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Fun Stuff
Here’s a little taster of the fun stuff we’ve been up to:
BUDGET Van was launched in January 2006 and in that same year we won Insurance Times’ Marketing Campaign of the Year with our laddish humour and van man clichés – we were proper chuffed about it too.
Tradesman of the Year 2009
Following the success of the Tradesman of the Year competition in 2008, we have teamed up with Checkatrade.com to facilitate the second year of our national competition to find the ‘Tradesman of the Year 2009’. We are giving the winner a £2,000 cash prize and £250 prizes for two runners-up.
Plumbing competition
To help support the plumbers and tradesmen of tomorrow, Budget Van Insurance have teamed up with the Daily Mirror to give one lucky reader the chance to train to become a professionally qualified plumber. Click here to enter. Closing date 24 October 2008.
The Great Budget Van Wash
On the 19th August we teamed up with Jewson in Basingstoke to bring a smile to van drivers in the area. Our team of scantily-clad models gave vans a quick wash and rub down to send drivers away smiling. Van washes were free but van drivers gave generously to our official charity the NSPCC.
Rogue Tradesmen
Throughout most of this time we’ve been in cahoots with the funny men on talkSPORT radio, Hawksbee & Jacobs – a show any self respecting van man never misses. Their wacky brand of humour and style of competition are just the sort of things we love. Keep up the good work boys!
Etiquette Guide
We thought it’d be a bit of a laugh to embrace the public’s opinion of what a van man is by creating an Etiquette Guide to help you ‘dazzle’ polite society with posh manners. And because we know you love a decent pair, the first 100 people who sent in the coupon from the Etiquette Guide received a fine pair of sturdy braces to keep your builder’s bum in check. Download your copy of the Etiquette Guide!
Dream Dates Calendar
In 2007 you may have seen our Calendar where we teamed up with the News of the World to bring you 12 tip top totties from around the UK. You couldn’t get enough of them so we did it again for 2008! You can still grab yourself a copy by clicking the link on the right.
Revenge of the Van Man
In the same year we made an online game, Revenge of the Van Man, where we created the perfect antidote for all you drivers who have ever had a run in with a traffic warden to vent your frustration. Click to play.
Tradesman of the Year 2008
In 2008 you saw our Tradesman of the Year competition. We gave one lucky winner a whopping £2,000 and 2 runners up got £250 for being some of the top tradesman or women in the UK – in our opinion, obviously!
