Van Guard News

White van men will be stuck at 56mph next year when a new move to install compulsory speed limiters on large commercial vehicles comes into force.
From 1st January 2007, VOSA approved action means all vans and trucks weighing over 3.5 tonnes - like the larger Mercedes Sprinters or Ford Transits - must get a restrictor fitted. All new models will be limited to 56mph. An ECU recalibration on a modern Euro 3-compliant diesel engine is needed to cap speeds, so older vans may find a loophole. VOSA believe the speed restriction will improve safety for other road users, particularly on motorways.

For the third year running, the Piaggio Porter light commercial vehicle range has delighted the judges on the voting panel for the What Van? Van of the Year Awards. Having outperformed all the competition in its category, Piaggio Porter has once again been awarded the coveted title of ‘Microvan of the Year’.

October new CV registrations, distorted by Euro 4 and atypical seasonal trends, were up 0.6% year on year to 29,792, bringing year-to-date market volume up 0.7% to 330,566, though the rolling year total for all classes of new CV is down 0.6% to 388,215 units.

THOUSANDS of pounds worth of tools have been stolen from a building site in Woolhampton.
Police are now appealing for information following the incident on Saturday.
The tools were snatched from containers at The Rowbarge Inn, Station Road, which is currently being refurbished.

The new generation Expert, launched in the UK in February 2007, is the result of Peugeot using all its expertise to produce two new ranges of vehicles: one a commercial vehicle range, the “Peugeot Expert” compact van and the other within the car range, the Peugeot Expert Combi.

By Staff reporter

A new climate change strategy is to be drawn up, the executive board has recommended.

Cllr Phil Harris, nominated to champion the strategy, said a lot has already been achieved to make Halton more environmentally friendly. “We have encouraged recycling but we need to do more,” said Cllr Harris.