The new Vauxhall Vivaro is now one of very few British built vans and Vauxhall have not been shy of waving the Union flag to remind us of the fact. Already a great van before the facelift, have Vauxhall improved the Vivaro. With nearly a million of the Vivaro sold, the customer base for this […]
Toyota are back in the European van market
In Europe, joint ventures in the van sector is not new. Fiat/Peugeot share the Sevel factory, producing the Ducato and the Relay vans. Renault/Vauxhall and Opel have the Vivaro/Traffic joint venture. Additionally for Fiat, they produce a small van for Vauxhall and Renault have a tie up with Mercedes-Benz to produce the Citan/Kangoo, that also […]
Ten things to consider before leasing your new van
Deciding on the van that you lease comes about in many different ways, including the vans that your peers have, the local dealers, a make that you trust and in some cases, a van that is absolutely suited to you and is only provided by one manufacturer Putting aside the terminology of leasing for […]
2014 Model Mercedes-Benz Sprinter promises even better economy and a great drive
Outside of Germany, the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will have a maximum speed governor, at the request of the US, which will limit it to 80 mph. In Germany, you can see the Sprinter, the van of choice for the parcel delivery company whose fleets work hard, storming down the autobahn at speeds approaching 100 mph, […]
Van Contract Hire and van leasing special offers
Why have a second-hand van when you could have a new one? This afternoon, that is exactly what an enquiring customer said to me. He had telephoned Vanlease UK to enquire if we sold vans and if so how much. From our website, he was looking at the Ford Transit Custom and told me that […]
Van leasing and contract hire news
Face lift Kangoo really hits the contract hire and leasing van spot Renault have launched the face lift Kangoo, is it better than the outgoing model Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Fiat decided that this van sector is sexy. So they got together and came up with the Citan/Doblo and now the new Kangoo. Thanks to the new […]
Cheap van leasing, Cheap van deals, great van deals
Vanlease UK, just like our customers, love a good deal and we work hard to find them How do we go about it? If you ring 15 suppliers you will get 15 quotes, all different, with different terms and it will leave you wondering what is really a cheap van deal? Make sure that you […]
The Ford Duratorq engine, the heart of a Transit
The Ford Duratorq engine was conceived as being a clean running, economical and easy to service/repair power plant which would have derivatives for cars and commercials. Released in 2000, the 2.0 diesel has been refined and improved year on year to the point where it is a strong rival to engines which are brand new such […]
Mercedes-Benz and the OFT Cross Paths
Commercial and van leasing companies, along with dealers and manufacturers have in no uncertain terms been given a very serious message by the Office of Fair trading. Three Dealers, along with Mercedes Benz, have been fined £2.6 million by OFT . Mercedes Benz and three of its dealers have agreed to pay the total of […]
Mercedes 313 Cdi Sprinter LWB Euro 5 van
The Sprinter van was launched in the UK in 1995 and has been a firm favourite with the multi-national delivery companies like UPS and FEDEX every since. To stick with a vehicle so consistently is a testament the Sprinter’s build quality, reliability and its value for money. One thing the Sprinter is not is cheap, well not until now that is, as Vanlease UK bring to […]
International Van of the year title is granted to the new Ford Transit Custom.
At the Hanover Commercial Vehicle exhibition, the Ford Transit Custom was given the award of international van of the year 2013. It scored 117 out of 133 for a panel of 24 journalists. The win was a emphatic one, with second place Dacia Dokker and third place Mercedes Benz Citan not scoring between them […]