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Ford light commercials are Speedy fleet choice
Equipment rental specialist Speedy has placed an order for 400 Ford LCVs, worth in excess of £8.6m…
2013 used van auction values drop in May
Manheim Remarketing’s latest figures show that average used van values dropped by £78 in May compared to April…
Truckman hardtops bring versatility to fleet
Balfour Beatty has fitted Truckman hardtops to 150 of its fleet of Hilux 4x4 pick-ups…
Transporter features in national VW campaign
Volkswagen is rolling out out a nationwide Transporter billboard ad campaign depicting real owners…
Furmanite renews Citroën van fleet
Plant and pipeline maintenance firm Furmanite is sticking with Citroën to replace its 100-strong van fleet…
New Van Launches
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2013 - First Drive
New 2013 Sprinter is the first van to comply with Euro 6 and safety features are a high priority…
Ford Fiesta Van 2013 - First Drive
Launched at the beginning of 2013, the new Fiesta Van has been restyled inside and out and gets the new 1.5TDCi engine…
Ford Transit Custom - First Drive
Ford’s all-new one-tonne Transit, the Custom, is a very different proposition to its predecessor…
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…
Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Long-Term Test 1
We have just taken delivery of a Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Club Cab for long-term appraisal…
Panel 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…
Ashwoods Review & Buyers' Guide
Ashwoods started life converting vehicles to run on LPG, and indeed it still does, but it is better known these days for its low-cost low…
Citroën Dispatch Review & Buyers' Guide
Upgraded at the end of 2007, Citroën’s Dispatch now offers a much greater breadth of model options. It’s available with a choice of two…
Citroën Relay Review & Buyers' Guide
The result of a long-standing joint-development deal between PSA Peugeot Citroën and Fiat. There is a wide selection of van models,…
Fiat Ducato Review & Buyers' Guide
The product of a long-established joint venture between Fiat and PSA Group, Fiat’s Ducato is almost identical to Peugeot’s Boxer and…
Fiat Scudo Review & Buyers' Guide
With the widely applauded new Doblò Cargo now available, the compact Fiorino winning friends and Ducato and Punto van forming part of the…
Ford Transit Custom Review & Buyers' Guide
Ford has really raised the small one-tonne panel van bar in terms of practicality, dynamics and safety with the launch of the front-wheel…
Ford Transit Review & Buyers' Guide
Introduced to the UK market at the end of 2011 the updated Transit, regardless of whether it is front-, rear- or all-wheel drive, is…
Hyundai iLoad Review & Buyers' Guide
Pity poor Hyundai. It timed its return to the UK van market just as the economy plunged into recession; a recession which had a devastating…
Iveco Daily Review & Buyers' Guide
Revamped at the end of 2011 Daily features a restyled, rather stylish, front-end and a variety of well-judged modifications to the cab…
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Review & Buyers' Guide
W hat’s the fastest vehicle on the motorway? A Ferrari or a Porsche driven by a Premier League footballer maybe? Nope. It’s got to be a…
Mercedes-Benz Vito Review & Buyers' Guide
If you want to make a statement about your business and its aspirations, then opting for a van that bears the three-pointed star is not a…
Nissan NV400 Review & Buyers' Guide
Previewed at this year's Commercial Vehicle Show, Nissan's replacement for the Interstar range of large panel vans and chassis cabs is due…
Nissan Primastar Review & Buyers' Guide
Primastar remains a good package worthy of consideration and the cab interior received a makeover in the summer of 2010…
Peugeot Boxer Review & Buyers' Guide
Emanating from a long-standing joint venture between Fiat and the PSA Group, Peugeot and Citroën’s parent company, Peugeot’s Boxer is…
Peugeot Expert Review & Buyers' Guide
While the original Peugeot Expert was up for grabs with just one size of cargo area, its successor boasts a lot more choice.
Renault Trafic Review & Buyers' Guide
Cutting-edge design can go one of two ways. It can either be accepted as a real classic of its kind and be as fresh in ten years time as it…
Renault Trucks Master Review & Buyers' Guide
Renault’s new Master isn’t solely available through the manufacturer’s car and van network or through the Vauxhall network badged as a…
Smith Electric Edison Review & Buyers' Guide
One of the big advantages of Smith’s battery-powered Edison is that it looks so conventional. It doesn’t have the sort of off-the-wall…
Toyota Proace Review & Buyers' Guide
Toyota returns to the panel van market following the demise of Hiace in 2011 thanks to a deal with PSA Peugeot Citroën…
Vauxhall Movano Review & Buyers' Guide
Vauxhall’s all-new Movano has been well worth the wait. With new engines, the availability of both front- and rear-wheel drive and grossing…
Vauxhall Vivaro Review & Buyers' Guide
One of the most remarkable things about Vauxhall’s Vivaro is how well its styling has lasted since its launch at the end of 2001.
Volkswagen Crafter Review & Buyers' Guide
Volkswagen’s large panel van contender, the Crafter, received a mid-generational revamp at the end of 2011…
Volkswagen Transporter Review & Buyers' Guide
Volkswagen’s Transporter received a revamp at the beginning of 2010, although you’d be hard put to spot the difference between the old…
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D-Max towing capacity raised to 3.5 tonne
Isuzu has announced a 500kg increase in D-Max’s towing weight, taking it to 3.5t…
On-the-spot fines for careless drivers
Middle/outside lane hogs and tailgaters to face on-the-spot fixed penalty fines for…
VOSA targetting light commercial operators
The warning came at the second Van Excellence conference organised by the Freight…
CV Show 2013 LCV Highlights
For those people who didn't manage to make it to the 2013 Commercial Vehicle Show here…
Vans of the Year Awards 2013
It's that time of the year again when we sit down to decide which, in our opinion, are…
