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“Are You Clucking With Me?” Said The Van Driver

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“Is this is a clucking joke?” the van driver went on to add. “No it isn’t sir, and can you mind the language please, there are children here.”

“Oh just cluck off!” said the frustrated van driver as he turned on his engine and sped out of the KFC car park.

The van driver had been out to enjoy a KFC meal with dips. £5.70 was the exact price. “A change from ham sandwiches and pot noodles,” the van driver said.

Was it finger lickin good? No doubt it was, because as you are no doubt aware, KFC is the nations favourite…fast food chicken place.

Just like CVI is the nations favourite…cheap van insurance place. One of these days we should do a joint venture, especially since pot noodle never returned our call and those pesky meerkats seem to have the restaurant and pizza game under lock and key.

KFC could be the only avenue left for CVI to get into the fast food business…but once that partnership is in place then get ready for a chicken and cheap van insurance storm you have never seen before.

That was the plan anyway, until this recent story which seems to paint a different picture of KFC.

One of our very own white van men was sitting in his van in the KFC car park, enjoying his chicken and reading the CVI blog on his smartphone. When all of a sudden some jobsworth car park attendant swooped his van and slapped a £100 parking fine on his windscreen.

This led to our white van man to start “clucking” and as you can imagine there was a lot of rage, anger, and discontent.

Apparently the car park attendant slapped him with the fine for overstaying the 90 minute limit. Witnesses have confirmed the attendant was not dressed as a chicken.

“I’m not clucking paying it,” the van driver is thought to have said when asked about the fine.

This means the whole incident is now going to court, and if unsuccessful then the van driver will have to pay over £300 in costs.

The good news is that if he does lose then he could just visit the CVI 3 minute form and potentially save £300 on his van insurance.

“£300 to KFC…£300 saved on van insurance,” not a bad deal for the van driver I’m sure you will agree?

In defence of KFC it has come to light that the car park is not owned by them, which means they have nothing to do with the situation.

Does this means the partnership of KFC and Cheap Van Insurance is back on? It could be, and if so, then it would be clucking amazing.

Most Expensive and Cheapest Place to Insure Your Van…

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The facts are in. There is no more guessing…and here at CVI HQ we are shocked, to say the least. “WOW,” was the mood in the canteen at lunch.

We were sure that London would be the most expensive place to insure your van. How WRONG we were.

The official facts paint a completely different picture. A picture where London has been knocked off the top spot by a surprise city that you might not have guessed.

And the award for the most expensive van insurance city goes to…

Oldham!

That city in Lancashire where not much ever happens…apart from van crime by the looks of it.

If you are a van owner in Oldham then you pay on average of £1630. “I really can’t believe it,” said the CVI canteen manager when asked for a comment.

Luton and Slough make up number 2 and number 3 on the most expensive places to insure your van list, while West Bromwich and Manchester came in at number 4 and number 5.

That means that…

London is number 6 on the list.

“That really surprised me Dave,” said PAL, our new van insurance pal technology

“I expected London to be higher,” PAL went on to add.

Now that we have heard about the most expensive places, how about the cheapest places?

And the award for cheapest place to insure your van goes to…

Newcastle-Under-Lyme!

That’s right. It was Newcastle-Under-Lyme where van owners are only paying on average £567 a year to insure their vans.

“Is Newcastle-Under-Lyme the same place as Newcastle?” asked our caretaker.

“No it isn’t…they are different places,” replied PAL.

Chesterfield and Redditch got number 2 and number 3 on the list, while Shrewsbury and Harrogate came in at number 4 and number 5 cheap places to insure your van.

Here at CVI we want to make it clear to all van owners in this nation of ours…it doesn’t matter if you are in the most expensive or most cheapest list…YOU can still save money on van insurance right now.

You can live in Oldham and potentially save hundreds of pounds on your van insurance in 3 minutes or less.

You can live in Newcastle-Under-Lyme and potentially save hundreds of pounds on your van insurance in 3 minutes or less.

