Category Archives: News

Record Car Insurance Premiums

Van owners may find it of interest to hear that the average amount paid by owners of cars to insure their vehicles hit a record high in the 3rd quarter of 2023 according to the Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index. … Continue reading

Van Theft In The UK

If you own a van then it is quite possible that you do so as you run your own business perhaps as a plumber, electrician or carpenter. Without your vehicle you would probably find it very inconvenient to run your … Continue reading

New Van Sales Grow For 8th Month In A Row

We are pleased to report that good news continues in the motor trade industry with the announcement that August 2023 was the 8th month in a row that new van registrations have grown here in the UK. This information was … Continue reading

Auction Sale Of Used Vans Positive For July 2023

According to Manheim auctioneers, they appear to have had a reasonable month in July relating to the sale of used vans passing through their outlets. This is good news for the motor trade industry considering the difficult economic climate we … Continue reading

Sale Of New Electric Vans Almost Doubles In July 2023

Well, who would have thought that the sale of new electric vans here in the UK would be well received by tradespeople but that appears to be the case if figures recently published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and … Continue reading

What Is Happening To The Cost Of Your Van Insurance?

The financial climate here in the UK is not a good one at the moment. What with food prices going up, mortgage interest rates continuing to rise along with numerous other items of expenditure on the increase. Therefore motorists really … Continue reading

New Van Registrations Looking Good

If you are considering changing your existing light commercial vehicle (LCV) for a new van then you may be pleased to read that due to supply chain problems improving there are more new vans being sold here in the UK … Continue reading

What Is Happening To Ice Cream Vans In Greenwich?

If you are the owner of an ice cream van and sell ice creams and ice-lolly pops in the London Borough of Greenwich you may be wandering what the future holds as far as trading from your van in the … Continue reading

Top 10 Most Reliable Vans

On a yearly basis, Fleet News gets in contact with 50 of the largest leasing companies throughout the UK to ask them about the breakdown and warranty situation relating to commercial vehicles in order to produce the FN50 survey that … Continue reading

Used Van Sales – What Has Been Happening?

You may or indeed you may not be aware that Manheim is auctioneers of things like vans and cars and each month it publishes information relating to the sale of such used vehicles. In this respect, we thought that we … Continue reading