It was the BBC TV sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses' which made Reliant's three-wheeler a cult motor car. Several Reliant vans were used during the ten year run of the popular BBC TV sitcom, which began in 1981, as well as in the TV specials that followed. This is one of the Regals supplied to the BBC by Action Vehicles but it wasn’t the van’s only starring role.

The van subsequently starred in the 1996 Christmas Special. The Reliant Regal was ideal for the Trotters, as it was cheap to run and the body didn’t rust. And, of course, the tax was always in the post - lovely jubbly!