October 12th, 2018
If you’re putting in hundreds of miles of driving every single day, then you’ll need the right sort of stimulation. After all, all that time in the driver’s seat can be pretty dull. While it’s probably not desirable to try to eliminate boredom from your life entirely, countless hours spent…
October 12th, 2018
If you were paying attention during the 1980s, then you’ll have learned from films like Blade Runner and Back to the Future Part II that flying cars should have been with us by now. And yet things haven’t quite progressed that far. Not only are flying cars not with us,…
October 12th, 2018
If you’re running a one-person delivery business, you’ll spend a lot of your time taking things in and out of the back of your vehicle. If the items you’re delivering are cumbersome or heavy, this can spell trouble – and thus it’s worth thinking about best loading and lifting practice.…
September 17th, 2018
If you’ve been following technological trends, then you might have heard of something called ‘telematics’. Also known as ‘black box’ insurance, this technology is helping to change motoring behaviour to extend the lifespan of your vehicle and reduce the likelihood of an accident. How does telematics work, then? With the…
September 17th, 2018
If you’re making frequent long trips that need to be split into multiple legs, then you might be tempted to simply pull up to the side of the road, turn the engine off and clock off for the night. In doing so, you’ll be saving on the price of a…
September 17th, 2018
This week, we’ve heard that the rate of vehicle theft is at its highest in eight years, with an enormous 106,334 incidents recorded in 2017/2018. Moreover, a whopping three-quarters of vehicle thefts in the UK are unsolved, with police not even identifying a suspect. In some areas, the rate is…
August 15th, 2018
While most haulage in the UK is domestic, van drivers occasionally have cause to venture across the channel and deliver goods to clients in mainland Europe. If you’ve never driven on European roads before, then you’re in for a bit of a learning curve. Even experienced hauliers occasionally run into…
August 15th, 2018
If you’re the owner of a dog, then the chances are that at some point you’ll have had to take it out with you on your travels. Perhaps you’ve had to pick it up from the vet and can’t find the time to take it home. Perhaps it’s a new…
August 14th, 2018
Going second-hand is a great way to make your van purchase more affordable. If you’re buying several of them at once, the savings can be significant – and you needn’t compromise on quality, provided that you know what you’re looking for. We like to think that we know exactly what…
July 16th, 2018
If you’re running even a one-person business that needs to travel from place to place, then the chances are that the cost of fuel ranks highly on your list of concerns. And this cost is getting steeper. Let’s see if we can prise apart the causes of this rise, and…
