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Pizza + Self Driving Van + Robots = The Future

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If you enjoy ordering a meat feast or Hawaiian pizza on a Saturday night then get ready for a shock…because when that doorbell rings…

You are going to be confronted with a robot standing in front of you. Fortunately he wont be saying “Sarah Connor?” – Instead, he will will be standing there with a Pizza in his hand.

“Thankyou,” you say as you collect the pizza.

“Thank-you-for-ordering-from-Dominos,” the robot will reply, before doing a 180 and heading away.

You may even stand at the door for a few seconds more before closing it…watching the robot get inside the self driving van before it drives away, off to deliver pizza to more hungry customers.

This my friends is the future of Pizza all around the world, and Dominos may very well be the first to make this a reality.

As we speak, there is 16,100 Domino Stores around the world and they sell a whopping 3 million pizzas every single day.

Up until now, it is us, the humans, who have been slaving away and making those pizzas and then delivering them to customers on mopeds and in cars.

That is until right now, where at this very minute, we can confirm that Dominos Pizza are getting ready to test out a new “mini van” which will be self driving and have a robot inside.

This new self driving Pizza delivery van is known as the “R1” and experts are saying this could very well be the future.

In fact, it may not be long until Pizza Hut and Papa Johns follow suit, and then who knows? Maybe even McDonalds, Burger King and KFC will join the self driving van party.

Should we be wearing party hats though? In my opinion, as long as these self driving vans and robots are on time and with a piping hot pizza in their hand…then bring out the party balloons and party poppers, is what I say.

Reports suggest these self driving pizza vans will drive at a steady 25 miles an hour on a good day, and will carefully navigate around other motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.

Of course, once they on the roads in the UK they will need van insurance, and I’m sure pizza chains such as Dominos and Pizza Hut will demand Cheap Van Insurance.

And what better place to get very cheap van insurance than right here at CVI. There is no other place. We are the only place.

Will You Pass The “Van Excellence” Test?

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There is an organisation called the FTA, and they have come up with something called the “van excellence” scheme.

Experienced trainers take you under their wing and put you through your paces in the “van excellence” bootcamp. And then inspectors make sure your driving is the best of the best, so you can be called…

A van driving Top Gun!

That is if you pass. If you don’t then you will never be a Maverick or a Iceman. You will be kicked out and banished to the lower leagues of van driving.

So will you pass the van excellence test? If you do, then there is a reward waiting for you. It comes in the form of an exclusive van insurance policy.

You heard it here first.

You see, the FTA have teamed up with a van insurance broker called QBE in Leeds, Yorkshire, and what they are doing is offering “bespoke” van insurance policies to any van driver who passes the van excellence test.

So if you are a Maverick then get ready to receive your gold star, because the FTA and the QBE are going to reward you.

Hang on a minute. While this van insurance policy might be “bespoke” and “exclusive” – I’m sure the question on most of your lips is…

“Is it cheap?”

The answer is…probably not.

Anytime you hear the word “bespoke” then you can be sure it will come with a hefty price tag, and to think you have to pass a test just to have the privilege of buying something expensive.

If you ask us…that is just taking the mick!!

Our advice? Forget about the FTA and the QBE…and start thinking about CVI.

Who wants to be a van driving top gun anyway? In our opinion, as long as you have a basic understanding of the road laws and you keep your hands at 10 and 2, then you are more than qualified to get cheap van insurance.

Ok, you might get in a bit of bother now and again and experience some rage and discontent. Fair enough, but try to keep it under control.

And you might go on tour and get up to a few shenanigans. That’s ok, we will look the other way.

But mostly you are a hard working white van man who obeys the laws and gets on with the job, and you just want cheap van insurance every year so you can save a packet.

You can do that right here at our 3 minute form.

The Story Of A 78 Year Old White Van Man

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We couldn’t believe what they found in the back of his white van, and once you read the following story you won’t believe it either.

It started on a temperate night in the county of Lincolnshire The clock had just struck 11:57pm and most people were in bed, tucked up.

