Insurance Light commercial vehicle insurance can be a bit of a minefield. We offer a few words of sagely advice. Key the words 'van insurance'...
06 Dec 09
Citroën Steve Banner has been talking to Robert Handyside (left), Citroen's UK commercial vehicle operations manager, and Charles Peugeot, head of ...
02 Nov 09
Aftermarket Seating The versatility of a panel or light van can be extended substantially by the addition of a second row of seats. Steve Banner takes a look at the ins a...
28 Oct 09
Ford Interview Contributing editor Steve Banner headed for Essex this month to meet up with Steve Kimber, director of commercial vehicles for Ford of Britain. ...
27 Oct 09
Merc ECO Driving Adapt your driving style and specify your van correctly and you can save fuel and cut harmful exhaust emissions. You may even be able to complete deli...
05 Oct 09
Refrigeration Carrying temperature-sensitive items in a light commercial means inevitably that some sort of refrigeration system will be needed. Steve Banner invest...
05 Oct 09
Security Theft of and from vans is endemic in the UK and although manufacturers have improved the security of their products over the years there may be a need...
05 Oct 09
Trailers 2 A few months ago Steve Banner was looking at what's available in the trailer market and this month he wades through some of the pertinent towing...
25 Sep 09
Nissan Steve Banner headed south this month to drop in on Tony Lewis, corporate sales director for Nissan UK, to find out more about the upcoming changes to ...
02 Sep 09
Racking A deadly cocktail of tools, parts, bits of timber and nameless pieces of junk occupies the load area of all too many vans. Stacked higgledy-piggledy, ...
28 Aug 09
Volkswagen This month contributing editor Steve Banner visited Milton Keynes to catch up with Simon Elliott, director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. No...
28 Jul 09
Trailers 1 A trailer can extend the versatility of any light commercial and there is an abundance of products, but the legislation involved in towing can be conf...
26 Jul 09
One-Stop Shopping Just about all of the major manufacturers offer a range of standard ready-bodied chassis cab-based conversions these days. Steve Banner looks at what ...
26 Jul 09
Volvo Truck This month Steve Banner headed for historic Warwick to meet up with Stephen Kirk, business development manager, Nissan LCV and Volvo, and Ian Mitchell...
02 Jul 09
Livery Thanks to digital processes and hi-tech vinyls the sky is the limit when it comes to a van's livery as Steve Banner discovered. It's...
02 Jul 09
Manual Handling 2 In the second part of this two-part feature contributing editor Steve Banner takes a look at light cranes and ramps. Last year saw Penny Hydrau...
01 Jul 09
Aixam Mega The outskirts of Rugby was Steve Banner's destination this month, to meet up with Lawrence Holland, general manager of Aixam Mega. Why sho...
01 Jun 09
Manual Handling 1 Loading and unloading heavy items in and out of a van need not pose any problems as Steve Banner discovers in this first part of a look at the latest ...
28 May 09
Mitsubishi Contributing editor Steve Banner headed to Cirencester this month to meet up with Lance Bradley, managing director of Mitsubishi Motors UK. How ...
30 Apr 09
Telematics & Sat Nav Telematics systems and in-cab satellite navigation units are really coming of age. They can improve an operator's productivity and reduce costs,...