This guide includes…

- Budgets depending on vehicle type and size
- Thing’s to consider when designing your vehicle graphics
- Types of graphics and how they work in different scenario’s
- Preparation before your graphics can be applied
- Care to extend the life of your graphics
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What is in our vehicle graphics guide?

Our free vehicle graphics guide is a plain-English, how-to guide for anyone planning graphics for a van, car or small fleet. It is written by the team who design, print and fit vehicle graphics every week at our Norwich workshop, so it answers the questions we are asked most: what graphics cost, what to put on the vehicle, which materials to choose and how to keep them looking good.

  • Budgets by vehicle size – typical prices for small, medium and large vans, from simple cut vinyl lettering to half and full wraps.
  • Design tips – what to include, how much text is too much, and how to make a van readable at a glance in traffic.
  • Types of graphics – cut vinyl, printed and laminated vinyl, reflective chapter 8 kits and full wraps, and where each one works best.
  • Preparation – how to get your vehicle ready so graphics stick properly and last.
  • Aftercare – washing, pressure washers and other simple habits that extend the life of your graphics.

A van graphics guide for trades and small businesses

Most of our vehicle work is for tradespeople and local businesses across Norwich and Norfolk: electricians, builders, gardeners, cleaners, caterers and delivery firms. The van graphics guide is written for them. It helps you plan a design that shows your name, services, phone number and web address clearly, and gives you a realistic idea of budget before you ask anyone for a quote.

A vehicle livery guide for fleets and brands

If you run several vehicles, the vehicle livery guide section covers keeping a consistent look across different makes and sizes, planning designs that can be updated when phone numbers or services change, and phasing graphics across a fleet as vehicles come in.

From the guide to your finished vehicle

When you are ready, ask us for a free quote with a photo of your vehicle and your logo. You can also browse vehicle graphics, compare van graphics packages and prices, see ideas by business sector, or read our signage guides and advice.

Getting the most from the vehicle graphics guide

Using the van graphics guide to plan your first van

If this is your first liveried van, start with the budget section and decide roughly how much of the vehicle you want to cover. Then use the design tips in the van graphics guide to shortlist what must appear: business name, main services, phone number and web address. Keeping the list short usually makes the van easier to read in traffic and simpler to update later.

A vehicle livery guide for adding vehicles to a fleet

Fleets raise different questions. As vehicles of different makes and sizes come in, the vehicle livery guide section helps you keep one consistent look rather than redesigning each time. It is worth agreeing which elements stay fixed, such as logo position and colours, and which can change, such as phone numbers or service lists, so updates stay quick and affordable.

Vehicle signage how to guide for fitting and aftercare

Some readers plan to fit supply-only graphics themselves. The preparation and aftercare chapters work as a vehicle signage how to guide for that: getting panels clean and ready before application, then washing habits and pressure washer care that help the graphics last. The same advice applies if we fit the graphics for you at our Norwich workshop.

Once you have read the vehicle graphics guide, send us a photo of your vehicle and your logo and we will come back with a design and a fixed price.

Questions about the vehicle graphics guide.

Is the vehicle graphics guide free?

Yes. Fill in the short form and we email you a link to the guide. There is no charge and no obligation to buy.

Does the guide cover vans and cars?

Yes. It covers small, medium and large vans as well as cars, with typical budgets for each size and the coverage options from cut vinyl lettering to a full wrap.

Can I use the guide if I want to fit my own graphics?

Yes. The preparation and aftercare sections apply whether we fit your graphics or you buy a supply-only kit and fit it yourself.

What happens after I read the guide?

When you are ready, send us a photo of your vehicle and your logo through the quote form and we will come back with a design and a fixed price.