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 Hawick?

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.

Is there a guide price for fleet livery in Hawick?

Yes: £225–£1,650 per vehicle + VAT is our guide range. It is not a fixed quote, because no two jobs are the same size or on the same surface. The area covered, materials, the number of letters or panels, removal of anything old and access all change the figure, which we confirm after seeing the site or artwork.

Should Chapter 8 chevrons be part of the livery?

If your vehicles stop or work on the highway and your contracts ask for them, yes. It's better to design the rear doors with the chevron area set aside than to add chevrons later over the branding. The livery then keeps the name and phone number clear of the markings, and the rear still carries your brand.

What can delay fleet livery in Hawick?

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.

Fleet livery in the Scottish Borders

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 the Scottish Borders?

Facilities, cleaning and maintenance firms with contracts in and around Hawick benefit from vehicles that look like one team, whoever is driving.
Adding a new van to a Hawick 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 Hawick each morning and spread across the Scottish Borders put the same brand on dozens of streets every working day.

Guide prices in the Scottish Borders

We publish guide prices so you can plan before you get in touch. For fleet livery the range is £225–£1,650 per vehicle, not including VAT, and the final price is confirmed after we survey the site or check the artwork.

Fleet livery in the Scottish Borders: 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 the Scottish Borders

Scotland follows the same approach to vehicle graphics as the rest of the UK. Livery on a van, car or lorry in everyday use is not treated as an advertisement needing consent; the council's interest starts only if a vehicle is parked up chiefly as a sign. What matters instead is the paperwork and the glass. DVLA should be told of any change of main colour through the V5C, and so should your insurer. Light transmission rules set a minimum of 75% for the windscreen and 70% for the front side windows, so our layouts never touch them. Lease or contract hire? Read the terms on graphics and removal first.

Options worth considering

Chapter 8 integration

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

De-fleet removal

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

Full-wrap livery

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

Towns in the Scottish Borders

We take on fleet livery in all of these towns across the Scottish Borders, 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 the Scottish Borders now: images and rough measurements help us price accurately. Quotes cost nothing, and you see and approve the design before production starts.