Posted 04.05.2012

Rolling in at Number 7 in our Top 10 van countdown is...the Renault Trafic. Remember only 1 letter ‘F’, else the Trafic wardens will be on your case. (...I’m sorry)  You might like to know that I was driving behind a silver Trafic...

Posted 27.04.2012

Careering in at Number 8 out of our Top 10 van countdown is the Peugeot Partner which has generally been well reviewed by the trade press. However, in true Poirot style, we have found one consistent flaw.  Its one notable downfall seems to be the...

Posted 20.04.2012

So then! It’s Friday, meaning it’s now time for No. 9 in our Top 10 countdown of the Top 10 makes and models of van for 2011.    The ninth place van is a Ford. And it’s not a Transit. Yes, it’s the Transit Connect...

Posted 13.04.2012

Here we go then , our first serious Top 10 countdown…this time we are going to work our way through the Top 10 makes and models of van – based on SMMT figures released at the end of last year (which is probably something you would expect...

Posted 05.04.2012

1) After weeks of thrilling debate, exhilarating suspense, over-the-top metaphors and a distinct lack of Vanessa Feltz, we arrive at the number one person with ‘van’ in their name. I think we can all agree it has been an emotional rollercoaster...

Posted 30.03.2012

2) Cue Top of the Pops theme tune and ‘New in at two’… That would have looked much better in video form but alas, we have almost reached the number 1 most famous ‘Van’. If there have been any people so far who you have ...

Posted 23.03.2012

3) Jean Claude Van Damme   Welcome back fans of Vans as we find out who is the first member of our Van-name podium (I am aware the competition name has probably changed every week). This week’s entrant has starred in some great Hollywood...

Posted 16.03.2012

4) This week we will be unveiling yet another famous ‘Van’ who we believe is brilliant enough to have been recognised as one of the greatest Vans of all time. I say greatest, well, top 4 at the very latest. After Dutch footballers, Belgian...

Posted 09.03.2012

5) Marco van Basten   Greetings one and all, hopefully 2012 is being kind to you all and that you are enjoying, or at the very least being mildly distracted from what you were meant to be doing by this blog. It has really helped distract me; in...

Posted 02.03.2012

6) Eddie Van Halen   Welcome back all to the Top 10 list of people with ‘Van’ in their name and I am pleased to tell you that we are inching closer to finding out who is the numero uno. And who knows, maybe over the next couple of ...

Posted 24.02.2012

7) Herman Van Rompuy   Good morning or afternoon (depending on when you read this), I hope you are ready to find out who the number 7 ‘Van’ person is. And even if you are not, I am going to be enlightening you with this information...

Posted 17.02.2012

8) Van Der Valk   Hello all and we are happy to get back to Van Guard’s Top 10 Top Van People, which are people who are lucky enough to be born with the word van in their name. Trust me, they are just the best type of people (if you scroll...

Posted 03.02.2012

9) Denise Van Outen   Welcome again for the second instalment of our newest ‘Top 10 list’. If you were questioning the relevance of this to Light Commercial Vehicles I am sure this week will probably, um, continue to question that ...

Posted 27.01.2012

10) Abraham Van Helsing   Following the ‘success’ of our last Top 10 list, Van Guard have decided to create the second most-relevant-and-in-no-way-tedious-link-to-a-van chart. This time we are tackling famous people with ‘Van...

Posted 16.12.2011

The time has come, dear reader(s), for the most famous van in the history of the universe to be unveiled. One day, people will tell their grandchildren of the 16th December 2011 as the day their knowledge of famous vans was slightly changed, hopefully...