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[Polarbear]

I am getting a new (to me) van for my buisness, a car sized van.

However I was thinking...considering how many people ask on here for bike transport, would it be worth me getting a transit sized van and fitting it out to carry bikes as well as my boat stuff?

Idea or no?
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[MCN]

My opinion I would only fit a Tow-ball for a bike trailer.

Van is good if shipping a bike on a ferry though. As the ferries charge by the centimetre etc.
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[Polarbear]

Im sure the spam merchants will come soon
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[grr666]

I've got a car sized van already and will be shortly looking to get a bigger one for exactly the same reason.
Although a larger van for work will be handy too. I also often need to move 8x4 sheets and currently have to put
them on my roof bars. It's a pain in the arse.
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[Raffles]

[grr666]

The mpg on my Kangoo 1.5dci seems pretty good, I can buzz around locally for a fortnight on 20 odd quids worth
and mines an old 03 model. Newer ones are no doubt even better. It's still over 200 quid a year to tax though.
Same engine in a Clio is 30 quid a year. It's all bollocks.
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[WD Forte]

A standard sized tranny type van is a bit low to get bigger bikes in easily
unless its a light scoot or non faired with no mirrors.
A high roof lwb type is better but as said the daily running costs
probably won't justify bunging a bike in once in a blue moon.
A car/van that suits your business and decent sized trailer may be more versatile and economical.
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[Just_James]

Up until last year I had a short wheel base, low roof MK7 Transit... and I miss it!

Was cheap to run with euro4 tax and averaged around 30mpg despite me often driving it in quite a 'spirited' way

It was FWD so had the lower loading in the back. Had a GPZ500 in there no problems at all.
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[robs321]

Just something to note. A lot of insurance companies don't cover pulling a trailer on commercial insurance!

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[stinkwheel]

You know your business wants to buy you a V6 vito. You owe it to yourself.
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[Dave70]

[grr666]

^^^
Taxation class.
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[Spamalittle]

You could go for something middle of the road. My (dad's) Peugeot Expert fits a bike nicely. It's a touch on the tall side to get the bike in but we've had no real problems so far. Had the old man's AJS in there no worries - and it's mahoosive.
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[Polarbear]

Thanks for the replies and opinions.

I don't do large mileage for my business, usually most is local so I doubt it will be much more expensive to run from that point of view.

Will have to look into the comparable prices and insurance costs to see what the difference between small van and large van would be.
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[MCN]

FOr speed cameras they probably can't see trailerised vehicles so 70 on the m/way will only be an issue if a PoPo person spots and records your speed.
I hoon at 68-ish on t' M/way with a trailer and have never had a NIP.
I don't use the lane next to the centre though as I'm a woos and wouldn't like to get nabbed for that shite.

As for taxation and APNR not sure how that works but I would guess it's pretty simple for the computers to talk to each other.
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[grr666]

The same cameras pick you up for running without tax/insurance etc, so it's not a giant leap to assume NIPs will reflect
vehicle type.
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[thx1138]

Get big van, and buy a dirt bike too. 😈

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