New Launches
Show Report: CV Show 2012
What a cracking event the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show turned out to be, thanks in no small part to Ford… Read More
Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Long-Term Test 1
We has just taken delivery of a Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Club Cab for long-term appraisal… Read More
Ford Transit ECOnetic Brief Test
We’ve been putting a SWB 100hp 2.2TDi Euro 5 Transit 280 ECOnetic through its paces… Read More
Renault Kangoo ZE 2011 European Launch
Renault is at the forefront of manufacturers offering a mass produced factory-built electric van… Read More
Fuso Canter 2011 European Launch
Fuso has completely revamped its range of light and heavy truck Canter chassis and chassis crew cabs… Read More
Iveco Daily 2011 European Launch
Iveco has introduced new, latest generation diesels to its Daily range, along with detail changes inside and out… Read More
Ford Transit 2011 European Launch
Ford takes the iconic Transit to the next stage with an all-new range of 2.2-litre Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 UK Launch
VW’s large panel van has undergone a serious makeover with changes to the front-end styling and the cab interior, as well as new Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Ford Transit Connect Electric Brief Test
We spent a day with the battery-powered Connect to get a better idea of what it’s like to live with in its natural, urban environment. Read More
Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL Brief Test
Currently undergoing trials with selected fleet customers in the UK, we managed to get behind the wheel of a battery-powered Vito E-CELL… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 European Launch
Volkswagen’s Crafter has undergone a midlife makeover and gets a new front-end along with new Euro 5 engines… Read More
Light Van Reviews and Buyers' Guides
Allied Electric Review & Buyers' Guide
One of the most interesting businesses active in the UK’s van market at present is Glasgow-based Allied Vehicles. Aside from producing taxi conversions and…
Citroën Berlingo Review & Buyers' Guide
The highly successful original Berlingo — still sold as the Berlingo First — was replaced by a completely new model in the summer of 2008 and this time around…
Citroën Nemo Review & Buyers' Guide
This little front-wheel drive van created a new category of light commercial — the sub compact — when it was introduced in 2008, along with its close…
Fiat Doblò Cargo Review & Buyers' Guide
Fiat has redesigned the Doblò Cargo from top to bottom. In its latest incarnation it comes with a choice of two wheelbases, a cleverly-designed suspension…
Fiat Fiorino Cargo Review & Buyers' Guide
A few years back amazement would have been expressed at the prospect of a manufacturer slotting a vehicle in between a small hatchback-type van like the Punto…
Ford Transit Connect Review & Buyers' Guide
While it won’t win any prizes for styling, there’s no denying that Ford’s Transit Connect is a solidly-built workhorse that’s more than capable of tackling a…
Mercedes-Benz Citan Review & Buyers' Guide
Due to go on sale late 2012/early 2013, the Renault Kangoo-based Citan is going to ruffle some feathers in the light van market…
Nissan NV200 Review & Buyers' Guide
In recent years much of Nissan’s light commercial line-up has consisted of Renaults with different badges on. The Japanese manufacturer has decided to move…
Peugeot Bipper Review & Buyers' Guide
Anybody looking for a compact, highly manoeuvrable van that’s completely at home on the mean streets of Britain’s big cities could do worse than opt for…
Peugeot Partner Review & Buyers' Guide
In the same way that certain cars seem destined to get bigger — look at today’s Volkswagen Golf compared with the Golf of 30 years ago, for example — some vans…
Renault Kangoo Compact Review & Buyers' Guide
The past few years have seen a whole new class of light commercials emerge; vans that slip neatly into the narrow gap between hatchback car-derived vans such as…
Renault Kangoo Review & Buyers' Guide
Since its launch at the Amsterdam commercial vehicle show back in 2007 the latest version of Renault’s Kangoo has won lots of friends and, perhaps predictably,…
Vauxhall Astravan Review & Buyers' Guide
On the face of it there’s no real reason for Astravan’s continued existence. With a 1.6m3 cargo area and no sliding side loading doors, the British-built…
Vauxhall Combo Review & Buyers' Guide
What a difference a generation makes. Combo has been transformed into a sophisticated, versatile, multi-model light van contender…
Volkswagen Caddy Review & Buyers' Guide
Volkswagen’s Caddy reached its fourth generation landmark in November 2010. The design isn’t that different from the previous models, but don’t be fooled; it’s a…
Light Van reviews and buyers' guides for all new light vans for sale in the UK. Also light van specifications, light van dimensions, light van road tests and all the latest van news and new van launches.
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Latest Features
Show Preview: CV Show 2012
This year's Commercial Vehicle Show is returning to the NEC Birmingham on 24 – 26 April following a very successful 2011 event… Read More
Vans of the Year Awards 2012
Each year we sit down and decide which, in our opinion, are best light commercials around in each market segment… Read More
Manheim: Used Van Market 2011
Manheim Remarketing reports on used van values and trends in 2011… Read More
Iveco: State of the Nation 2012
The Italian van and truck manufacturer takes a look back at the 2011 UK van market… Read More
Bridgestone Eco-Rally 2011
Environmentally-friendly transport can be fun, as we discovered courtesy of a Transit Connect Electric… Read More
Euro 5 Switchover
There’s a flurry of activity in the 3.5 tonne panel van market and the reason is the impending October deadline for new vans to meet Euro 5 emissions levels… Read More
ESP on Vans Explained
ESP, or Electronic Stability Programme to give it its full title, is either standard or available as an option on all light commercials. But what is it exactly? Read More