A 78 year old white van man by the name of John was still on the road. With his hands at 10 and 2 and sticking to the speed limit, he didn’t think the cops would pull him off the road when he saw them in his rear view mirror.

But they did pull him off…

Why? Because BEEP BEEP he had been scanned with the APNR scanners, and he came back as a hit. The cops wanted to speak with him.

It turns out he had no van insurance and no licence, but…that wasn’t even close to being the biggest shock of the night.

After Police had taken down his particulars and arranged to have his van taken away, they decided to take a sneek peek in the back of the van. It was just a hunch. The Police man had the vibe something wasn’t quite right.

So he got John to open the back of his van, and what the Police officer saw he couldn’t believe..

He was shocked…

Right there in front of his eyes…

Was 8 big cannabis plants staring back at him!!

This old timer might have been a slouch when it came to getting a drivers licence or van insurance. But he was no slouch when it came to getting high on his own supply.

At first, The Police officer thought he had just caught Lincolnshire’s own version of “El Chapo,” but when questioned, John, the 78 year old white van man, simply said…

“I didn’t realise it was illegal.”

It turns out he didn’t think cannabis was illegal when in plant form. As long as you don’t smoke it and puff on the magic dragon, then I won’t get into trouble, thought John.

He was wrong. Very wrong. And in the era of this “war on drugs” he found himself in court and facing a stern looking judge who gave him a 12 month suspended sentence.

Let’s put it this way: If John decides to take to the roads again, in his white van…with half of Bolivia in the back…then he is going directly to prison.

As regular readers are very much aware, here at CVI we are a drug free zone and we have a zero tolerance on white van drivers who transport cannabis plants.

In fact, we will say it to your face: “If you have any kind of plants in the back of your van, we don’t want your business.”

The ironic thing is…if John had visited CVI and got his van insurance sorted, then the cops probably wouldn’t have pulled him off in the first place.

But John isn’t welcome at CVI, and in light of this “War On Drugs” era, we may even add a new question to our 3 minute form…

“Are you planning to transport your own supply or get high on your own supply?”

If you answer “NO” then you are welcome at CVI.

White Van Men – DON’T Wear These On Your Feet…

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Here at CVI we speak directly to white van men and give them Cheap Van Insurance, but are we about to give them fashion tips?

Not quite. Although we do have an important warning about what you should never wear on your feet while driving your white van.

You can be cruising down the lane without a care in the world…off to your next job or to make a delivery…when those all too familiar flashy blue lights will be in your rear view mirror.

So you pull over and then watch the “Bobby” as he or she approaches your van.

Then you wind down your window, and wait for the “Boy in Blue” to speak…

But instead of asking for your drivers license or proof of insurance, they ask…

To see your shoes!

This comes on the back of a new Police crackdown where they are stopping drivers and checking their footwear, and if found to be wearing the wrong kind of footwear, then drivers could be slapped with a £5000 fine.

Yes you read that right. And even worse, our insider intelligence suggests that Police are targeting white van men as a main priority.

If Police pull you over and find you wearing Cowboy Boots, Gladiator Sandals, Wellington Boots, or Stiletto Heels…

Then you are going to find yourself in big trouble.

Police are also looking for white van men who wear flip flops, knee and thigh high boots, and of course, workmen boots.

Basically, any kind of footwear that has a thick and heavy tread. Because it leaves you without sufficient control of the pedals.

At the end of the day, you wouldn’t try and play the piano in Cowboy Boots, would you…so why are you trying to drive your white van in them? Our advice is to stop right now. For your own safety and to protect yourself from a Police fine.

And if you refuse to take off your cowboy boots, wellingtons or workmen boots?

Then…

“Back up requested,” says the Police officer in their radio mike.

In no time at all there will be 4 or 5 Police cars screeching to a halt and surrounding your white van, and then, well, I think we all know what will happen then. It will be another “Summer of Rage” incident that we have become all to familiar with here on the CVI Blog.

So white van men of Britain…take 3 minutes to check your shoes, and then take another 3 minutes to compare van insurance here at The Nations Favourite.

