We have bought the van!

We arrived in the UK Wednesday morning after an uneventful but not unpleasant flight on BA. We picked up a hire car from Europcar and are now staying with relatives about 40 miles south of London.
On Thursday we found the van we wanted to buy, and on Friday we took it for a test drive and signed on the dotted line! Its a new one, the picture is from the brochure. More photos after we pick it up late next week. There are literally thousands for sale in the UK and we could have looked for months. We decided on a new one after looking at many second hand. It is not too far over our budget (!) but we like the benefits of buying new.
Something I hadn't counted on was the difficulty of getting the van insured. Most insurance companies would not touch us because we are not UK residents. Approaching desperation I phoned the AA (Automobile Association, not Alcholics Anonymous!), and they were very helpful and arranged the insurance.
Now we have five days to see the family and get organised before we pick up the van and head off for a test camp!