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20 June 2013, 7:59 am

Andy Brodie! You have been chosen as the face of Volkswagen’s new advertising campaign.

There’s one name going round the motoring blogosphere this week. That name is: Andy Brodie. Mr Brodie, his carpet fitting company A. B. Flooring and his beloved Volkswagen Transporter have been chosen as the face of Volkswagen’s new £2.5m advertising campaign. He will feature on the UK’s biggest billboard, a 27m x 18m (86ft x 60ft) […]

Labels: second hand vans, transporter, used vans, Volkswagen

19 June 2013, 12:44 pm

Government told to hurry up over proposed measures for tackling young drivers and accidents.

A coalition of insurers, police chiefs and farmers has told the Government this week to speed up their proposed measures for tackling the high incident of serious accidents among young drivers. In an open letter to national newspapers, campaigners urged the Government to begin discussion on measures such as a night-time curfew for young motorists, […]

Labels: anchor vans, second hand vans, used vans, young drivers

19 June 2013, 10:51 am

A Porsche wrapped in velvet?! £100k car gets a questionable make-over…

To some it’s a travesty. To others it’s a bold statement. For the Porsche itself, well – it’s probably crying a little on the inside. Anchor Vans can reveal that a mystery man or woman from East Grinstead has done the unthinkable and wrapped their luxury £100k Porsche Panamera Turbo in velvet from headlight to […]

Labels: anchor vans, porsche, second hand vans, used vans

18 June 2013, 8:36 am

Lollypop – one of Anchor Van’s best customers.

Since May 2009, we at Anchor Vans have enjoyed a strong relationship with Lollypop Facilities Management, who’ve become one our best customers over the years. Three years of close cooperation has seen the sale of 29 vans to the company. Lollypop are based nearby in Hungerford, Reading and have worked in property, project management and client service […]

Labels: anchor vans, customer, lollypop, second hand, used vans

14 June 2013, 11:14 am

Pay-as-you go driving? Think tank calls for lanes that have higher speed limits – for cash.

A free market think tank has called for pay-as-you-drive lanes, Anchor Vans can report. The lanes would allow drivers to go faster for an amount of money. The system would work by tracking drivers with satellites. As soon as they change lanes, the meter would start running. The think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, suggests […]

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14 June 2013, 10:44 am

Anchor Vans internal news, 14th June.

Here are Anchor Vans‘ sales figures for the week 1st – 7th June. After last month’s record breaking sales figures (we shifted an incredible 244 vans in May, which broke our previous record by double digits), June is already off to a strong start. In the first two weeks of the month, we’ve already sold […]

Labels: anchor vans, second hand vans, used vans

13 June 2013, 9:54 am

Proven: speed cameras save lies.

A study has shown that speed cameras, often considered contentious by the driving public, do in fact reduce the number of fatal and serious collisions in their areas by over a quarter. Commissioned by the RAC Foundation, the research concluded that the number of accidents in an area dropped by 27% when speed cameras were […]

Labels: second hand vans, speed cameras, used vans

11 June 2013, 10:32 am

Corsavan shines in 2013 with massive sales jump compared to last year.

The motoring blogosphere has been abuzz with the news that the Vauxhall Corsavan has revealed itself as one of 2013′s biggest success stories so far. Sales of the van to small businesses have jumped by 70% year-on-year. Richard Collier, Vauxhall’s national commercial vehicle sales manager, described the increase as an “explosion.” The Corsavan is an agile, […]

Labels: corsa, corsavan, second hand, used vans, Vauxhall

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Andy Brodie! You have been chosen as the face of Volkswagen’s new advertising campaign.

There’s one name going round the motoring blogosphere this week. That name is: Andy Brodie. Mr Brodie, his carpet fitting company A. B. Flooring and his beloved Volkswagen Transporter ...

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Government told to hurry up over proposed measures for tackling young drivers and accidents.

A coalition of insurers, police chiefs and farmers has told the Government this week to speed up their proposed measures for tackling the high incident of serious accidents among young drive...

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A Porsche wrapped in velvet?! £100k car gets a questionable make-over…

To some it’s a travesty. To others it’s a bold statement. For the Porsche itself, well – it’s probably crying a little on the inside. Anchor Vans can reveal that a my...

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