99 Problems, But An Ice Cream Van Isn’t One

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A few years ago we reported how ice cream vans were nearly “extinct.” That once familiar sound…now silent.

There is still a small army of ice cream van owners though, and many come here to CVI for their ice cream van insurance.

Our 3 minute form is just like the “99” of the van insurance industry. It’s simple, to the point, and you can finish it in 3 minutes.

Despite the ice cream van looking to be on its last round, that might not be the case. Not according to our inside expert in the ice cream industry.

We will refer to him as “Mr Whippy,” and what he told us shocked and stunned all of our staff here at CVI HQ.

Make no mistake about it: the ice cream industry still has 99 problems, but an ice cream van isn’t one…

What are we even talking about? Well, according to “Mr Whippy” there is a new ice cream van on the scene and if everything goes to plan then they will soon be on our roads, in force.

These brand new ice cream vans are powered by electricity…completely!

Not only are they electric vans but the ice cream making machines are also battery operated. Everything is electric, running all the way through the van like a bolt of lightning.

“I’ve got the power,” ice cream van owners will be saying around this nation of ours.

“That is one scoop of AC, and one scoop of DC,” they will go on to add.

So how could the electric ice cream van lead to a resurgence of the good old days of ice cream eating.

For one, they may start to get encouragement from local councils, who would welcome a “green machine” on the roads and ready to serve ice creams. They might even give government grants to encourage people to start an ice cream business.

It would be a novelty. That’s for sure. And it may even kick start a resurgence in the ice cream van. Who knows for sure?

What I do know is that ice cream van owners…

It doesn’t matter if you are petrol or electric…

AC or DC…

Work full time or part time…

You can get very cheap ice cream van insurance right here at the Nations Favourite.

Oh, and just to mention that our expert insider “Mr Whippy” is soon going to publish a book on how to start and run a profitable ice cream van business. It will be called “99 Tips to become an Ice Cream Millionaire.” Keep a look out for that one.

He Told The Lorry Driver – “I’m Going To Wipe Your…”

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Those Police drug vans we told you about are stalking the roads of our nation. They are hunting down the “drug drivers” and taking prisoners.

Take Police in Essex as an example. They are one of the pioneers of a new technology called “DrugWipe” and around the roads of Essex they drive, day after day, in their Police Vans and armed with a big pack of DrugWipes.

Which is just as well. Because while patrolling the Essex motorway recently they noticed a HGV lorry pulled up on the hard shoulder. It wasn’t broke down and the lorry driver wasn’t stranded.

Instead, he was…

Fast asleep, like a baby!

That’s right. This particular lorry driver had decided to get 40 winks while the other traffic whizzed on by. He really didn’t have a care in the world.

He should have used an allocated rest zone or a service station, but not this lorry driver…the hard shoulder was the place to be, right there and then.

So it was right there and then when Essex Police swooped in and gave this lorry driver a rude awakening.

“Wakey wakey, rise and shine,” said the police officer.

No doubt the lorry driver was surprised to see an officer in blue waking him up, but he was probably even more surprised about what happened next…

After giving the lorry driver a stern telling off and taking down his particulars, the police officer then said something which shocked the lorry driver…

“I’m going to wipe your…mouth. It’s a DrugWipe. I need to get a sample of your saliva”

And guess what? It turns out the lorry driver wasn’t sleepy because he had been working hard. Oh no. He was sleepy because he was off his face on puff the magic dragon. Oh yes.

Can you believe that? Here at CVI we are a drug free zone and we condemn “drug driving” and applaud the new “DrugWipe” and the Police drug vans.

“If you snort up and then start up…your lorry or van…then you are NOT welcome at Cheap Van Insurance,” said a spokesperson for CVI.

As for the lorry driver. He was taken directly to jail. No passing go and no collecting £200 pounds.

Which reminds me. If you use our 3 minute form for Cheap Van Insurance then you could potentially save £200 or more on what you are currently paying.

Just make sure you don’t park on the hard shoulder to use CVI. And definitely do NOT fill in the form while high on your own supply.

RAISE THE…Kia Van?!

