October Experiences 3.3% Fall in Average Values

Expect Further Decline

The current economic doom and gloom continues to strike at the heart of the used van market with values falling by a further 3.3% - the greatest decline since June.

Fleetnews reports on the British Car Auction’s (BCA) recent findings and highlight that “the average value for all vans sold by BCA fell to £3,083 in October, down by £107 or 3.3%”.  The downward trend is most marked in the value of fleet / lease and part-exchange vehicles.  In fact, Fleetnews suggest that nearly-new values have “rallied slightly” in the face of the credit crunch.

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the most famous of them all?

Dr Who. No, the Tardis isn't a van, but the van is!

It’s Friday again!  This means time for a bit more fun in the Vansdirect newsroom.  We’ve already brought you famous vans from stage, screen and football - but this got the Top Trump players amongst us asking…. what is the most famous van out there?  Which has the housewife (or husband) seen more of than any other?  Is there an automatic choice when making a movie or tv show?  It doesn’t really matter, but at least you’ll be able to cite the answer when you’re next at the pub.

Vansdirect Advances Vanning

Flavanol, evangelic, vanilla and vanir - a few of the words we didn't use!

In a bid to prove that vans are truly versatile, Vansdirectnews set out to use as many words containing the element “van” as possible in a single sentance.  This then changed to a paragraph.  And then into semi-poem-like prose.  It’s all fairly meaningless, but a bit of fun.

Van Gough was art, this is just a Van…

Galavanting in caravans isn’t vanity or soley for the sylvan.

Connivance isn’t bonderservants vandalising a minivan.

Worried about your existing finance and the falling value of your van but need a new one?  

At Vansdirect we know that your van is your business, that’s why our business is your van.  

We can beat your credit crunch and put you behind the wheel of a new van.  

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At Vansdirect.co.uk we’ll offset the negative equity in your used van against the fantastic savings we get from the manufacturers and our finance partners.  What’s more, we can save you from the problem of negative equity in the future.

Ford & Transit Take Top Honours

Vanguard - The Transit & Ford Top The Ratings!

Vansdirect has already asked why we love the transit, but this week, we’ve found another reason.  The “backbone of Britain” is appareantly “the most reliable van on the market” according to Fleet News.

Their FN50 reliability survey included more than 100,000 vans operated by British fleets and assessed the reliability of both the manufacturer and model.  The table is based on “the number of breakdowns per 100 of each vehicle on the fleet.”

6th Versus 7th

Chopra Returns to Cardiff!

A narrow defeat to Wolves last weekend and the injuries to strikers Bothroyd and McCormack make this a daunting fixture.  However, Jones has again pulled off a coup in the transfer market landing former City striker Michael Chopra on loan from Sunderland.  

Chopra believes the guidance of Jones will help keep his difficult “personal problems” in the past, but more importantly help him find his shooting boots once again.  

During the 2006/7 season, Chopra scored 22 goals for the Bluebirds making him the ideal substitute for the injured pair.