How many vehicles make a fleet?

Any number from two upwards. The benefit of fleet livery is consistency and good records rather than size, so a firm with three vans gains as much from a master template as one with fifty. The one-off template set-up is spread across every vehicle you add, both now and in the years ahead.

Can cars and vans in one fleet carry different levels of graphics?

Yes, and it's common. Pool cars might carry a logo and web address on the doors, vans a part wrap with services and phone number, and trucks larger side graphics. The colours, typefaces and logo placement stay consistent, so every vehicle still reads as the same business.

Who carries out the work on fleet livery in Luton?

The work on site is done by installers working under our contract, and anything that needs making is produced by specialist fabricators. You deal with Smart Signs throughout: we take the enquiry, survey, prepare the design and quote, check consent and coordinate the fitting, so there is one point of contact from first message to handover.

How do you keep colours consistent across the fleet?

By fixing the film and print references at the start and recording them. Solid-colour vinyl is chosen from a fixed range, and printed colours are matched to your references and proofed on the actual film. Small variations between print batches can occur, so replacement panels are checked against the graphics already fitted.

Will the location in Luton affect the cost of fleet livery?

Location is one factor among several, alongside size, material, access equipment and design time. Our guide range is £225–£1,650 per vehicle + VAT; any travel, parking or access costs for your site in Luton are included in the written quote we confirm after a survey or artwork check, so you can see them before you commit.

Is there a typical lead time for fleet livery in Luton?

Yes, though it varies with the job. The lead time typically runs from the day you approve the proof, not from the first enquiry, and is typically a few weeks. Survey visits, artwork changes and any consent application sit before that point, so getting photos, sizes and logo files to us early typically shortens the overall timescale.

Fleet livery in Bedfordshire

Fleet livery is a consistent set of vehicle graphics, produced from master templates for each vehicle model, so every van, car, truck or trailer a business runs carries the same branding in the same position.

Why choose fleet livery in Bedfordshire?

Adding a new van to a Luton operation is simpler when the master template already exists, because it's printed and fitted to match the rest.
Fleets that leave a depot in Luton each morning and spread across Bedfordshire put the same brand on dozens of streets every working day.
Vehicles going back to lease companies from a Luton depot need graphics removed cleanly, so planning de-fleet removal early avoids surprises.

Guide prices in Bedfordshire

Here is the price picture for fleet livery in Bedfordshire: a guide of £225 to £1,650 per vehicle, with VAT on top. The rows below give more detail. A survey or artwork check comes first, and then we confirm the price in writing.

Fleet livery in Bedfordshire: guide prices, supplied and fitted
Item	Guide, ex VAT	Inc. VAT (20%)
Lettering-led livery, per vehicle	£225 – £595	£270 – £714
Part-wrap livery, per vehicle	£695 – £1,650	£834 – £1,980
Fleet design and template set-up (one-off)	£195 – £650	£234 – £780

Fleet livery is priced per vehicle. Lettering-led livery is a guide £225 to £595 + VAT per vehicle, and part-wrap livery is typically between £695 and £1,650 + VAT per vehicle. A one-off fleet design and template set-up is from £195 to £650 + VAT.

Rules for vehicle graphics in Bedfordshire

For vehicles, the paperwork is about DVLA and your insurer, not the planning department. Graphics on a van or car that is normally driven around fall outside advertisement control; only a vehicle parked mainly as an advertising hoarding is caught. A change of main colour means updating the colour on your V5C and telling your insurer. We leave the windscreen and front side windows clear, because the Construction and Use Regulations 1986 require at least 75% and 70% light through them, and we check the paint is sound factory finish before wrapping. If the vehicle is leased, confirm the lease permits graphics and how they must come off.

Options worth considering

Mixed fleet scheme

One brand look adapted for cars, vans, trucks and trailers.

Full-wrap livery

Every vehicle wrapped in brand colours, useful when vehicles arrive in mixed colours.

Lettering-led livery

Cut vinyl name, services and contact details applied identically to each vehicle.

Towns in Bedfordshire

We take on fleet livery in all of these towns across Bedfordshire, and in the smaller places, estates and business parks between them. Select a town to open its own page.

Anywhere in Bedfordshire, the first step is the same: send photos and rough sizes for a free quote on fleet livery. You approve a proof to scale before anything is made.