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
Online Fair Fuel UK petition gains momentum
With fuel prices, and diesel in particular, ever rising it’s time for the transport industry to take a stand. And that includes van as well as truck operators.The rise in VAT to 20 per cent doesn’t really affect the industry, but the price of a barrel of crude and the fuel duty escalator most certainly do. And with the government threatening to hike the duty by another 1p/litre (nearly 5p/gallon) in April something has to be done. Fuel duty is currently running at 46 per cent of a litre of fuel, the highest in Western Europe.
Peter Carroll — the chap behind last year’s Gurkha Campaign — has set up an online petition to put pressure on the government. Both the Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association have given it their full endorsement.
VansA2Z supports the campaign fully and urges all its readers to take a minute and sign the petition.
Private car drivers should be even more concerned. When VAT is applied it’s to the cost of the fuel AND the fuel duty. Value Added Tax on a tax; what a rip-off.
Peter Carroll interviewed on the BBC Daily Politics Show
Geoff Dunning of the RHA puts the truckers' side of the story
Interview with FTA Chief Executive Theo de Pencier