Why? Are vans White???

[Bill Rose]

Love them to bits, but why are vans white?

I was sitting at a railway-level-crossing (You never find one on a hill.) thinking why is that van white, I mean really white, brilliant white, super smooth white.

When did that happen?

Why are they not, say.. Elephant Grey! Or Soft Pink!

Discuss at length with a glass of the Olde-Amber-Necter. (Why are vans not Beer coloured!)

Regards Love and Kisses..

[ddb]

Less critical for colour consistency so original paint is cheaper and easier to touch up.

[Solent]

Historically it is a blank canvas for signwriting, although the advances in vinyl wrapping are resulting in some eye-catching colours and designs.

Many companies are also going to other colours to avoid being perceived as 'white van man' so there are many more vans about in non-white colours now.

[CourierJim]

There was a debate on the "Courier Exchange" web site about this a few weeks back, as many courier companies demand that drivers who work for them, should own white, unsignwritten vans. As a freelancer, I'm regularly asked by firms (when I'm quoting for work), what colour van I have; and they are most pleased when I tell them that it is plain white. I've always said that a small courier firm having a fleet of white vans, is the best way of putting over something of a "corporate image", when in reality, they are just a rag-tag bunch of owner drivers.

[ATL_driver]

it was on 'for the love of cars' white vehicles are cooler inside than any other colour, that was why Ford did it

[Sootyfoot]

As any courier will tell you..........The white ones....are faster!

[ricc]

red ones are faster round the lanes..... postie drives them every day so knows where hes going and who hell meet

[Johny555]

My postie drives about 3 meters, post a few letters and gets back in the van drives another 3 meters, all the way down the street, must take him longer getting in and out rather than just walking,crazy!! I bet that van doesn't even get to full temp,don't envey the next owner when royal mail sell it on, never buy ex royal mail vans,

[Ewanm77]

as someone said above white vans are a lot cooler inside

[ffrenchie]

It's so white van man can drive them, obvious innit ?

And the paint's cheaper