Anchor Vans Used Vans blog
British Gas goes for Ford Transit as model continues to be commercial vehicle market leader.
It’s been an all-round great day for the Ford Transit. First came the news that British Gas has ordered 520 Ford Transits for its central heating installation engineers. Colin Marriott, fleet general manager, British Gas, said: “It was a no-brainer really, the vans used by our central heating installation engineers are a vital resource for them and […]
Labels: custom, second hand, transit, used vans
April van sales up 43% on 2012: pick-ups and lighter vans perform particularly well.
The van sector continued its strong upward trend through April, figures released by the Society of Motor Traders and Manufacturers have shown. This growth bucks European decline and falls in-line with UK new car registrations, which are also healthy. Van registrations increased by 43% compared with April 2012, with a monthly total of 20,751 units. […]
Labels: pick-ups, second hand vans, used vans
Anchor Vans internal news, 13th May.
Welcome to our internal news round-up, where we relay you with the latest goings-on at Anchor Vans used vans. Last week we sold 47 used vans in total – congratulations to all the team for their huge effort. The figures divide between 34 vans sold at Padworth, our main branch, and 13 at our small site […]
Labels: second hand vans, used vans
Are electric vans green? Debate opened up again in national press.
An article in The Guardian recently posed the question: Are electric vans green? The answer given in the column was informative. At Anchor Vans, we’re committed to reducing our carbon footprint but as talk of electric vehicles grows daily, it’s important to get the facts straight. Let’s take a look: Though electric vans are not polluting in of […]
Labels: anchor second hand vans, electric, used vans
Rain rain go away: new headlights make bad weather almost invisible to the driver.
Technology is under development that would make rain almost invisible to the driver’s eye when driving on a dark road. Headlights fitted with the new technology, developed by Intel and Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, would have the ability to detect falling raindrops ahead and ‘dis-illuminate’ them. Currently, when a standard headlight is on during rain at night, […]
Labels: headlights, rain, second hand vans, used vans
New drink-driving regulations introduced: offenders will have to go through greater measures to be able to drive again.
New drink-driving regulations are to be introduced from 1st June in a bid at tackling persistent offenders. Top among the new rules will be a requirement that the most dangerous offenders prove they have no alcohol dependency issues before being allowed to get back behind the wheel . In addition, drivers who refuse police blood-test treatment […]
Labels: anchor vans used vans, drink driving, license, second hand vans
Anchor Vans sales figures: 22nd April to 3rd May, 2013.
Here is a round-up of our sales figures of Anchor Vans used vans from the last two weeks, from 22nd April to 3rd May 2013. Over the course of the last fortnight, we’ve shifted an incredible 112 vans. Breaking that figure down, we managed to sell 69 second hand vans before 26th April (54 at Padworth, 15 at […]
Labels: ford transit, second hand vans, used vans, Vivaro
Car-ucino to go? An in-car espresso machine has been developed!
You when you fancy a coffee in your used van but can’t be bothered to park up and queue up? Well hey presto! an in-vehicle machine has been developed by Handpresso. The Handpresso Auto connects to your van’s 12V power socket and sits “snugly” in your cupholder. All you need to do is add water plus […]
Labels: coffee, espresso, service station, used vans