Anchor Vans Used Vans blog
A hole-in-one will win one of our Ford Ranger Thunder 4×4s!
If you’re participating in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief golf day at the Royal Winchester Golf Club on March 9th, then you need to get practising; we’re donating a silver grey Ford Ranger Thunder 4×4 to the first person to get a hole-in-one! It’s a fantastic vehicle, with alloys, power-assisted steering, air conditioning, a CD player [...]
Labels: 4x4 drivers, Ford Range, Ford Ranger Thunder 4x4s, Royal Winchester Golf Club, Sport Relief
Used van prices at all time high!
In all the years that Anchor Vans has sold used vans, we’ve never seen anything quite like the used van prices at the moment. We watched the prices climb over 2009, and it seems that 2010 is going to be more of the same for used van buyers. These prices have been caused, in the main, [...]
Labels: commercial vehicles, new van sales, used van buyers, used van prices, used vans
Bringing live music and vehicle servicing together – no really!
You know that nothing stays still here at Anchor Vans, with used van websites and vehicle servicing offerings being launched regularly. However, our latest innovation is something that no-one has expected: live piano music in our vehicle servicing workshop. We have recruited a professional pianist to come into the workshop every Wednesday afternoon to play music [...]
Labels: service technicians, vehicle servicing, vehicle servicing customers, vehicle servicing offerings, vehicle servicing technicians, vehicle servicing workshop, workplace environment
New website for vehicle servicing customers is on its way!
As you know, we’ve become big fans of dedicated micro sites, tightly focused on specific brands of used vans. Over the last year, we’ve launched www.anchorford.co.uk for used Ford vans, www.anchorbus.co.uk for used minibuses and www.surfwheels.co.uk for used VW Transporter vans, amongst others. We’ve had such a great response to these, and the ease of [...]
Labels: ford vans, used ford vans, used minibuses, used van, used van service, used vans, used vw transporter, vehicle servicing, vehicle servicing bays, vehicle servicing customers, vehicle servicing provision
Last chance to benefit from tax break on commercial vehicles
We’ve been rushed off our feet over the last few weeks, it’s like the mad Christmas and then New Year sales rush has even reached the used van market! It’s no surprise though; the government is raising VAT back to its previous level of 17.5% and the 100% tax relief on commercial vehicles is due [...]
Labels: commercial vehicles, tax break, tax exemption, tax relief, used van, used van buyer, used van market, van buyer, van market, van prices
Surf’s up for our new Volkswagen Transporter van site!
If it was summer, we’d be breaking out the loud shirts to celebrate the launch of our new micro site www.surfwheels.co.uk, dedicated to the surfing community’s favourite van; the Volkswagen Transporter. Sales of our used VW Transporter vans have been high over the last couple of months as everyone is waiting for the new model to [...]
Labels: new volkswagen transporter, surfing community, transporter van, transporter vans, used transporter vans, volkswagen transporter, volkswagen transporter van, volkswagen transporter vans, vw transporter
Selling your used van? We’ve got a new site just for you!
With used van prices being the healthiest they’ve been in years, many of you have been asking for quotes on the sales value of your own used van. It’s a great time to upgrade a commercial vehicle as demand for used vans is high, thus giving private vendors a better return on investment. We’ve launched [...]
Labels: commercial vehicle, used van, used van prices, used van salesman, used vans, van prices, van salesman, vehicle registration number
New MOT and vehicle servicing centre for Tadley shoppers
The old Anchor Vans site in Tadley has just opened for business as a dedicated MOT testing and vehicle servicing centre. It’s got four servicing ramps and an MOT bay, with the facilities to service any make of car or used van. The location is perfect for busy Tadley residents; if you’re in need of an [...]
Labels: MOT centre in Tadley, MOT testing, vehicle servicing