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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week 17/07/15
  This week’s van deal spotlight is on heavy vans, a sector that recorded a 24 percent growth in the first half of 2015. The Vauxhall Movano is one of the...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week 09/07/15
  The spotlight of this week’s ‘Van Deal’ is on car-derived vans. Despite many notable manufacturers pulling out of the market over the past 15 years, sales of the Ford Fiesta van...
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  Volkswagen Transporter T6 prices announced
  Following the world premiere of the all new Volkswagen Transporter T6, Volkswagen has announced the UK pricing structure of its famous medium panel van. There are more derivatives offered on...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week 26/6/15
  Anyone following our recent large van comparisons would understand how underrated the Fiat Ducato is – it even caught some of the Parkers editorial staff by surprise. It is the...
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  Parkers Van Lease Deal of the Week 24/06/15
  The focus for this week’s Parkers Lease Deal is pickups, and it’s gone to one of the smaller and less known products. The SsangYong Korando Sports may not be the...
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  Vauxhall invites van operators to test range
  Vauxhall is inviting van drivers and operators to test its range of vans at this year’s DriveIt@ event. The event, which is held at Bruntingthorpe Proving Grounds in the East Midlands,...
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  Volkswagen Transporter T5 Sportline review - 180hp BiTDI T32 DSG
  Over the past 15 years or so, the Volkswagen Transporter has established itself as a firm favourite among trade drivers, with residual values holding higher than any other in the...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week 12/06/15
  We’re thinking out of the box for this week’s Parkers Van Deal of the Week, with this special offer on the Mitsubishi Shogun commercial. The Mitsubishi Shogun is a less...
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  Ford special offers for 2005-2011 vans
  To help van owners prepare for the summer, Ford is offering owners of vans, registered from 2005 to 2011, a revisit to their local dealership for a range of service...
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  Ford Transit Connect more efficient and advanced
  Ford has made a few amendments to its small panel van, the Ford Transit Connect, giving it a greater fuel economy and making it more technologically advanced. The new 1.5-litre...
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  Mercedes-Benz Van Experience Live 2015
  Van Experience Live is a unique offering from Mercedes-Benz, that allows van operators, customers and non-customers alike, to test out all of the latest Mercedes-Benz Vans products and hear about...
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  Fiat Professional pickup 2016 unveiled
  Images of the new Fiat pickup for 2016 have been leaked and show a unique and flamboyant design. The Fiat Professional pickup, which will be based on the 2015 Mitsubishi...
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  2015 Peugeot Partner and Peugeot Partner Electric on sale
  Read more: Peugeot Expert upgraded for 2015 Peugeot has announced that order books for both the 2015 Peugeot Partner and Peugeot Partner Electric are now open. Only minor alterations have been...
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  Vans and pickups in high demand
  Growth in the UK’s economy has spurred on the demand for light commercial vehicles, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Sales increased 20.9 per cent in April...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week 29/05/15
  The focus of this week’s Deal of the Week is on heavy vans, with this superb offer on the Fiat Ducato. The Fiat Ducato is well refined and the most...
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  Mercedes-Benz Citan now Euro 6 compliant
  Mercedes-Benz has upgraded the specification list on its small van, the Citan, and modified the engine and exhaust system to help it achieve the Euro 6 emission standard ahead of...
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  VW Commercial Vehicles launches digital radio service
  Volkswagen has been working closely with Pure audio systems to offer high-quality DAB radios in each of its vans. All 71 dedicated Volkswagen Van Centres are now fully approved by...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week
  For this Friday’s Parkers Van Deal of the Week, we are looking at the small van sector. Better handling, lower running costs and a bigger load area means this new...
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  Mercedes-Benz VanExperience coming to Millbrook
  Merc’s well established VanExperience Live is moving from Prodrive in Warwickshire to its new home at Millbrook Proving Grounds in Bedfordshire. Almost 2,000 people attended last year’s event, and this...
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  Toyota Hilux 2016 to get new engines
  When we broke the news of an All New Toyota Hilux hitting the market in 2016, we were sceptical about which engines the Japanese manufacturer would be using. It has...