  chrome grille Provided through Roanza Truck & Van, Warrington Supplied in hire purchase agreement with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Service Care plan covers all labour costs and parts for scheduled servicing. [...]

Transformed from mild to wild – super strong Sprinter Extreme

By |2016-03-24T11:43:05+00:00March 24th, 2016|Van News|

FORGET any ideas that the Sprinter chassis cab is a pussy cat - how about this beast caged at Chicago Auto Show. Sprinter Extreme is big, stretching over 20 feet from end-to-end. It's nearly 8ft tall and knows how to haul, with just shy of 3 tonnes of payload capacity and a towing capacity of nearly 4 tonnes. The heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cab Chassis is [...]

Mercedes Vito Urban Edition delivers in the city

By |2016-02-19T12:26:12+00:00February 19th, 2016|Van News|

Mercedes Vito Urban Edition Exclusively a 114 BlueTEC van model Compact, long and extra-long body lengths Euro 6 BlueTEC diesel engine offers amongst the lowest CO2 in Vito range at 161g/km. Priced from £22,720 excluding VAT MERCEDES-Benz Vans has launched a new, UK-focused vehicle, the Vito Urban Edition, which has been created for van users operating in the urban environment. The innovative seven-speed [...]

Dawsonrentals vans adds 5,000th vehicle after £20m investment in Mercedes vehicles

By |2016-02-16T10:02:49+00:00February 15th, 2016|Van News|

Dawsonrentals vans Mercedes-Benz fleet includes 300 Citans 500 Sprinter panel vans 450 Sprinter chassis cabs IT'S celebration time as vehicle provider Dawsonrentals vans adds 5,000th vehicle to its fleet to celebrate a major investment milestone. The Mercedes Benz Sprinter joins the business as it anticipates yearly results to significantly exceed 2014 figures following a year of excellent growth. The new acquisition also [...]

Bestway heading for all-Mercedes fleet with higher payloads in package

By |2016-02-15T17:36:20+00:00February 15th, 2016|Van News|

Three-star attraction for Bestway Bestway Wholesale made switch from previous light commercials supplier a little over a year ago, when it bought first 56 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters from the Rygor Dealer Group And most of its near 200-strong fleet at 7.5 tonnes or above wear three-pointed stars too HIGH payloads, proven reliability and industry-leading back-up sees the UK’ s largest independent food wholesaler Bestway heading [...]

Mercedes’ cleaner new diesel engine to keep vans competitive

By |2016-02-15T17:11:11+00:00February 15th, 2016|Van News|

New Mercedes 2.0 diesel engine for vans and cars 2.0-litre instead of 2.15 litres Power raised from 170 to 195hp Emissions and CO2 cut by 13% All exhaust treatments now part of engine assembly not on vehicle First all-aluminium four-cylinder diesel engine 17% (34kg) lighter and more compact 4th-generation common rail injection Lower noise level and outstanding vibration comfort MERCEDES' cleaner new diesel [...]

Compact Sprinter fire engine to the rescue in 999 downsizing

By |2015-12-01T09:32:12+00:00November 29th, 2015|Van News|

Downsized fire tender Up to 60% cheaper to operate than conventional truck-based tender Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 5.0t 519 CDI chassis with 190hp Euro Vl engine with auto or 6-speed manual Conversion by Pickup Systems of Burnley Cab for five firefighters 800-litre water tank with Godiva KP2 PTO pump 9-metre roof-mounted  ladder BUSINESS is hotting up for a Lancashire-based body conversion specialist coming [...]

Tattooist Tim inks up the miles in his Sprinter Skin Shack

By |2015-11-23T14:53:29+00:00November 23rd, 2015|Van News|

Tim's Sprinter Skin Shack 13-year-old extra-long Sprinter 311 CDI had covered 250,000 miles Spent 70 hours on conversion which includes: Hot and cold running water Plastic panelling Fitted cupboards and worktops Lighting and electrical services TATTOOIST Tim Bailey is building a fast-growing reputation for his creative body art after converting a second-hand Mercedes-Benz van into a mobile studio. It may [...]

Mercedes version of Navara ‘will be more upmarket’

By |2015-11-18T13:23:25+00:00November 18th, 2015|Van News|

THERE won't be a lot of difference between the new Nissan Navara NP300 and forthcoming Navara-based production version of the Renault Alaskan while the Mercedes version of Navara will be "more upmarket" was the biggest hint Business Vans got from director of Nissan LCV Ponz Pandikuthira at his double cab's launch in Majorca. Ponz refused to be directly quoted, but was keen to point [...]

New Vito Sport Van and Crew Van priced to cut a dash

By |2015-11-16T15:46:27+00:00November 16th, 2015|Van News|

New Vito Sport Compact and Long bodies Van and Crew Van with extra seats 163hp and 190hp engines Prices from £25,495 (ex VAT) for 116 Compact Van to £29,990 for 119 Long Crew Van THE ever-popular, UK-specific Vito Sport model is now available to order in its New Vito guise, priced from around £25,500. Priced from £25,495 (excl VAT) for [...]

Sprinter reliability tops van leasing charts

By |2015-11-04T11:24:57+00:00November 4th, 2015|Van Lease, Van News|

MERCEDES-Benz Sprinter reliability has topped the 2015 charts for vans in a survey of the UK's 50 largest leasing companies. The Sprinter reliability accolade for the van now in its 20th year follows an independent audit carried out in August and September of 2015  by Sewells Research & Insight, a leading provider of business intelligence in the UK for information on the [...]

Dealer’s whipping up a fresh image for Van Man

By |2015-11-20T13:53:34+00:00October 26th, 2015|Van News|

VAN drivers still have the worst reputation on UK roads according to research from Mercedes-Benz dealer S&B Commercials - and so it trying to whip up a fresh image to change the public perception and improve the profile. According to a survey by ComRes, commissioned for the project, 25% of Londoners think ‘Van drivers are the least considerate road users’. The idea [...]

RAC Vito patrol van achieves over 47mpg fully loaded

By |2015-10-16T14:27:47+01:00October 16th, 2015|Van News|

A FUEL economy event has proved what a frugal van the new Mercedes Vito is, with an RAC Vito beating the 47.1mpg combined fuel figure, despite being loaded with more than 500 parts and tools. The Vito, a 116 Long BlueTEC, was one of the fleet newly supplied to the RAC roadside patrol service and driven by Ben Wilson, the Patrol Ambassador [...]

Sprinter 20th Anniversary edition launched

By |2015-08-24T14:42:52+01:00August 24th, 2015|Van News|

HARD to believe, but the Sprinter van has been on sale for 20 years and to celebrate, Mercedes has launched  a limited 20th Anniversary edition. Restricted to just 1,200 vans, you’ll spot this special Sprinter by the ‘Sprinter 20’ badging on the front wing. It has a unique option bundle added including air conditioning, sat nav, a Driver’s Comfort seat with [...]

Mercedes Rescue Assist QR code stickers now available for older vans

By |2015-08-03T11:19:45+01:00August 3rd, 2015|Van News|

AFTER seeing the benefit of using these QR code stickers, which are standard on all new Mercedes Vans to the emergency services. Mercedes-Benz UK Vans is now offering these Rescue Assist QR code stickers to owners of UK Mercedes vans built since 1996, free of charge. The Rescue Assist QR code stickers helps in an accident, as if scanned by [...]

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