Van Guard News

Growing van sales have prompted 123 of Peugeot’s 320 dealerships to enrol as business centres, specialising in light commercial vehicles and fleet.

The centres aim to provide customers with a range of services, including vehicle conversion or adaptation for commercial use.

Further to the information we posted about conversions to LPG friendly vehicles, it seems that the Road Safety Bill, published by the Government today (Wednesday 25 May 2005), includes plans to assess the safety of alterations that allow for the use of LPG, and other fuels.

For the next twelve months there will be a prize draw running and the only thing you have to do to enter is find your local LDV dealer and take the new Maxus van for a test drive. You will be entered into the prize draw automatically when you take the test drive and will be up to win a brand new Maxus along with £1,000 worth of options of your choice to go with the van.

LDV have just released their latest commercial vehicle - the all new Maxus, and very shortly Van Guard will be stocking a comprehensive range of accessories to suit this vehicle. From security enhancements to storage options, you’ll be able to get everything you need to enhance the Maxus from Van Guard, in our online store. Keep your eyes on the store for the new items and we’ll be sure to post a bulletin when they are put on sale in the shop. Here’s what LDV have to say about the Maxus:

As a precaution against any accident that may occur or arise during the carriage of dangerous goods, it was felt necessary to give to the carrier instructions in writing, giving clear, reliable data in the dangerous properties of the goods carried and instructions on what to do in case of an emergency like spillage or fire.

There are several benefits to looking into a buying an LPG fuelled van, or having your existing van converted to take LPG fuel. LPG stands for Liquified Petroleum Gases, a form of fuel that has slowly been saturating the market for just about every energy application there is. It’s all-purpose, clean-burning, portable and efficient - and by virtue of a lot of these things it can cut your fuel costs by 50% as it has a significantly cut fuel duty imposed on it by government. The government are also offering incentives for driving an LPG vehicle, including decreased taxation.

Ford is aiding buyers of bi-fuel Transits and Transit Connects able to run on LPG - liquefied petroleum gas - as well as petrol who risk being out of pocket because their PowerShift grants won’t be paid.

The van will be getting a facelift towards the end of this year and there are mixed reactions to the change. The van now appears alot more like a car, the front end particularly - giving it a somewhat quirky style. This design change may also foreshadow the tastes of the upcoming overhaul for the Fiat range, which is expected in 2006. A new Punto Van will be created, along with replacements for the Scudo and Ducato.