How long does a fleet roll-out take?

It depends on the number of vehicles, the coverage and how many you can release at once. Templates and proofs typically take 2–4 weeks, then vehicles are fitted in agreed batches. A lettering-led livery moves faster than part wraps, and many fleets phase the work over several months so no more than a few vehicles are off the road at a time.

Can you handle fleet livery for a business in Belfast?

Yes. Smart Signs covers Belfast and the rest of County Antrim as part of a UK-wide service. You send photos and rough sizes, we arrange a survey if the job needs one, then you receive a proof to scale and a fixed written price. Nothing is made or fitted until you have approved both.

Why is there a price range for fleet livery rather than one figure?

Because jobs vary. The guide of £225 to £1,650 per vehicle + VAT spans small, simple work at one end and larger, more involved work at the other. Size, material, finish, access, design time and any consent drawings push the figure up or down. A survey or artwork check lets us fix the price for your job in Belfast.

What can delay fleet livery in Belfast?

The usual causes are artwork changes after the proof stage, waiting for consent, access arrangements such as a council licence for scaffolding on the pavement, and weather for outdoor fitting. Jobs typically run smoothly once the proof is approved and any consent is in place, but we do not promise dates that depend on things outside our control.

Do trucks and trailers need different materials?

Often, yes. Box bodies and flat-sided trailers take printed vinyl much like vans, though rivets and corrugated panels need extra care. Curtain-sided trailers usually need graphics printed onto the curtain itself or a flexible film, because the curtain moves and folds. Send photos and we'll suggest an approach for each body type.

Can you take over livery designed by someone else?

Yes. Send the original artwork if you have it, or straight-on photos of each vehicle type. We redraw the livery onto master templates, match colours as closely as the films allow, and flag anything that won't transfer well to a new model, such as graphics that would cross a different door line.

Fleet livery in County Antrim

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 County Antrim?

Fleets that leave a depot in Belfast each morning and spread across County Antrim put the same brand on dozens of streets every working day.
Vehicles going back to lease companies from a Belfast depot need graphics removed cleanly, so planning de-fleet removal early avoids surprises.
Where we can arrange fitting at your depot, vehicles kept in Belfast can be liveried in batches between shifts instead of being driven away.

Guide prices in County Antrim

Below is the guide pricing we use for fleet livery: from £225 up to £1,650 per vehicle, before VAT. These are not fixed quotes. A written price follows once measurements are taken and your artwork has been checked.

Fleet livery in County Antrim: 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

The per-vehicle cost depends on vehicle sizes, coverage, how many different models need templates, where fitting happens and whether old graphics come off first. These are guide figures excluding VAT; your per-vehicle price is confirmed from the vehicle list and approved artwork.

Rules for vehicle graphics in County Antrim

Planning for fleet livery in Northern Ireland? The council's advertisement rules generally do not apply to vehicles in normal use, though a vehicle stationed mainly as an advert can be treated as one. The points to watch are DVLA, insurance and visibility: update the V5C if the main colour changes, let your insurer know, and keep the windscreen (75% light minimum) and front side windows (70%) free of graphics. Rear one-way vision film is used on vans and cars with two exterior mirrors. For leased vehicles, check the agreement on graphics and removal.

Options worth considering

De-fleet removal

Livery taken off in batches as vehicles are sold or returned.

Part-wrap livery

Printed graphics on the sides and rear, with the factory colour as background.

Chapter 8 integration

Rear chevrons designed into the livery for vehicles that work on the highway.

Towns in County Antrim

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

Start your fleet livery enquiry for County Antrim now: images and rough measurements help us price accurately. Quotes cost nothing, and you see and approve the design before production starts.