If you’re doing trade work, the “right” size usually comes down to what you carry most days, where you drive, and whether you need to tow. A small van (e.g. ...

If you carry tools and materials every day, the “right size” van is the smallest one that safely takes your typical load (by weight and volume) with a bit of ...

To check if a new van is CAZ compliant, you need to check it against the rules of the specific city’s Clean Air Zone (they’re not identical), then confirm ...

In the UK, vans are most commonly charged for emissions in cities that run a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) or a Low Emission Zone (LEZ). Whether you pay depends ...

If you’re buying a new van for trade work, an automatic gearbox is now a sensible default for many drivers — especially if you spend time in traffic, do ...

For most plumbers buying or leasing a new van in the UK, the “best” choice is usually a medium panel van with a sensible racking fit-out: it’s big enough ...

No — a new automatic van isn’t automatically “worse for payload”, but it can be slightly reduced compared with an equivalent manual. Payload is simply what’s left once you ...

Yes. On a new van, a tail lift almost always reduces your usable payload because it adds weight to the vehicle. Payload is what you can legally carry (people, ...

Yes — in the UK you can usually arrange insurance on a new van before it’s registered, but you normally can’t fully “activate” cover on the road until the ...

On a brand-new van, the manufacturer warranty usually starts on the date the van is first registered (the “first registration” date on the V5C) or the date it’s first ...

Yes, you can sometimes modify a leased van, but only within the lease company’s rules and usually only if the changes are either reversible or pre-approved in writing. With ...

It can be tax-efficient for a sole trader to buy a new van, but it depends mainly on how you pay for it (cash, finance or lease), how you ...