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  New entry-level 163hp VW Amarok priced from £24,510
  Volkswagen has announced a new entry-level version of its Amarok pickup truck for the UK market. The cheapest VW Amarok is priced from £24,510, but still powered by a 3.0-litre...
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  Ford Transit Custom MS-RT R-Spec automatic review – a week at the wheel
  ‘The trouble with this van,’ remarked colleague Richard, after about 10 minutes of travelling in it, ‘is that it’s so nice inside, no-one will want to get out to do...
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  Mercedes Vans launches pop-up store in Manchester Trafford Centre
  Well, this is a novelty – Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching a pop-up store in a shopping centre, in a move it believes is a first for the van industry. No...
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  Renault Pro+ launches EasyLife van servicing plan but ends four-year warranty – plus £2k scrappage discount on Kangoo ZE electric van and other offers
  Renault’s Pro+ van business has announced a new fixed-price servicing scheme called the EasyLife Plan – which gives buyers three years of servicing for £99, a saving of up to...
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  Van scrappage scheme 2018 round-up
  While most scrappage schemes were originally slated to end in December 2017, a few van makers have elected to extend their scrappage discounts into 2018. Parkers Vans has all the...
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  Mitsubishi L200 upgraded to tow 3.5 tonnes
  Mitsubishi’s impressive L200 pickup truck – runner up in the pickup category of the 2018 Parkers New Car Awards – has been upgraded, and can tow up to 3.5 tonnes...
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  LDV scrappage scheme – save £8,500 on the V80 van until 31 January 2018
  LDV has launched a van scrappage scheme, offering an astonishing £8,500 off the already budget bargain priced V80 large van. This brings the cost of the short wheelbase SLR model down...
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  UK-built diesel engine to power iconic Ford F-150 pickup truck
  Ford has announced that in 2018 its hugely popular F-150 pickup is to get a diesel engine for the first time ever – and that engine will be built right...
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  VW Commercial Vehicles extends van scrappage scheme into 2018
  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has joined Ford and extended its van scrappage scheme into 2018. The scheme was originally slated to end in December 2017, but you’ll now be able to get...
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  Mercedes X-Class camper and kitchen conversions revealed
  The Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck has only been around for a few months but already third-party conversion specialists are turning the premium pickup into spin-off variants including camper vans and...
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  Ford extends van scrappage scheme into 2018 – save up to £7k on a new Transit
  Ford has extended its van scrappage scheme. Originally due to end in December 2017, you can now secure a discount of up to £7,000 on a new Ford van by...
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  Fiat top for customer satisfaction in UK Van Fleet Market Report 2018, while VW fails to impress
  The UK Fleet Van Market Report 2018 by Sewells Research & Insight doesn’t instantly sound like the most riveting reading – but as a survey of no less than 1,088...
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  Land Rover Discovery now available in commercial vehicle form
  Following on from previous generations of commercial versions of the Land Rover Discovery, the 2018 model gets its first airing in the days leading up to Christmas. The new Land...
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  Mercedes X-Class versus VW Amarok twin test review – battle of the most premium pickups
  The Mercedes X-Class pickup truck is now available in the UK – with a press driving event taking place in Wales to mark the occasion. Mercedes claims the X-Class is...
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  All-electric Renault Kangoo Van helps combat poverty in London
  Renault UK has provided the Felix Project with a zero-emission Renault Kangoo Van Z.E. to help redistribute food to some of London’s poorest inhabitants. The Felix Project Founded in 2016 in memory...
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  VW Amarok V6 now available with manual gearbox
  Since Volkswagen launched the revised Amarok with its new V6 engine into the UK in late 2016, it has only been available with an automatic transmission. Now, nearly a year later,...
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  2017 Budget: no major changes in van and pickup tax
  Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced details of the autumn Budget 2017, and we’re pleased to report there are no major tax changes for van owners and operators. That is not to...
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  Toyota Hilux Bruiser review – full-size Tamiya radio-controlled car driven
  When Toyota announced in October 2017 that it had recreated the classic Tamiya Bruiser radio-controlled car in full size using its latest Hilux pickup, we had only one question: can...
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  Isuzu launches new Huntsman pack for 1.9-litre D-Max Utah
  Following on from Isuzu’s mid-life revision of the D-Max earlier in 2017, which saw the introduction of an all-new 1.9-litre turbodiesel engine, the firm has now re-launched its unique Huntsman...
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  Review: Ford Transit Guy Martin Proper Edition – the large van that’s luxury-tough
  The Ford Transit Guy Martin Proper Edition is exactly what it sounds like – a special edition version of Ford’s large van, modified to meet the lorry-fixing, bike-racing and world-record-breaking...