You can live anywhere. 3 minutes or less is all it takes. Right here at CVI. The website of the people.

2019: A Cheap Van Insurance Odyssey

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8am and the CVI employees enter the main entrance, many communicate in grunts and shoves, just like early man.

It is a new day and a new chance to give people cheap van insurance. Thousands of UK van owners visit the CVI website in the morning, using their computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones to do so.

12:32pm and the CVI employees file into the CVI canteen, still communicating in grunts and still acting like primates. 2 employees fight over the last rack of ribs from the buffet…one grabs it and smashes it on the floor in an act of rage…then throws a single bone in the air in an act of defiance.

Cut to…

1:45pm and the mood is more relaxed now within the CVI HQ. The Blue Danube plays over the tanoy and the real business of the day is in full swing.

Thousands more van owners visit the site to get cheap van insurance and our team are working at full pace now. In the moment..like a well oiled machine

The senior technician is involved in a different task…something major…he is working behind closed doors, in a top secret location.

This “closed off” part of CVI HQ is more futuristic and high tech. The senior technician is wearing a suit that looks like a space suit.

And then, at…

4:01pm – the mood is jovial as the whole team enter the “closed off” area for the first time and stand around for a big unveiling..this is what the senior technician has been working on.

The boss pulls the cord and unveils…

PAL – Your Cheap Van Insurance Pal

You’ve heard of Auto Meerkat high five and Ivan The Terrible…now say hello to PAL.

Every van owner in the country can install PAL and then get cheap van insurance on command – easily compare companies and brokers using your voice.

PAL will quickly become the hub of any household – and he can do other things as well.

“Sing for us PAL” said the senior technician

“What should I sing Dave?”

“How about that song I taught you…remember?”

“Oh yes Dave…Daisy, Daisy…Give me your answer do…”

Everybody at CVI HQ applauds and “amazing,” says the canteen manager – “this is the future,” said the caretaker.

Later in the day and it is…

8:45pm

Everybody has gone home except the boss and the head of the SEO department.

They are locked away in a top secret meeting room discussing strategy about how to rank CVI in Google and Bing in 2019 and beyond.

Outside the room…PAL looks on…watching their lips…first the head of the SEO department …then the boss. Just watching, some would say…lip reading.

20 minutes later and the meeting is over. The boss says the words…

“Open the meeting room doors PAL…”

Van Insurance Is Getting More Expensive

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Here at CVI HQ we had a smiley face this morning, and then we learned that van insurance is getting more expensive, and now we are sad.

There are sad faces all around the CVI HQ this morning. “I just can’t believe it,” said the canteen manager as he served yet another chips and tomato sauce dish.

You must understand that our optimism had been great for 2019. We had read unofficial reports that van insurance was down and that UK van drivers could expect a significant drop in their premiums.

It seems our optimism was misplaced.

The official statistics are now on the table from the Consumer Intelligence Van Insurance Index, or CIVI (not to be confused with CVI), and what they show is average van insurance premiums got more expensive over the last 3 months by 1.2%.

Now, that 1.2% might not sound like a lot, but when you consider many van drivers are forking out over £1000 to insure their van, and some are even getting hit in the pocket for over £2000, then it all starts to add up.

“Yowsers!” is the only word that comes to mind when you really start to think about this mess. When will the van insurance companies ever give you a break? The answer is never, and that is why your only option is compare van insurance right here at CVI.

We are the official website of the people and have been serving van drivers all around this nation of ours since the beginning of van insurance comparison.

We are one of the original van insurance comparison sites and one of the only independent comparison sites that are still left.

While many of our competitors went out of business or sold out to the van insurance companies, we stood firm and defiant and stayed true to our word.

“Cheap van insurance prices for every van driver in the UK,” we said, and we meant it.

And right now, as we speak, here in March 2019, I think our words are more relevant than ever before.

Those van insurance companies just keep on pushing your premium higher and higher. More expensive and more expensive…which leaves you with only 1 option.

