A “typical” new van service in the UK usually lands somewhere around £200–£450 + VAT at an independent garage, and often £300–£700 + VAT at a franchised dealer. The exact ...

They can feel stressful at first, but most people adapt quickly. A new large van (think L3/L4 panel van or a long-wheelbase high-roof) is mainly intimidating because it’s longer, wider, ...

A modern new van should come with strong crash protection and the driver-assist tech that helps you avoid a collision in the first place. In practice, look for a van ...

Most new working vans in the UK need servicing roughly every 12 months or 20,000–30,000 miles, but the “normal” answer depends on the van, engine type, duty cycle and whether ...

A new “medium van” (think Ford Transit Custom, VW Transporter, Vauxhall Vivaro, Renault Trafic) can carry a surprising amount of kit, but what you can realistically take is limited by ...

No — a long wheelbase (LWB) van isn’t automatically difficult to drive in town, but it does demand a bit more planning. The main challenges are turning circle, overall length ...

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 ...