This is Britain's most popular small truck. Pros: Broad engine range, accurate and composed handling, competitive valueĬons: No electric version (yet), Raptor’s not a proper commercial vehicleĪn all-new Ford Ranger has landed in UK showrooms this year, which to all intents and purposes is the third-generation model to the UK. So here's our pick of the best pick-up trucks for 2023. There are also still UK purchase incentives available on electric commercials, as well as big first-year capital tax allowances for limited companies. If you're an employee and choose a pick-up as your company car, it'll fall under the benefit-in-kind (BIK) rules for commercial vehicles, which means a flat rate of £720 per year for 20% tax payers, which makes it far cheaper than any similarly sized, and priced SUV. For example, if you're self-employed and use one as a commercial vehicle, you'll pay just £290 in road tax per year, and have the option to claim back the VAT on its purchase price. We think that pick-ups still make a certain amount of sense if you're looking for a cost-effective set of company wheels that you can use on and off the job. For that reason and others, vehicles such as the Nissan Navara and Mitsubishi L200 have disappeared from European markets. While other sectors started to recover thereafter, sales in the pick-up class struggled to, ahem, pick up. The Covid pandemic then played its part in the pick-up's fall from grace, however, with sales tumbling by a third over the course of 2020 as buyers retreated from their plans for so many active, outdoorsy weekend pursuits.
Formerly pretty utilitarian machines have now become increasingly glamourous and lavishly kitted out, as their makers woo private buyers and fleet ‘user-choosers’ with SUV-level comfort and refinement, eye-catching style and family-friendly versatility. The lifestyle experiment has certainly left its mark on this segment. Ford Ranger Platinum is 'luxury' pick-up for £44k.
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