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  What is FordPass Pro and FordPass Connect?
  FordPass Pro is a smartphone app that’s aimed at Ford commercial vehicle owners and drivers, and is compatible with almost all of the modern Transit van family and the Ranger...
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  Private van insurance – everything you need to know
  While you might typically think that all vans are working vehicles, we know that a large percentage of our audience actually uses a van instead of a regular car. Known...
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  Can I buy a new van or pickup online or otherwise during the coronavirus lockdown?
  The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused understandable disruption to the way we do a number of things, but if yours is a business that needs to keep moving – perhaps...
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  History of the Volkswagen Caddy – see how it’s changed over time
  Some say that 42 is the meaning of life – we say 2020 is two years later than the Volkswagen Caddy’s 40th anniversary, which means no snappy headline for this...
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  How to change the spare wheel on a pickup
  We’ll get all the deflated-feeling puns out of the way quickly – there are few things as frustrating as finding a flat tyre on your car, van or pickup. Unlike...
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  Ford Transit Connect Sport long-term test review: Connect vs Combo
  Long-term test of the Ford Transit Connect on Parkers Vans and Pickups – find out what it’s like to live with Ford’s popular small van. Update 4: Connect vs Combo As I...
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  Is the best family car actually a van?
  In the January 2020 issue of CAR magazine, Gavin Green suggested a family of four needs no bigger car than a basic supermini – he’s talking about the latest Peugeot...
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  Mercedes-Benz van conversions and the Sprinter Bodybuilding division
  Contrary to what you may think, the Mercedes-Benz Bodybuilding division isn’t a collection of tanned musclemen who just happen to drive C-Classes. Rather, it’s the German brand’s name for conversions –...
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  Vans fitted with crosswind assistance technology
  If you’ve been out and about in your van during stormy weather, you’ll have noticed that big, tall, slab-sided vehicles don’t like strong winds very much. Fortunately, technology has the...
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  SsangYong Musso Saracen long-term test review: from towing to carrying bikes
  1 – Introduction to the SsangYong Musso Saracen 2 – Post-delivery shakedown. Literally 3 – Refined and sublime, it makes you feel fine 4 – Life’s a beach – a trip to Wales 5...
• VW Amarok V6 Highline long-term test: let's off-road
  This week’s update: How does the Amarok function as a removal van? James Taylor finds out Scroll down or use the links below to navigate  1. Welcome  2. Specs 3. Pick up pickup  4. Readying...
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  Van braking distances explained – loaded vans take 33% longer to stop
  Do you know how long it takes to stop your van in an emergency? Or how much that braking distance changes when the van is loaded compared with when it’s...
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  VW Transporter 204hp TSI turbo petrol long-term review: the final verdict
  Long-term test of the VW Transporter TSI 204 kombi on Parkers Vans Report 14: The final verdict on life with the VW Transporter It’s time to say goodbye to our mad, bad...
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  Fiat Fullback LX long-term test review: Fullback vs 2018 Mitsubishi L200
  Long-term test review of the Fiat Fullback pickup on Parkers Vans Report 5: Visiting relatives No, not another drive – the Fiat’s platform-mate comes to say hello In theory, you could take the...
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  VW Crafter long-term review: the final verdict
  Long-term test review of the 2017 VW Crafter on Parkers Vans Report 18: Goodbye to the VW Crafter And so, after six months and more than 7,000 miles, it’s time to say...
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  Van conversions at the VW Converter Expo 2017
  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has been making a big push on its van conversion offerings throughout 2017, culminating in November’s VW Converter Expo – a small but still impressive gathering of...
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  Improving pickup fuel economy - tackling the MPG Marathon in an Isuzu D-Max
  Fuel is expensive. If you put your van or pickup running expenses in order of total cost, we’re guessing fuel would be right at the top. But what can be...
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  Security update for Ford Transit and Transit Custom
  Ford has issued a software update for the Transit and Transit Custom in an effort to boost the vans’ security against theft. ­The update (reference number 17P03, we understand) is a...
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  What’s the difference between the Mercedes-Benz X-Class and the Nissan Navara?
  When Mercedes-Benz unveiled the production version of its new X-Class pickup truck, it’s fair to say there was some disappointment that it didn’t look as outstandingly individual as the muscular...
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  Review: the 4x4 VW vans we don't get in the UK
  If you want to go off-road in a Volkswagen commercial vehicle in the UK you’ll currently be ushered towards an Amarok pickup. European operators, however, benefit from a far greater choice,...