Can you match my logo colours exactly?

Cut vinyl comes in a fixed range of colours, so we pick the closest match to your brand colours and show it on the proof. Where an exact match matters, the logo can be printed instead, because print can be tuned more finely. Screens show colours differently, so a printed sample is worth asking for.

What's the difference between cut vinyl and printed graphics?

Cut vinyl is solid-colour film cut by a plotter into letters and shapes, then weeded and applied, so it's crisp, durable and economical for text. Printed graphics are inks on white film, laminated, and used where a logo has gradients, photos or many colours. Many vans combine both: cut lettering with one printed logo panel.

Does the price of van sign-writing in Stevenage include VAT?

No. Our guide range of £245–£895 per van excludes VAT, which is added to the quote. The final figure depends on size, materials, access, removal of existing signage or graphics and the artwork needed, and we confirm it in writing after a survey or once we have checked your files.

What do you need from me to quote for van sign-writing in Stevenage?

Photos are the most useful start: the whole frontage, window or vehicle, plus a close-up of the area involved. Add rough measurements, your logo or artwork if you have it, and the address. From that we can say whether a survey visit is needed and send a written quote, followed by a proof for you to approve.

When could work on van sign-writing go ahead in Stevenage?

Fitting is typically scheduled once three things are in place: you have approved the proof, the materials are made or delivered, and any consent the job needs has been granted. For many jobs that is typically a few weeks from approval; illuminated or larger fabricated signs typically take longer, and consent decisions run to their own timetable.

How much lettering fits on a small van?

More than you'd think, but less than you might want. A small van has room for a clear business name, a short services line and a large phone number on each side, plus the name and number on the rear doors. Squeezing in a long list of services makes everything smaller, so we'll suggest which words to keep.

Van sign-writing in Stevenage

Van sign-writing is lettering, a logo and contact details cut from coloured vinyl and applied straight onto a van's paint, usually on the sides and rear doors, without covering whole panels in printed film.

Good reasons to look at van sign-writing in Stevenage

Your van probably spends more time on Stevenage roads than any leaflet spends on a doormat, so put the money into large, clear lettering.
Parked on a driveway in Stevenage for a day's work, a sign-written van tells the whole street who's doing the job and how to ring you.
Many people in Stevenage look a firm up online before calling, so a short web address on the rear doors makes that step easy.

What van sign-writing costs in Stevenage

How much? Expect a guide range of £245–£895 per van, VAT excluded. The rows below show what moves a job up or down that range, and the figure becomes firm once the survey or artwork check is done.

Van sign-writing in Stevenage: guide prices, supplied and fitted
Item	Guide, ex VAT	Inc. VAT (20%)
Basic lettering (sides and rear)	£245 – £450	£294 – £540
Lettering with printed logo panels	£395 – £895	£474 – £1,074

What moves the price: the size of the van, how many words and lines you want, the number of vinyl colours, printed logo panels, reflective or metallic film, and whether old lettering has to come off first. Every figure is a guide excluding VAT, confirmed once we've seen your wording and photos of the van.

Options for your Stevenage project

Metallic or outlined lettering

Metallic-effect vinyl or a contrasting outline to lift text on darker paint.

Lettering only

Name, services and contact details cut in one or two vinyl colours.

Lettering with printed logo panels

Cut lettering plus a printed, laminated logo where colours or gradients need it.

Rules for vehicle graphics in Stevenage

Advertisement consent does not usually come into vehicle graphics. Advertisements on a vehicle normally used as a moving vehicle are outside advertisement control in England, although a vehicle parked up mainly to act as a billboard is treated differently. The rules that matter are road and registration ones. If a wrap changes the main colour, update the V5C log book with DVLA and tell your insurer. The windscreen must let through at least 75% of light and the front side windows at least 70% under the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, so we keep graphics off them. Leased vehicles: check the lease allows graphics.

Covering Stevenage and Hertfordshire

Smart Signs works throughout Hertfordshire, Stevenage included, and across the rest of the country. A survey visit is arranged for fitted and illuminated signs so nothing is guessed. Window, wall and vehicle graphics can usually be priced remotely from good photos and accurate measurements. Addresses in SG1, SG2 and SG4 are all within our Stevenage coverage. Stevenage is about 19 miles north-east of Watford.

Also within reach of Stevenage

Van sign-writing in Hitchin 5 mi
Van sign-writing in Letchworth Garden City 5 mi
Van sign-writing in Welwyn Garden City 7 mi
Van sign-writing in Harpenden 9 mi
Van sign-writing in Hertford 9 mi

Tell us what you have in mind for van sign-writing in Stevenage. Snap the frontage, window or vehicle, add approximate sizes and send it over. Your quote is free, and the proof always comes before any making.

More signs in Stevenage

All sign types in Stevenage · Van sign-writing across Hertfordshire

Materials	Cut cast or polymeric vinyl; printed, laminated logo panels where needed
Typical size	Small car-derived vans to long-wheelbase vans; sides and rear doors
Typical lifespan	Cast vinyl commonly manufacturer-rated around 5–7 years; polymeric vinyl rated shorter