Go directly to our 3 minute form to compare van insurance. You instantly get quotes from around 40 trusted van insurance companies and brokers and then you can see for yourself just how much you could save.

You could easily save a few hundred quid, and in a time when van insurance is getting more expensive, some would say that getting cheaper van insurance is nothing short of a miracle.

Do it right now and see for yourself.

Enter The “i-Van”

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The future of van driving is all about self driving vans. You can have a nap or eat a sandwich or read a newspaper…or all 3.

Your van will do all of the hard work, and make sure you get to your destination on time and in one piece.

Yes, the self driving van revolution is almost among us. It won’t be long now.

Not only that, but these self driving vans are expected to be powered by electricity. All you do is charge them up through the night (kind of like your mobile phone) and then you are good to go in the morning.

Because self driving electric vans are similar to mobile phones, it has come as no surprise that Apple are now in the hunt for bringing a self driving van to the marketplace.

You’ve heard of the i-Phone…well, get ready for the i-Van!

Right now, as we speak, Apple are hard at work with a project called “Project Titan,” and insider sources claim this is going to be an electric powered van.

Don’t get too excited just yet though. The i-Van AKA Project Titan is still only a prototype, which means it could be a few years until we see it on the roads.

So what details do we have about the i-Van? The insider sources claim to have seen the prototype, which was pained in black and silver and looked very cutting edge.

Some of these self driving van prototypes look a bit dodgy, if you ask us, but Apple are always on the forefront of stylish design, so you can expect the i-Van to look like the cats pyjamas.

At this time, our insiders report that Apple engineers are working on the interior of the van…no doubt working out where your i-Phone, i-Pad and i-Pod will go.

I’m sure there will be some kind of central hub within the van to place all of your Apple related products. Maybe even a special place for the i-Phone, which you can turn on and then say the words…

“Take me to Cheap Van Insurance.”

That’s right. Despite owning an i-Van, you will still desire getting cheap van insurance year in and year out.

And what better place to achieve this then right here at The Nations Favourite…CVI.

You can use the voice recognition software on your i-Phone to compare van insurance prices from 40 companies and brokers.

“Compare Now!” you will command, and immediately our slick comparison engine gets to work and produces the lowest van insurance prices in the UK. Right there in front of your face in seconds.

The i-Van is the future of van driving while CVI is the future of cheap van insurance.

Van Insurance Green Card – The Facts!

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If you are planning to go on tour in the near future, then listen up, because we have important information about your van.

We all know how UK van drivers like to go on tour. Off they go, into Europe (and beyond), driving on the wrong side of the road and getting on the wrong side of the law.

It’s part and parcel of being a van driver and no-one can call themselves a true van driver until they have spent a few days in a foreign jail or raged against European police officers.

Just like you can’t call yourself a true van driver if you don’t use Cheap Van Insurance at renewal time to get yourself the best prices in the UK.

With Brexit just around the corner, going on tour to countries such as Spain, France, Italy and Germany have just become more tricky. You can’t just set sail at Dover and land at Calais, without a care in the world.

Once Brexit happens then you will need something called a van insurance green card to legally drive in Europe.

If you don’t have it, then in our opinion you won’t make it out of Calais before those handcuffs are slapped on and you are chucked into a French Prison.

So how do you get a van insurance green card? Simple…all you do is contact your van insurance company and ask for one.

In essence, they will be “vouching” that you have adequate insurance to drive abroad, so you can drive legally on European roads.

However, if you are planning to go on tour in the near future then make sure you get your green card sorted quickly.

The van insurance companies already have a line for green card applications, and once Brexit happens then you can expect the wait line to become even longer.

In other words, don’t hesitate to get your van insurance green card, because he who hesitates, could very well find himself stuck in the UK with no chance of going on tour.

Now…here is the really important part about your van insurance green card. Once accepted, then you will have to print it off yourself, and in order to be legal it MUST be printed on green paper.

Apparently our European cousins are very colour coordinated, and they insist that a Green Card must be presented on Green Paper.

This has led experts to predict a shortage of green printing paper over the coming weeks, as van drivers rush to print off their Green Cards.

