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  28 Feb 17

  Opportunity knocks for Fiat Professional
  With its strongest LCV line-up ever, fiat’s UK boss Alejandro Noriega tells James Dallas the time is right for the what van? award-winning brand to ma...
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  30 Jan 17

  Long hours and low pay make life tough for delivery drivers
  The growth of online shopping has bought plenty of opportunities for van drivers to find work, but how safe are they? Daniel Puddicombe investigates
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  29 Nov 16

  Absolutely boss outlines reasons for rebrand
  The boss of London’s second-largest courier fleet outlines the reasons for the change of company name. Daniel Puddicombe reports
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  31 Oct 16

  Volkswagen: Crafting a new dimension
  Volkswagen unveiled its eagerly awaited new Crafter in the metal last month at a high-profile international event in Frankfurt.
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  29 Sep 16

  The emissions net tightens on the capital
  Businesses operating diesel light commercial vehicles in and around London face having to make sure their fleets comply with even stricter regulations...
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  30 Aug 16

  Focused on the bigger picture
  The winner of What Van?’s Converter of the Year Award for 2016, as voted for by our esteemed readership, was one of the UK’s most prominent body-build...
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  30 Aug 16

  The digital highway to success
  When CD Auctions began its gestation in the pre-digital age of 1989 as Cars Direct you could be forgiven, in hindsight, for thinking that its founders...
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  30 Aug 16

  FORS lashes out at rival best-practice scheme
  The head of the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has slammed suggestions that the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) Van Excellence schem...
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  01 Jul 16

  What Van? Awards winner’s profile: Fiat Professional
  Fiat Professional’s Doblo Cargo was knocked off its perch as the winner of What Van?’s Light Van of the Year Award last year – but not for long.
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  30 Jun 16

  Off the beaten track
  Renault is to extend its range of off-road light commercials with the introduction of enhanced traction X-Track models across its full line-up of vans...
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  06 Jun 16

  PSA aims high with new medium vans
  Innovation and economy are the keys for Peugeot and Citroen as they seek to grow market share with the new Expert and Dispatch models, James Dallas re...
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  03 May 16

  Double win boosts Daily’s exposure
  Iveco’s Daily van retained the What Van? Large Van Award in 2016 to cement its position as the outstanding product in its class.
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  06 Apr 16

  Let battle commence
  The Mitsubishi L200 Series 5 broke new ground when it became the first pick-up truck to take home the top gong from the What Van? Awards.
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  04 Apr 16

  LCV registrations hit all-time high
  The 15.6% increase in van registrations took 2015 into the record books, with 371,830 new light commercial vehicles going onto UK roads last year, pas...
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  04 Apr 16

  Crafting a new direction
  Volkswagen endured a bruising final quarter to 2015 when the emissions rigging scandal knocked back the brand and overshadowed the launch of two of it...
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  25 Feb 16

  Renault turns up the volume
  Renault is enjoying a renaissance in the UK market and its light commercial vehicles are leading the way.
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  25 Feb 16

  What Van? celebrates the best in the business.
  The most influential figures in the light commercial vehicle industry gathered together at the luxurious Brewery conference centre in the heart of the...
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  24 Feb 16

  Iveco intends to deliver us our Daily bread
  Iveco’s sales figures for 2015 in the 3.5t bracket where its Daily van operates make impressive reading.
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  17 Dec 15

  Allstar broadens its horizons with expanded product range
  Fuel card giant Allstar sees the light commercial vehicle sector as a fertile area for growth and is partnering the What Van? Awards 2016 in order to ...
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  17 Dec 15

  LCV industry set fair for growth
  With light commercial vehicle sales up 16.3% in the first 10 months of the year to 312,369 units, according to the SMMT, the sector looks to be in fin...



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2 Dec 15
Iveco sets its sights on joining the Hi-life
1 Dec 15
FTA highlights the economic value of vans
1 Dec 15
Arm of law reaches out to embrace van operators
27 Oct 15
Getting bigger by going small
23 Oct 15
Alaskan set to hot up pick-up sector
29 Sep 15
Insuring the best deal
25 Sep 15
Getting in trim
24 Sep 15
Tevo converts readers votes into top prize
24 Sep 15
New Navara joins the fight
31 Aug 15
New card the first step for ‘more dynamic’ Allstar
28 Aug 15
A question of perception
26 Aug 15
New Vivaro moves Vauxhall back to centre stage
26 Aug 15
Take the longer view
20 Jul 15
Could a London levy break diesel domination?
6 Jul 15
Trafic leads the way as Renault rewarded for product innovation
6 Jul 15
Blue-sky thinking
6 Jul 15
Tax warning for crew van operators
29 May 15
The RAC brings charging within range
28 Apr 15
Fiat Professional looks at the big picture with revised Ducato
27 Apr 15
Ready to rent
27 Apr 15
Industry gears up for its key event
27 Apr 15
Diesel is not the Devil, SMMT tells Government and industry
22 Apr 15
General Election 2015: The road to Downing Street
1 Apr 15
Nissan plugs in to the zeitgeist
1 Apr 15
Light commercial sales hit seven-year high
31 Mar 15
The new generation Caddy breaks cover
25 Feb 15
Working out a greener future
25 Feb 15
What Van? honours the best in the business
25 Feb 15
Targeting the man in the street
28 Oct 14
Volkswagen focuses on the future
27 Oct 14
Blue oval stretches the limits to convert new customers
18 Sep 14
Have a safe trip
15 Sep 14
Mercedes broadens medium van horizons
2 Sep 14
New Mercedes-Benz Vito: here in 2015
1 Sep 14
Transported through the years
1 Jul 14
Trial leads to big British Gas EV order
1 Jul 14
Fiat shows off its business connections
11 Jun 14
Rolling with the punches
3 Jun 14
Under the skin of 2014’s most important new medium vans
2 Jun 14
Heavy van hat-trick
28 Apr 14
Renault and Vauxhall set to steal the show
28 Apr 14
New Isuzu UK boss plans to stick with party line
2 Apr 14
Five-year high for LCV registrations
1 Apr 14
Vans by numbers
28 Feb 14
What Van? rewards the best in the business
3 Feb 14
Vauxhall prepares to move centre stage
31 Jan 14
Nissan shapes up for the future
21 Jan 14
Award-winning Doblo Cargo providing the foundation for growth
20 Jan 14
Hitting the sweet spot
17 Jan 14
Leasing giant takes its place in the vanguard
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