The surge of the white van man

The surge of the white van man

While this stereotype is a gross exaggeration -- nothing more than a 1990s invention of the press -- motorists cannot fail to notice (and CILT members will know all too well) that the sheer number of vans they are sharing the road with has soared. There are now at least 3.7 million vans in the UK, i...

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