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What van should I buy?
|Date: 6 March, 2024

What van should I buy?
Working to keep you on the road, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has shared its top tips for choosing the ...
Working to keep you on the road, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has shared its top tips for choosing the right van, to support businesses to run smoothly. With commercial van drivers in the UK spendin ...
6 March, 2024
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How to find the perfect van
|Date: 29 February, 2024

How to find the perfect van
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has introduced a new vehicle locator tool on to its website, making it eas ...
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has introduced a new vehicle locator tool on to its website, making it easier than ever before for customers to find the vehicle that meets their needs during the digita ...
29 February, 2024
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Half of UK van drivers admit to overloading their vehicle
|Date: 15 November, 2023

Half of UK van drivers admit to overloading their vehicle
Almost half (48%) of UK van drivers admitted that they overloaded their vans last year*, according to a s ...
Almost half (48%) of UK van drivers admitted that they overloaded their vans last year*, according to a survey by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This figure is despite 89% of drivers claiming to know ...
15 November, 2023
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Testing out the VW ID. Buzz Cargo
|Date: 9 November, 2023

Testing out the VW ID. Buzz Cargo
A new van takes its visual cues from a vehicle that’s a been the buzzword for design for many decades If ...
A new van takes its visual cues from a vehicle that’s a been the buzzword for design for many decades If there’s one icon of motoring that has consistently reinvented itself for successive generation ...
9 November, 2023
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Taking a look at the new VW Amarok
|Date: 31 October, 2023

Taking a look at the new VW Amarok
On road or off, at work or play, the VW Amarok is a stylish multi-tasker Some vehicle launches might b ...
On road or off, at work or play, the VW Amarok is a stylish multi-tasker Some vehicle launches might be only skin deep but – if you were to make a building industry analogy – the new VW Amarok is p ...
31 October, 2023
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UK tradespeople report £3.5 billion worth of equipment stolen, due to rise in tool theft
|Date: 8 October, 2023

UK tradespeople report £3.5 billion worth of equipment stolen, due to rise in tool theft
Tool theft is on the rise with more than a third (36%) of van drivers falling victim to theft last year*, ...
Tool theft is on the rise with more than a third (36%) of van drivers falling victim to theft last year*, representing a 33 per cent increase since 2020**, according to research by Volkswagen Commerci ...
8 October, 2023
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The best vans you can buy right now
|Date: 2 November, 2022

The best vans you can buy right now
Crew cab and combi vans are perfect for carrying people and building materials. Dan Powell from Honest Jo ...
Crew cab and combi vans are perfect for carrying people and building materials. Dan Powell from Honest John Vans names the best five- and six-seater vans you can buy right now. If you need a van that ...
2 November, 2022
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The new VW Caddy Cargo
|Date: 16 May, 2022

The new VW Caddy Cargo
You don’t need a Caddy to win the best drive competition.…but it helps! Fore! Well, five actually – that ...
You don’t need a Caddy to win the best drive competition.…but it helps! Fore! Well, five actually – that was the shout from Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG) when it introduced its fifth generation Caddy va ...
16 May, 2022
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Builders’ vehicles – November 2021
|Date: 18 November, 2021

Builders’ vehicles – November 2021
GENERAL PLANT RANGE There’s a choice of 14 fully configurable trailers in the Brian James Trailers Genera ...
GENERAL PLANT RANGE There’s a choice of 14 fully configurable trailers in the Brian James Trailers General Plant range, now available in single, twin and tri-axle variants. In addition, thanks to the ...
18 November, 2021
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supports Surfwell emergency services mental health initiative
|Date: 31 August, 2021

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supports Surfwell emergency services mental health initiative
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is supporting new emergency services mental health initiative, Surfwell, w ...
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is supporting new emergency services mental health initiative, Surfwell, with a loan of three Volkswagen vans. One Crafter and two Caravelles will be used to support the ...
31 August, 2021
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Builders’ vehicles – July/August 2021
|Date: 9 August, 2021

Builders’ vehicles – July/August 2021
SAFETY SYSTEMS According to new testing by independent vehicle safety authority Euro NCAP, Ford Transit a ...
SAFETY SYSTEMS According to new testing by independent vehicle safety authority Euro NCAP, Ford Transit and Custom are two of the top-performing vans for active safety. Transit received a Gold award f ...
9 August, 2021
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Honest John Vans: what to look out for when buying second-hand
|Date: 28 April, 2021

Honest John Vans: what to look out for when buying second-hand
Looking for a used Volkswagen Amarok? Dan Powell from Honest John Vans tells you what to look out for whe ...
Looking for a used Volkswagen Amarok? Dan Powell from Honest John Vans tells you what to look out for when buying second-hand. The Amarok – pronounced Am-ar-rock – was first launched in 2011. Back the ...
28 April, 2021
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils new Transporter T6.1 Sportline
|Date: 9 April, 2021

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils new Transporter T6.1 Sportline
Details of new T6.1 Sportline revealed with prices starting from £42,940* Sporty styling includes exclusi ...
Details of new T6.1 Sportline revealed with prices starting from £42,940* Sporty styling includes exclusive front bumper, rear spoiler, side bars and 18” alloy wheels Available in short and long wheel ...
9 April, 2021
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The new Volkswagen Caddy Cargo
|Date: 5 February, 2021

The new Volkswagen Caddy Cargo
The golf courses may have been closed…again… during the second national lockdown…. but that wasn’t going ...
The golf courses may have been closed…again… during the second national lockdown…. but that wasn’t going to stop Professional Builder from accepting an invitation to play a round with our favourite Ca ...
5 February, 2021
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Review: VW Transporter 6.1
|Date: 20 March, 2020

Review: VW Transporter 6.1
The Transporter 6.1 is the latest in a very long line of vans of that name in which generations of trades ...
The Transporter 6.1 is the latest in a very long line of vans of that name in which generations of tradespeople have placed their trust. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones gets behind the wheel. In the ...
20 March, 2020
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How Ingimex creates Volkswagen’s tippers and dropside vans
|Date: 31 October, 2019

How Ingimex creates Volkswagen’s tippers and dropside vans
Thanks to the likes of Ingimex and Volkswagen, the tipper truck is undergoing something of an image revam ...
Thanks to the likes of Ingimex and Volkswagen, the tipper truck is undergoing something of an image revamp. ...
31 October, 2019
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