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GWM Poer300 Vanta Pick-up – Road Test

2nd March 2026

Robin Roberts (and WheelsWithinWales) reports… Once upon a time pick-ups were the workhorses of the countryside and contractors. Then it changed and they became the way to save on a tax return without suffering too much in refinement. Advance a couple of years and the market reverted to tax changes which really favoured the basic pickup and many models became much more expensive and a tax … [Read more...]

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