Important Information – Travelling abroad with a trailer or caravan
Important – Please Read If you are planning on travelling within the European Union with a trailer or caravan, then you need to ensure you up to date with the latest European requirements. The Gov.uk website states that you must register commercial trailers over...
Courier and Delivery Driver Van Insurance
If you want to work as a courier or delivery driver, you’ll need courier and delivery driver van insurance. We put together this short guide to courier and delivery driver van insurance to help you decide which cover is right for you. Van Insurance for...
Wrong Fuel in Car: What You Need to Do
Putting the wrong fuel in your car is a surprisingly easy mistake to make. If you’re tired or distracted, you might accidentally pick up the wrong pump at the petrol station, not realising your mistake until it’s too late. And if there’s a fuel crisis going on, you...
Teaching a Learner Driver
The DVSA claims that most people need 45 hours of lessons to learn to drive, along with 22 hours of practice outside of lessons. These additional hours of practice are essential. They give learners an opportunity to build up their confidence behind the wheel, to...
Commercial Vehicle Parking Regulations – What You Need to Know
Where can you park your van when you’re not using it? What’s the law on parking vans in residential areas? Can you park your van outside your house? Let’s take a look at what the law says, while also exploring some ways you can keep your van as safe as possible...
Our Guide to Teaching Someone to Drive
Want to teach your child to drive? Or want to supervise a learner while they get essential practice outside of lessons? In this post we’ll cover everything you need to know. Do You Need a Driving Instructor? First, forget about teaching the learner entirely by...
How to Secure Your Van – Our Top Tips
Tool theft from vans appears to be on the rise. An ECIC study reported a 55% rise in insurance claims for tool theft in 2019 alone. In this post, we’ll explore some ways you can reduce the risk of tool theft from vans. When it comes to theft, prevention is better...
Gift Ideas for Learner Drivers
What’s the best gift for a learner driver? Something that’ll help them pass their test, sure. But you can also consider getting them something genuinely useful for the car – or even something that’ll give them that extra incentive to pass their test first time. In...
Catalytic Converter Thefts – How to Prevent Them
Between 2019 and 2020, consumer research group Which? reported a 104% rise in catalytic converter theft across the UK. In this post we’ll explore why thieves are targeting catalytic converters, and the ways in which you could protect yourself from catalytic...
What Are the Best Medium-Sized Vans to Buy in 2021?
Medium vans offer the best of both worlds – the power and practicality of large vans combined with the manoeuvrability and efficiency of smaller vans. They’re a sensible, versatile, dependable choice for almost any application. So whether you’re a builder, a...
What is Vehicle Tax and How Much is It?
Before we talk about vehicle tax, let’s clear up a common misconception. “Vehicle tax”, “car tax” and “van tax” are not the same thing as “road tax”. The government funds road upkeep largely out of general taxation. That means that all road users pay “road tax” –...
Your Ultimate Family Camping Checklist
You don’t have to go abroad to go on holiday! And nothing beats camping for a fun and affordable excursion for the whole family closer to home. If you’ve never gone camping before, you might be wondering where to start. So this is your ultimate family camping...