Drop in LCV leasing reported by BVRLA
The number of LCVs being leased from BVRLA members has fallen by 6.7% year-on-year. The rental and leasing industry body has published the data, which runs to the end of Q2 2025, in its latest Leasing Outlook report. It said the decline was in line with the overall fall seen this year in new LCV […]
Government plans MOT and driver hours changes for heavier electric vans
Plans to change rules for electric vans weighing 3.5-4.25t have been announced by the UK Government, following a consultation. Under a derogation, electric vans weighing up to 4.25t are classed as LCVs, for which the usual weight limit is 3.5t, to account for the extra weight of batteries. However, this did not prevent 4.25t electric […]
Budget reaction: Commercial vehicle exemption from new EV tax welcomed
The exemption of commercial vehicles from a new pay-per-mile tax on EVs has been welcomed. The measure was the most significant motoring announcement in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ Budget, delivered yesterday, and will see electric cars taxed at 3p-per-mile from April 2028, while plug-in hybrids will be subject to a 1.5p-per-mile charge. Reacting […]
Budget: DRIVE35 funding part of automotive sector support
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has rubber-stamped a £1.5bn boost to the UK Government’s DRIVE35 programme that supports the UK automotive sector in her 2025 Budget. The extra funding brings the total capital support pledged by the government to the automotive sector in the next 10 years up to £4bn. DRIVE35 is a programme […]
Northgate analysis reveals high levels of electric LCV suitability
Northgate has published data from its Drive to Zero Transition Hub showing that 79% of LCVs analysed between 1 July 2024 and 1 August 2025 were EV-ready. The Transition Hub, developed in partnership with Diode, classes an LCV as EV-ready if, based on its usual routes and downtime, it would be able to take on […]
Steep decline in new LCV registrations reported
The UK new LCV market saw registrations fall year-on-year by 22.2% in November, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The stark decline last month contributes to an 11.4% decline for the year-to-date. All market segments saw registrations drop in November, with 2.5-3.5t vans down by 19.7% year-on-year, to 16,463 units, and […]
Huntsman Accessory Pack launched for Isuzu D-Max
Isuzu has introduced a new Huntsman Accessory Pack for its D-Max pick-up. Based on the range-topping V-Cross trim level, the pack was first unveiled at the CV Show. It is said to be designed to meet the needs of gamekeepers, forestry workers, and sportspeople. Equipment included with the pack includes an under-rail bed liner, an […]
Mercedes-Benz reveals new van architecture
Mercedes-Benz has taken a novel approach to revealing its next-generation Sprinter van, by carving it out of stone. ‘The Boulder’ is said to give a glimpse of the future of Mercedes’ most important van, with a vehicle half-emerging from a granite block – to illustrate that the next Sprinter will be as solid as a […]
Kia PV5 Chassis Cab revealed
Renault revealed the production version of its Trafic E-Tech medium van at the Solutrans commercial vehicle show in Lyon, France in November. The panel van, which will be the biggest seller, will be the first of the Trafic E-Tech line-up to go on sale in the UK late next year and will be followed in […]
Renault unveils new Trafic E-Tech
Renault revealed the production version of its Trafic E-Tech medium van at the Solutrans commercial vehicle show in Lyon, France in November. The panel van, which will be the biggest seller, will be the first of the Trafic E-Tech line-up to go on sale in the UK late next year and will be followed in […]