Although the Nemo is sold as a city van, it’s a solid performer on longer journeys too.

The cab is a lot bigger than you’d imagine, with plenty of legroom even for lanky specimens like me and the seats have plenty of side and lumbar support.

In fact I’d go as far as to say I found the Nemo more comfortable on long trips than the bigger Berlingo.

The Nemo’s 1.4-litre common rail powerplant is smooth and offers plenty of power for a van of this size, while its road manners are admirable, with slick gearchanges, a nice light clutch and power steering weighted just right.

It’s little wonder that the Nemo won the title of Best City Van at the inaugural Fleet Van awards in 2008.

Relay Enterprise

I was half expecting to find some kind of cheap and cheerful “cooking” version of the Relay but when our Enterprise turned up I doubt whether I’d have realised this was an Enterprise if it hadn’t had a badge on the back informing me so.

In fact climbing aboard the Relay was a bit like meeting an old friend – I’ve tested dozens of these vans in my time as a journalist, as don’t forget they get rebadged as both the Peugeot Boxer and Fiat Ducato.

It’s a good looking vehicle with plenty of plastic padding round the sides, front and rear to fend off annoying scrapes.

It’s a big step up into the cab, which gives a commanding view of the road ahead and the driver’s seat is superbly supportive, complete with an adjustable lumbar bar.

The steering w heel adjusts for height too, something that seems to be getting rarer on panel vans these days.

There are cubbyholes galore, a pop-up A4 document holder on top of the dash and a desk that magically appears from the back of the middle passenger seat complete with document clip and two coffee cup holders.

In fact, the cab is like a little office.

And don’t forget that being a Relay, this van comes complete with a free Trafficmaster sat-nav and stolen vehicle tracking system. It’s not exactly cutting-edge technology but it is neat and very easy to use.

On the downside, there’s only a driver’s airbag but ABS brakes come as standard along with a reversing sensor, which in my view should be a legal requirement on all commercial vehicles.

Once you’ve had them you NEVER want to drive a van without again.

There’s also Bluetooth capability which I’m afraid passes way above my level of electronic expertise, being an old groaner, and electric front windows. Not a bad tally really for £18,350 ex-VAT.

Under the bonnet is a 2.2-litre 100bhp common rail diesel powerplant and while it’s not exactly a ball of fire under way, there is no shortage of oomph for average fleet purposes.

The engine fires up quietly and smoothly and out on the road, the Relay’s driving manners are pleasing indeed.

The power steering is nicely weighted to give a bit of “feel” for what’s going on between wheel and road and the gearchanges snick into place in a very satisfactory manner.