Dawsonrentals aims hire with Canter 7.5-tonners Hire fleet Dawsonrentals has acquired 30 Mitsubishi Fuso Canter 7C18 7.5-tonners. All powered by 5.0-litre 180hp diesel engines, they've been f...
19 Dec 08
Go compare with new van insurance channel Supermarket-backed financial search engine Tescocompare.com has launched a van insurance channel. The new service allows light commercial owners to c...
16 Dec 08
Home Delivery switches to Vauxhall Movano Well-known LDV Maxus operator Home Delivery Network is acquiring 523 Vauxhall Movanos after a six month evaluation exercise that involved putting a va...
16 Dec 08
Manchester voters throw out congestion tax plans Manchester has rejected proposals to impose a congestion tax zone in the city. The proposed two-tier system would have covered the whole of the Greate...
11 Dec 08
Modec scores fleet deal with delivery giant Delivery multinational FedEx has added 10 zero emissions vans to its UK fleet. The delivery giant has taken on 10 Modec electric vans for use in citie...
04 Dec 08
Low-emission BlueMotion coming to VW vans Volkswagen has confirmed the BlueMotion low-CO2 branding will be extended to cover its commercial vehicle range within 18 months. The Caddy van will b...
03 Dec 08
Nissan invests in UK van development centre The Cranfield, Bedfordshire-based Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) is to play a key role in the manufacturer’s worldwide van development pr...
02 Dec 08
BP launches 2009 fuel efficiency award BP has launched the BP Car and Van Fleet Fuel Efficiency Awards 2009 in a bid to recognise the efforts made by fleet operators who are striving to cut...
28 Nov 08
London Congestion Tax extension to be scrapped London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced the western extension to the capital’s Congestion Tax zone will be abolished. Johnson asked local resid...
26 Nov 08
Hyundai makes a return to UK van market Korean manufacturer Hyundai is returning to the British light commercial market with a European-style medium-weight panel van designed to tackle the e...
26 Nov 08
British CV Show in crisis Organisers of 2009’s British Commercial Vehicle Show are in turmoil after the withdrawal from the event of all the major truck manufacturers bec...
24 Nov 08
Nissan Pickup owners hit by engine disaster A serious fault has resulted in several owners of Nissan's old-style D22 Pickup being hit by a catastrophic engine failure. The problem is that ...
20 Nov 08
Bott opens West Country fitting centre Van load area binning and racking specialist Bott has opened a fitting centre next door to its factory in Bude, Cornwall. With enough room for work to...
19 Nov 08
Canter 7.5-tonner goes to waste for Viridor A Mitsubishi Fuso Canter with a body specially designed to transport drums of hazardous waste has gone into service with waste management specialist V...
18 Nov 08
Volkswagen vans stand alone in Glasgow A brand new Verve Van Centre has been officially opened by Stephan Schaller, CEO of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. It represents an investment of...
16 Nov 08
National Grid takes a step in the right direction Over 100 of National Grid’s vehicles have now been fitted with a foot-operated cassette-type step sourced from AVS to ease load area entry. Such...
16 Nov 08
Above-inflation rise for Dartford toll The Highways Agency has confirmed an 11 per cent rise in the light commercial vehicle price for the Dartford toll crossing on the M25 from £1.80...
12 Nov 08
Iveco boss puts hydrogen on back-burner Hopes that vans will eventually run on hydrogen are misplaced says Iveco chief executive officer, Paolo Monferino. "Long-hailed as the renewable...
10 Nov 08
Better things may be electric A well-known leasing and fleet management company, Venson Automotive Solutions, says that operators can save thousands of pounds by switching to small...
07 Nov 08
Manchester gets Congestion Tax vote Greater Manchester's controversial congestion charge proposals will be put to a referendum on 11 December after concessions were won by opponent...