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2024 – A Better Year For New Van Registrations
If you are a courier driver then you will be aware that the most popular type of vehicle used to make parcel deliveries here in the UK is a van also known as a Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV). So, how … Continue reading
Will Amazon Soon Be Delivering Parcels By Drone In The UK?
It sounds like there may be a little bit of competition on the way for delivery drivers who use vans to deliver parcels in the Darlington area up in the North East of England. Apparently, Amazon is hoping to be … Continue reading
Car Insurance Premiums Come Down Once More
Good news – Car insurance premiums have fallen for yet another quarter according to a car insurance price index produced by a leading price comparison website – Confused.com. In the 4th quarter of 2024, the average amount paid by motorists … Continue reading
What is Fronting?
There are numerous things that a motor insurance company takes into consideration when calculating how much to charge you to insure your vehicle. For instance, where you happen to live as some areas are more susceptible to vehicle theft, the … Continue reading
Busiest Time Of Year For Couriers
If you are a courier driver you will be aware that this is likely to be your busiest time of the year. After all, leading up to Christmas is the time when you are probably going to be delivering more … Continue reading
Sale Of New Vans Goes Up In October 2024
If you run your own courier service business, whether you operate with one vehicle or a fleet of them, then it is quite possible that the vehicle(s) you will be using to deliver parcels is a van otherwise known as … Continue reading
Insurers Pay Out More For Motor Insurance Claims
You may be surprised to hear just how much motor insurance companies pay out to meet claims here in the UK. The figures do sound particularly high so why not read on to find out more. According to data published … Continue reading
No Change In Fuel Duty In 2025
If you are a courier driver running your own business, whether that is as a sole trader with one vehicle or a larger business running a fleet of delivery vans, you will have many business expenses. One of those expenses … Continue reading
Cost Of Car Insurance Drops Again
Motorists, hopefully including courier drivers, will be pleased to read that premiums to insure cars have, on average, dropped once again in the 3rd quarter of this year. Whilst this information relates to cars it may be that courier insurance … Continue reading
Is There A Shortage Of Delivery Drivers?
You may find it of interest to read that there would appear to be a significant shortfall in the number of courier and delivery drivers here in the UK. Obviously this will no doubt cause concern for the industry but … Continue reading
