Top Vans for Gardeners
Whether you garden alone or manage a small team, choosing the right van for your needs makes all the difference in your workday. Moving tools and equipment and disposing of large amounts of garden waste requires a lot from your van. Including reliability, spaciousness and practicality.
Here’s some of our top picks of vans for gardeners that manage to combine practicality with durability. All to make your workday as smooth as a freshly tilled flowerbed.
Citroen Berlingo
The Citroen Berlingo is a popular choice for gardeners. With its impressive load capacity but nimble frame, the Berlingo can navigate tight entryways with ease. Even urban locations are navigated without missing a beat.
Lower fuel consumption makes it a cost-effective and reliable partner on the job. Especially for those wanting to prioritise low overheads over cavernous load space.
Features and benefits
- Load capacity: up to 4.4 cubic metres
- Payload: Around 1,000kg
- Ideal for: Small-scale gardeners with light equipment and regular short trips
Vauxhall Vivaro
If you need more space but still want a van that can nip around tighter routes, the Vauxhall Vivaro is the ideal step up. Its larger load space is more helpful for gardeners with bulkier tools like mowers and pruners.
You can also enjoy a smoother drive from the Vivaro, perfect for those wanting to drive a little further afield.
Features and benefits
- Load capacity: Up to 6.6 cubic metres
- Payload: Around 1,400kg
- Ideal for: Gardeners with a larger stock of tools, bulkier gear or further travel
Volkswagen Transporter
A great all-rounder for many trades, gardening is also right in the Volkswagen Transporter’s wheelhouse. A large load space and the ability to customise the Transporter to your exact gardening needs make this van a popular choice.
Thanks to its durability, comfort and advanced technology the Transporter can take your workday in its stride.
Features and benefits
- Load capacity: Up to 9.3 cubic metres
- Payload: Around 1,300kg
- Ideal for: Professional gardeners with larger equipment or tailored needs
Renault Trafic
For a no-fuss van, the practically designed Renault Trafic is the one for you. With easy access to load space and plenty of customisable tool space, the Trafic makes light work of your tasks.
Excelling in comfort, a roomy interior and fuel efficiency, the Trafic makes longer distances a breeze.
Features and benefits
- Load capacity: Up to 8.6 cubic metres
- Payload: Around 1,200kg
- Ideal for: Gardeners travelling longer distances with a variety of tools
Ford Ranger
If off-roading is a requirement in your gardening work, the Ford Ranger will take it in its stride. While not technically a van, this pick-up brings you all the toughness of a truck with the same convenience of a van.
The Ranger is the perfect choice for landscapers and gardeners who need to transport heavier items. Perhaps even small machinery, particularly to more remote areas.
Features and benefits
- Load capacity: Up to 1,500kg, depending on the trim
- Payload: Typically, around 1,200kg
- Ideal for: Gardeners taking on more heavy-duty tasks, transportation and materials
Ford Transit
The almost unbeatable choice is the Ford Transit. Smaller van options are perhaps a better choice for one-man gardening set-ups. But the Transit is great for medium to larger scale businesses. With impressive load space and a great choice of size options, the Transit can handle just about anything you throw at it.
Reliability, economical and widely available all add to the evergreen appeal of the versatile Transit.
Features and benefits
- Load capacity: Up to 15 cubic metres
- Payload: Around 1,400kg
- Ideal for: Those with large or cumbersome equipment and larger scale businesses.
How to choose the ideal gardener’s van
There is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to a gardening professional’s van. Consider the top priorities for your van. What is the main make or break quality you need from your van and which qualities can you compromise on?
Cargo space and payload
What type and volume of goods do you transport? Don’t just opt for the larger size van if you’re not going to require the space. Bigger is not always better.
Traffic conditions
Will you be on the open road or will you be in traffic? This would affect whether you choose an automatic or manual gearbox and prioritising urban economy.
Navigation and connectivity
This is especially relevant to longer drives and if you drive in unfamiliar areas. If you work locally to you and won’t be driving much, perhaps it can be a factor you can compromise.
Budget
Establishing your budget before you embark on shortlisting your vans is a must. Otherwise, you can easily be swayed into buying into features that you might not necessarily need.
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