The vans that feel “easy to live with” day to day usually aren’t the ones with the biggest engines or the most gadgets — they’re the ones that reduce hassle: ...

You do lose usable load space when you fit racking, but the “real” loss is usually more about floor area and access than cubic capacity. In a typical medium panel ...

For most trades, a high-roof van is “worth it” if you regularly carry bulky items (not just heavy ones) or you want to work inside the load area. If your ...

Most tradespeople don’t regret buying a van at all — they regret buying the wrong spec for the work they actually do. With a new van, the big pain is ...

If you maintain it properly, a new work van in the UK should realistically give you around 8–12 years of service, and often 150,000–250,000 miles before major age-related costs start ...

Yes. Most new vans sold in the UK now come with genuinely useful driver-assist tech as standard, largely because of updated safety rules and fleet demand. The key is knowing ...

Most tradespeople don’t need the biggest van on the forecourt. In practice, the “right” load space is usually the smallest van that fits your longest items, keeps your daily kit ...

When choosing a new van for your business, start with the job it must do every day: the payload, load volume, and where you’ll drive it. If you get those ...

Yes — in most cases a brand-new van will be noticeably quieter at motorway speeds than an older one, especially compared with pre-2016 models. The biggest improvements come from better ...

Possibly — and it’s a common regret with a new van. A van that’s “too small” usually costs you in time and hassle (extra trips, awkward loading, damaged goods, stressed ...

For multi-drop delivery work, the “best” new van is usually the one that’s easy to get in and out of all day, can swallow awkward parcels, and is cheap to ...

Generally, yes: van tyres tend to cost more than equivalent car tyres, mainly because they’re built to carry heavier loads and cope with harder working conditions. That said, the price ...