Thursday, May 16 2013
British Gas has made a purchase of 520 Ford Transit vans, saying the vehicle is the best suited for their daily maintenance and delivery needs. According to British Gas, the Transit enables their operators to achieve significant savings, by recycling the bespoke racking systems fitted to existing vans. The Transit’s load capacity also allows awkwardly [...]
Friday, May 10 2013
Citroen Relays with Stop&Start technology are available to buy now; both come with manual six-speed gearboxes and will set you back between £19,660-£24-660. The three-tonne Relay version will provide 9.2% better fuel consumption than its predecessor without Stop&Start and, in addition, its CO2 emissions are 10g/km lower. The 3.5-tonne version meanwhile manages a 5% CO2 [...]
Wednesday, May 1 2013
If you often have to calculate tricky business mileage, then the AA’s new Route Planner tool could be just the thing you need! The tool allows you to enter the route you will be driving, including the return route and the company approved expense per mile. The Planner will then calculate the overall mileage covered [...]
Tuesday, April 16 2013
Unveiled at the CV Show, Isuzu has released more accessories for its D-Max pick-up trucks – and there does seem to be something for everybody! As well as the new sets of alloy wheels on offer, the new accessories packs include roll bars and two new load bed covers (one black vinyl, the other two-tone [...]
Monday, April 8 2013
The latest in Ford’s offerings, the Kombi version of the Transit Custom, is the manufacturer’s most flexible model to date. Available in either a short or long wheelbase, and as an eight or nine seater, the Kombi comes with two rows of rear seating all with folding backrests. The position of the seating can be [...]
Tuesday, March 26 2013
Citroen Contract Motoring (CCM) has teamed up with The Fuelcard People to offer a money-saving fuelcard for its LCV and passenger car customers. Those who sign up for the card can expect to save up to 4p/litre on the national average diesel and petrol pump prices, and as much as 10p/litre on motorway refuelling. What’s [...]
Monday, March 25 2013
Supermarket giant, Asda, has taken delivery of two-hundred and fifty Iveco Daily vans, just one part of a seven-hundred unit order. The vans have been fully adapted and kitted out to suit Asda’s needs, with Solomon multi-compartment refrigerated bodies and Hubbard temperature controlled units, so cold and frozen goods can be delivered easily. The vans [...]
Tuesday, March 5 2013
Network Rail has purchased twenty-nine specially adapted Iveco Daily vans which will provide road rail services for its national support fleet. The vehicles have been given 4×4 and rail capabilities so they can work both on and off road as well as on the rail lines themselves. The multi-purpose Daily 55S17DW vans will be used [...]
Monday, March 4 2013
The release of the Clubvan range has put MINI directly back into the small van market! Based on the earlier five-door Clubman estate, the Clubvan’s prices start at £11,175 for the petrol-powered 1.6 litre ‘One’. If you want something a bit more powerful, then the 122hp Cooper comes in at £12,475, while the Cooper D [...]
Wednesday, February 27 2013
If you own a Vauxhall van, you could soon benefit from two-year service intervals. The Combo, Vivaro and Movano vans will be involved in the new scheme, while the manufacturer has also slashed emissions and fuel economy on their Movano EcoFlex van. From March, the Combo’s service interval will be two years, 21,000 miles or [...]
Tuesday, February 26 2013
If you’re a Ford fan, then you’ll be happy to hear that the Tourneo range is soon to be unveiled to the public, after being under wraps for some time! The Geneva Auto Salon (7th-17th March) is the perfect place for the manufacturer to release its new Tourneo family member, the Courier. Due to go [...]
Wednesday, February 20 2013
Ford Transit24 offers is a new servicing facility for van owners which aims to reduce downtime for its LCV customers and reduce overall costs for whole of life. More than ninety of its two-hundred LCV servicing garages will offer the service and these will be labelled as ‘Transit24 Dealers’ offering premium level servicing with priority [...]
Tuesday, February 5 2013
Mercedes has confirmed it will not be raising the prices of its servicing contracts for vans, trucks and Fuso Canters in 2013; instead, they will remain at last year’s prices. The manufacturer’s servicing contracts are designed to give its customers peace of mind, especially because they use their own trained technicians and Mercedes Benz GenuineParts [...]
Monday, February 4 2013
Mitsubishi has reduced the price of its Trojan pick-up by £2000, taking the starting price to £15,999. Powered by a 175hp 2,5 litre turbodiesel engine, the Trojan features the manufacturer’s four-wheel drive transmission and rear differential lock. The pick-up also contains: Remote central locking Electric windows Dash mounted display Climate control Category 1 Alarm Body [...]
Friday, January 18 2013
Toyota hopes that its new Proace will increase the popularity of the brand in the medium van market. Developed as a joint programme with PSA Peugeot Citroen, both manufacturers will launch their own versions of the van under the names Expert and Dispatch. The new Proace will come in two lengths and heights and will [...]