With the government guidance earlier in the year to avoid public transport, it was expected that the bike market would see an influx of new buyers, but nobody was prepared for the demand seen so far…

What has happened since the most recent lockdown announcement on the 31st October, and the implementation of the new restrictions in England? The good news is that the audience is clearly much more resilient.

A budget of £10,000 and a 45-day time period to buy, advertise and sell a van…easy!

As tighter lockdown restrictions are enforced and the country prepares for the Christmas online shopping rush, we are continuing to see unparalleled demand for vans on Auto Trader.

We invited Darren Garland, Director of C&W Commercials Ltd to talk to us about how their business has operated over the past few months, as well as trends he has observed in the current market.

With social distancing set to be in place for the foreseeable future, a new trend is emerging amongst British workers in need of ways to manage remote working and travel for work, according to new research.

Based on weekly pricing observations CVs in the market, it’s evident the increase in demand has influenced average prices.

Chris Booth, Managing Director of DMC Group shared his experiences of recent months with us in this Q&A, and their positive transformation post-lockdown.

With 48% of UK public transport users saying they would be less likely to use it post-lockdown, research shows there is an increased demand for commuter bikes as an alternative to using a busy train or bus.

A full view of the LCV market from audience insight and engagement trends seen on Auto Trader Vans over recent weeks and findings shared by Compare the Market and Cox Automotive, all revealing a resilient van market.

From recent audience figures across our motorhome and caravan sites, it’s clear there is pent up demand and engaged buyers actively looking for their next leisure vehicle, driven by a need to feel safer whilst holidaying this year.

Chartered Trading Institute Lead Officer, Peter Stonely, gives us all we need to know on how distance selling differs between business and consumer transactions for commercial vehicle retailers.

We've seen positive audience figures to our van site with daily traffic reaching pre-lockdown levels, all indicating that there is a quicker recovery for vans as businesses prepare to get back to work.

The National Caravan Council’s Louise Wood talked to Auto Trader about recent research which the NCC undertook into consumers attitudes to holidays which shows there is potential for a significant shift towards staycationing.

We get an insight into how the largest Kawasaki dealer in the UK are streamlining their processes to make sure they are in a good place logistically and rearing to go once able to reopen properly.

We spoke to Simon and Greg Joyce from Anchor Vans to find out how the current situation has affected their business and how they are preparing for the restrictions being lifted to ensure the business is back up to speed and ready to start retailing again as soon as it is safe to do so.