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Incy wincy spider climbed into the van, What the spider found…wasn’t a white van man! Instead, it was a woman in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

The spider was just hitching a ride no doubt, and after a while found its way onto the woman’s lap…and when she saw the spider she let out a massive…

“Argggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!”

To be fair this probably wasn’t your ordinary British spider with eight legs and a smiley face.

This was more than likely, a deadly and poisonous spider with a serious face and bad intentions.

The spider on the woman’s lap caused her to swerve her Kia Van directly into a river. Luckily she escaped unharmed, and it is believed the spider also came to no harm.

But the van? Let’s just say that “Raise The Kia Van” is now top of the list of priorities for Police in North Georgia, USA.

In fact they have even got a crack team of divers in to locate the van, after a boat failed to identify it.

Who is going to pick up the bill for raising the Kia Van? It is the van insurance company…apparently

That’s right. According to local Police the woman has fully comprehensive van insurance and her policy covers the cost of recovering a van from the bottom of a river.

If she didn’t have the correct insurance then the recovery would have came out of her own pocket, or even worse, they would have just left the van there for 100 years and more.

Although this story comes from the other side of the pond, I think it is relevant to every British van owner out there.

The message is simple: make sure you buy the best van insurance your budget allows…because if the worst happens and your van ends up somewhere like in a river…or even worse…stolen from your drive while you sleep or taken from your parking space while you work, then you want to make sure your van insurance company will take care of everything.

If that means pulling your van from a river with a crane, then so be it.

Or if that means giving you a courtesy van until they find your stolen van, then so be it.

Just make sure you are covered. Fully comprehensive van insurance is the best.

It’s also the most expensive type of van insurance, which is why you should use Cheap Van Insurance to compare companies and brokers and find yourself a really cheap deal.

You still get quality. Make no mistake about it. But you get affordable prices that won’t hit your hard in the pocket and make you say “ouch.”

You really can save a packet on fully comprehensive van insurance, and it starts here at CVI.

Waymo Self Driving Vans – Why So Much Hate?

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We haven’t seen too much of self driving vans here in the UK…but across the pond in the USA…they are starting to attract attention.

Take Arizona for example, where a Waymo self driving van attracted the wrong kind of attention.

A shirtless man jumped in front of the Waymo self driving van and pulled out a gun. A 22 caliber Harrington and Richardson Sportsman revolver to be exact.

He pointed the gun directly at the self driving van, but no bullets were fired that day.

Police are saying this was an act of intimidation towards the Waymo. A way of saying…”get out of my neighbourhood, you are not welcome here.”

The man was later arrested (still with no shirt on) and taken to County Jail where he was charged and awaits sentence.

Arizona Police have warned this is not an isolated incident and is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to “Waymo HATE” in the scorching heat of the Arizona Desert.

Apparently it is a common sight to see rocks being thrown at self driving Waymo vans, and one van even had its tire slashed while stopping at a red light.

Other enraged Arizona residents have gone on yelling tirades against the Waymo vans, while another vigilante in a jeep forced the same Waymo self driving van off the road 6 times.

Why so much hate? I think many humans are starting to feel marginalised in this new world of automated technology and robots. Maybe they even feel threatened, almost as if the robots are taking over?

In my opinion this is just their way of saying…”we are still here. We still run this town.”

Only it is a losing battle, because self driving vans are very much here to stay both in America and around the world.

Here at CVI we applaud the efforts of Waymo and their self driving vans and we condemn vigilante acts in Arizona or anywhere else in America.

Hopefully the same thing doesn’t start to happen here on UK shores when Waymo, Ford, Apple, and Tesla start ruling the roads with their self driving vans.

We hope all of you van owners embrace the change and roll out the red carpet for this new technology.

Unfortunately I reckon there may be some problems. Perhaps some disgruntled (former) delivery drivers who are out of a job or a white van man just looking for any opportunity to let off some steam and some rage.

Fortunately you will be able to read about all of the exploits here at the CVI Blog. While at the same time comparing van insurance from around 40 companies and brokers.