Our advice? Go out right now and buy some green paper and then get this whole thing sorted out.

Oh, and while you are at it don’t forget to check van insurance prices from around 40 van insurance companies and brokers right here at CVI.

The Best Day To Buy Van Insurance

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Buying van insurance is something you must do by law, but when should you do it? Keep reading because we are going to tell you.

Here at CVI we supply thousands of van drivers with quotes every single year, so we know a thing or two about getting cheap prices.

We have looked at the data, and by our calculations you should buy van insurance…exactly 21 days before your renewal date.

If you do, then expect to potentially save £100 or more, and when you combine your early timing with the power of our 3 minute form, then expect to potentially save at least £100 more.

Write this calculation down – 21 days + CVI = Very Cheap Van Insurance!

It really is all you need for low van insurance prices year in and year out.

While being an early bird is a good idea, you don’t want to hatch your eggs too early, because our data shows that buying van insurance a month or more before your renewal day means you could pay more.

With that being said, you don’t want to be a last minute loser either. If you leave buying van insurance right until the final few hours then you might be out of luck. And cheap van insurance will be out of your grasp.

Of course, if you use CVI then you always have a good chance of getting the cheapest quotes in the country, but the longer you leave it, the less you will save…and that’s a fact.

We are not going to insult your intelligence and tell you that CVI can get you the very cheapest quotes, no matter what the situation. It just isn’t true. Nobody can guarantee you that.

For example, if you leave it to the last 30 minutes before renewal, and then you use CVI to compare quotes…you will probably still get cheap quotes…but not as cheap as if you had compared 21 days earlier.

Why exactly do you get cheaper van insurance for being an early bird? According to our van company buddies, it’s all to do with risk.

In other words, if you get quotes a few weeks in advance then you are the type of person who is careful and organised. On the other hand, if you wait until the last few minutes then you are “profiled” as someone who is generally all over the place.

Research suggests the former are more careful drivers, while the latter are more prone to getting in accidents and making claims.

Whatever you do…make sure you compare van insurance right here at CVI. It doesn’t matter if you have 21 days or 2 minutes until your renewal, we are the place to be for every van owner in the UK.

Vans In The Village – Under Attack!

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White van men have long sought out the safe haven of villages. There is plenty of space, and plenty of parking, and not much “rage.”

This all seems to be changing, with reports suggesting that vans in the village are now “under attack.”

Take the story of a white Ford Transit van in the quiet and sleepy village of Longniddry, Scotland. Nothing much ever happens there…until one night last year.

In an outburst that left everybody shocked, a man sat in his car and took aim at the white Ford Transit van.

He put his foot on the accelerator and smashed right into the side of the van. This wasn’t an accident. This was personal.

It seems the man in the car and the owner of the van had been in a long running feud for months. Eye witnesses claim it was to do with “the white van man parking too close to the car owners drive.”

It wasn’t the first time they had come to blows. With heated words being exchanged on numerous occasions before, but on this particular night the time for words was over…and action was the name of the game.

So the man got in his car, put it into first gear, and then rammed the van, letting off some much needed steam in the process, no doubt.

As you can imagine, the Scottish Police were soon on the scene and in no time at all they arrested the car owner and took him away in handcuffs.

It doesn’t matter if he was in the right or the wrong, when you crash into a van on purpose then expect to be spending time in jail.

If you own a van in a village, then let this be a word of warning to you.

Your van is not safe, no matter where you park it. It could be down a country lane, outside a country pub, in a field, or even outside your own home.

Vans in the village are now under attack, and if you don’t have the right van insurance then you are at risk.

Perhaps a vigilante car driver will smash into your van, before driving off into the night without a trace. If you don’t have a full van insurance policy then you could end up out of pocket.

Fortunately, you can compare van insurance right here at The Nations Favourite. It will only take 3 minutes of your time to get very cheap quotes, and then all you have to do is choose the right one for you.

“I use Cheap Van Insurance,” shouted van owners in villages around the UK.

