Van??????????????

[viking0667]

Hi all just a quick one for ya expertise?

what sort of van should i be looking for i.e. size, reliability.

many thanks


Rob

 

[robrado974]

Depends if you are loadin up with boards or gettin em delivered, for size . most transit size vans are fine for boards . If you have plenty of work ,i would rent a van and get a new one every three years ,as most of em start to rust after that , i have a ford transit ,52000 mlies on a 51 plate n its a rust bucket !. If i had the dough i would get a vw transporter , reliable , rot free, but expensive , they hold their dough.

 

[Gibbo]

plus from next year if you go to work in london anything older than a 52 plate you get charged £250 a day for it

 

[mark ross]

Transit LWB, high top 140 AWD , a real trojan of a van.:RpS_thumbsup:

 

[spunky]

plus from next year if you go to work in london anything older than a 52 plate you get charged £250 a day for it

What tf ...serious.

 

[Gibbo]

yep totally

 

[spunky]

Fleck me it'll be like a ghost town

 

[viking0667]

Jesus! well maybe i should be looking for something newer than that then why the hi amount surely they make enough money on congestion charges

 

[Gibbo]

its due to emissions old vans give out and a £1000 pound fine on top

 

[spunky]

Whaaaaaaat

 

[Gibbo]

Jesus! well maybe i should be looking for something newer than that then why the hi amount surely they make enough money on congestion charges

well 2 mile an hour is good in london so the s**t builds up

 

[viking0667]

is that just van so if i brought a pick for instance does that still count

 

[viking0667]

maybe an idea if you brough an old van that has an LPG cert but didnt work i bet you could get away with this

 

[mark ross]

Spunk, the actual charge for vans up to 3.5 tonnes laden is £ 100. per day,unless your van emmisions Euro IV rated.

This link makes for good reading if you are work in London often.Link Removed


Otherwise buy a pre 1973 van and you will be exempt.

 

[owls]

thats metal that 100 quid a day!

theyll be charging for farting soon.

 

[spunky]

It's blackmail a lot of people are struggling and can't afford an 03 van

 

[spunky]

Plus the 1000 pound fee for late returns were getting raped

 

[viking0667]

It's blackmail a lot of people are struggling and can't afford an 03 van

i agree spunky for people starting out and for labourers that have there own van have no chance of getting to work. that is just daylight robbery. I'm sure that other citys suffer from emissions but i dont see them banging charges out like that. (i'm just guessing)

 

[mark ross]

thats metal that 100 quid a day!

theyll be charging for farting soon.

Funny really Owls, they are are charging you for your van farting like a morning after a beer and curry .:RpS_laugh:

 

[mark ross]

The perfect emissions zone exempt... spreads wagon,

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[essexandy]

My old Mazda truck is a 2000 plate and not used for work but I got a personal letter from the mayor telling me to stay the **** away after 1st Jan next year.

 

[mark ross]

Plus the 1000 pound fee for late returns were getting raped

One should try charging contactors £ 1000 every time they settle a bill late....

 

[fruitcake1987]

Cornwall don't seem like a bad place to be living after hearing that

 

[robrado974]

Cornwall don't seem like a bad place to be living after hearing that

yep i dont live in the smoke no more ,miss the dough ,but cant afford a new van or pay that sort of dough to enter london

 

[Gibbo]

i work there alot but dont live there but the prices are worse than most places

 

[spunky]

Are you looking forward to it grand it'll make getting to work a bit easier

 

[Gibbo]

not that bothered mate the traffic will still be shite it will still take twice as long as getting there when going home

 

[Dale w]

its anywhere within the M25, if your unsure the DVLA have on the web-site a section where you can enter your Reg and it will tell you if you can drive within the M25.
Its lucky that down South we have so much money and work that we can offered to change our motors every time it needs diesel. O fecking la de da

 

[viking0667]

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[TonyM]

That's another one to add to the list of reasons not to visit London.


Regards the van, this forum has a search function, and this topic has been discussed about a million and twelve times so far.

 

[spunky]

Yeah I changed mine the other day the water for the wipers stopped working