Anchor Vans Used Vans blog
The nights are drawing in and our large used vans are selling fast
Now we’re not going to say the word, seeing as it’s only September, but there’s a certain festive season approaching fast, and as a result we’ve seen an increase in sales of used long wheel base vans. They’re the type of used van used by courier companies and Ford, Iveco, Mercedes and Volkswagen long wheel [...]
Labels: courier vans, Ford Transit Jumbo, high roof van, Iveco long wheel base high roof Jumbo, large used van, mercedes sprinter, used long wheel base courier vans, used long wheel base vans, Volkswagen Crafter
Used 4×4 van sales soar as autumn begins
Sales of 4x4s have gone through the roof in the last few weeks. As soon as the weather became autumnal and we had a few days of heavy rain, the used 4x4s started selling like the proverbial hotcakes. The Nissan Navara is proving to be popular and also the Toyota HiLux. The popular 4x4s are [...]
Labels: 4x4 vans, Nissan Navara, Toyota HiLux, used 4x4 vehicles, used 4x4s
Anchor Vans appoints new sales executive, expanding the successful used van sales team
We’re delighted to welcome a new sales executive to the Anchor Vans sales team. Michael Doidge joined us in early August following a recruitment campaign in response to increased sales enquiries over recent months. The demand for used vans has been incredibly high, and in all honestly it’s quite a relief to have an extra [...]
Labels: demand for used vans, used van, used van sales, used van sales team
Impact of credit crunch seen in shortage of 3 year old used vans
We’ve noticed a distinct shortage of used vans that are in the 3 year old bracket in recent months and it’s having an effect on prices too. We know this is a direct result of the credit crunch because when it hit three years ago many companies with fleets of commercial vehicles didn’t buy new [...]
Labels: 3 year old used vans, commercial vehicles, credit crunch, used van industry, used van market, used vans
Anchor Vans provides Ford Transit minibus as sponsorship for Quicklight Ltd’s 3 Peaks Challenge charity fundraiser
We’ve provided the use of a Ford Transit minibus to Quicklight Ltd for their attempt at the 3 Peaks Challenge. The Quicklight Ltd team, regular customers of Anchor Vans, are raising money for Pilgrims Hospices. Lending the Quicklight team a minibus for their 3 Peaks Challenge is our way of helping them to raise as [...]
Labels: 12 seater Ford Transit minibus, 3 Peaks Challenge, Ford Transit minibus, used vans and minibuses
The Anchor Vans Ford-approved servicing department gets a parts room!
We’ve been delighted with the success of the Anchor Vans vehicle servicing department, so much so we’ve just added a new parts room. Since we gained Ford-approved servicing status it has been expanded several times thanks to such a high demand for car and van servicing, in part driven by the high sales of used [...]
Labels: car and van servicing, Ford-approved service, ford-approved servicing, used vans, vehicle servicing
It’s summer; bring on the festivals, the surfing and the VW Transporter vans!
There are always seasonal fluctuations in the demand for used vans, but we’ve noticed a significant increase in demand for used VW Transporter vans now that the summer holidays are just around the corner. We’ve had lots of interest in camper vans too as the festival season is upon us, and we reckon a few [...]
Labels: Glastonbury festival, surfing community, used vans, used VW Transporter vans, VW camper vans, VW Transporter vans
It’s summer; bring on the festivals, the surfing and the VW Transporter vans!
There are always seasonal fluctuations in the demand for used vans, but we’ve noticed a significant increase in demand for used VW Transporter vans now that the summer holidays are just around the corner. We’ve had lots of interest in camper vans too as the festival season is upon us, and we reckon a few [...]
Labels: Glastonbury festival, surfing community, used vans, used VW Transporter vans, VW camper vans, VW Transporter vans