They Stopped Him For Sliding Ladders, And Then…

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It was a rainy and dreary morning in the city of Hull. In the distance you could just make out the familiar outline of the Humber Bridge.

The road was slick from the rain and Humberside Police were scanning the area like hawks, looking for their prey.

And then…they found their prey, and it was a, yes you have guessed it…

White Van Man!

Was this white van man going on tour or about to fly into a rage or shouting “chase me chase me,” from the window?

In a word…NO.

Actually, this was a builder on his way to a job. No doubt to build a wall or do some kind of brick work. There was probably even some cement and sand in the back, and maybe even a couple of bottles of tap water to mix it together.

Nothing out of the ordinary you would think, until you looked up and saw the sliding ladders.

Slipping and sliding all over the place they were. Sliding here and sliding there…they really were sliding everywhere.

However, they didn’t fall off the van. It was like a delicate balance. Just enough one way and then turn the steering wheel the other way. Like balancing a tennis ball on your head.

But the Humberside Police were having none of this.

“Should we pull him off the road,” said the first Police Officer.

“Yeah…pull him off,” said the second Police Officer.

Then, when everybody had pulled to the side of the road, the First Police Officer approached the van with caution while the Second Officer covered his back.

“You ever hear of a roof rack, sir?”

After a brief exchange it turned out the white van man was harmless and wasn’t about to go on a rampage worthy of VDGW.

However, while he was being a given a stern talking to at the side of the road and was having his particulars taken down…the second police officer scanned his van with the ANPR scanner.

“Bleep Bleep”

And guess what? Yes you guessed it…

No Van Insurance!

“Looks like somebody hasn’t visited Cheap Van Insurance?” Said the second police officer.

“You naughty boy,” said the first police officer.

It is a bit naughty, isn’t it? Not spending 3 minutes of your time to compare van insurance quotes from around 40 companies and brokers.

3 Minutes and you are sorted, and then you WON’T have 2 police officers bending you over your van bonnet and handcuffing you.

Oh yeah. And make sure all of you white van men (and women) secure your ladders with a roof rack and some rope or something. It is so simple, and so easy…just like our 3 minute form.

Police Chase White Van Man in Norwich

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“Chase me, chase me, chase,” taunted the white van man. Pretty soon the cops were hot on his tail.

This happened in Norwich. The place well known for endless farm land and plenty of service stations to keep van drivers stocked up when they pass through.

Plenty of van owners in Norwich agree that CVI is The nations favourite and they visit our 3 minute form on a yearly basis to renew their van insurance and just have a good time in general.

“Back of the net!” they say, when confronted with around 40 cheap quotes from our trusted partners.

“CVI does it again,” they say, and in minutes their van insurance is SORTED for another year.

Back to the story and this particular white van man in Norwich was driving a vauxhall Astra van. Reports are unconfirmed if he is a CVI customer although chances are he is.

“The Nations favourite,” he may have shouted out the window when chased by the cops

“I’m doing this for CVI,” he could have added.

To all of our faithful white van men (and women) out there. Please don’t do that. You may be ecstatic at getting the cheapest van insurance price…EVER…but that doesn’t mean you should challenge the cops to a duel.

And if you are high on your own supply? Then you are not welcome at CVI. Sorry.

We pass on grass, and we encourage you to do the same.

It isn’t clear if the Norwich white van man was mashed up on puff the magic dragon. The Police couldn’t test his blood, although this will soon change with a new era of police vans.

The pursuit lasted for a good 30 minutes. Around and about the roads of Norwich they went. Weaving from side to side and avoiding the sheep on country roads.

And then into Norwich town centre, where terrified onlookers saw the white van speeding past…with the flashing blue lights of the boys in blue close behind.

It all came to a halt in the suburbs of Norwich, and they handcuffed the white van man for his trouble.

“Your nicked!”

“fair cop, guv.”

The Norwich van driver has since been charged with dangerous driving and he pleaded guilty.

He awaits a sentence, although it is expected he will spend time in the nick.

Hopefully he learns his lesson, and he can read our van insurance blog to pass the time. It might even be the best few months he has ever spent.

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