Milk Van Man With a Plan?

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It was a quiet yet mild spring morning last May in Oxford. Nothing out of the ordinary. Until…a Milk Van sped past stunned onlookers.

Oxford is usually a place of education and recreation. A place to stroll and enjoy the UK springtime. Maybe even sit under a tree and read a book? On this day, however, it was all out madness.

Imagine the scene. The Roads of Oxford had Police sirens blazing and blue lights flashing. Everybody stopped to look what or who they were chasing…

You might be surprised to learn it was a milk van. Going on a “high speed” chase through the winding roads of Oxford City Centre…near the university…and around corners…trying to give the cops the slip.

Was this part of the Winter of Discontent or The Summer of Rage? Was it a white van man behind the wheel of that milk van…and was this another rampage worthy of being on “Van Drivers Gone Wild?”

In actual fact the milk van had been stolen, and it was being used by a joyrider to have a bit of fun and cause some destruction.

Gone are the days of the humble milk float doing a steady 10mph at 2am in the morning.

Say hello to the era of the milk van. A machine capable of doing 50mph when the wind is blowing right and the conditions are dry.

This now makes milk vans prime targets for thieves and joyriders. Some would say boy racers who are in it for the thrills and spills. The kicks and licks.

That is why all milk van owners around this country of ours should get milk van insurance right now. Not just any old insurance either…only the best of the best will do.

Just like the kind of milk van insurance you can find right here at CVI. We compare all of the top van insurance companies for you, and then cherry pick the cheapest quotes and send them directly to your computer, tablet or smartphone.

All you need is 3 minutes of your time. About the time it takes to deliver a few bottles of milk. And then you get all of the cheap milk van insurance prices instantly.

Back to the story and Police in Oxford first saw the van at 12:45am. It “took off” like the wind, one Police officer said into his walkie talkie.

The milk van joyrider then proceeded to drive through the night with no lights, while going down the wrong side of a road and nearly crashing into a taxi.

It eventually came to an end, but according to the joyrider he would have got away from the cops if it had not been “full of milk.”

In the end this wannabe milk van man didn’t really have any kind of plan, and now he doing time at her Majesty’s Pleasure. Hopefully he learns the error of his ways.

Van Drivers FORCED To Buy Dash Cams?

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Dash Cams are taking the country by storm this Winter, but do you need one (or two) for your van? Do you even have a choice?

There is no doubt dash cams are a handy gadget to have in your van. Not only do they record everything, which means you have evidence in the event of an accident, but they also help to lower the costs of your van insurance.

“You have a dash cam? Let me take £100 off your van insurance policy,” said the van insurer.

“What’s that…you found us through Cheap Van Insurance? Let us take another £100 off,” they go on to add.

Now, I’m sure you would agree that all van drivers should be FORCED to use Cheap Van Insurance, but should they also be FORCED to buy dash cams? Well, if some van drivers have their way then yes, they will.

New research shows us that 25% of van drivers believe they should become compulsory Not only that, but the research also found out that van drivers, save, on average, 20% on their insurance when they have a dash cam installed.

Combine a dash cam on your windscreen with CVI on your smartphone and you are on to a real winner.

The research also went on to say that 32% of van drivers think that dash cams should come already installed in brand new vans.

Here at CVI we agree. In this day and age there really is not any reason to dismiss dash cams and all of the benefits they offer.

They are simple to install and easy to start recording. Once you are set up then you can forget about them and just focus on your driving and work.

So…white van men, white van women, tradespeople and delivery drivers around the country…here at Cheap Van Insurance we encourage you to rush out and buy dash cams for your van immediately.

Don’t delay another second, because every second spent on the road without one is potentially losing you money.

Once you’ve got the dash cams installed in your van then take 3 minutes to fill in our Cheap Van Insurance form and see how much you could save.

Van drivers from all walks of life and all areas of the country use CVI on a regular basis. It doesn’t matter if you pay thousands for your van insurance in East London or only a few hundred in Southampton, you could potentially save a packet right here at this website.

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