White van man

[2] According to this stereotype, the "white van man" is typically an independent tradesperson, such as a builder, plumber or locksmith, self-employed, or running a small enterprise,[2] for whom driving a commercial vehicle is not their main line of business, as it would be for a professional freight-driver.

The first recorded use in the British press was in an article titled "Number is up for White Van Man – scourge of the road."

published by The Sunday Times on 18 May 1997 and written by Jonathan Leake, that paper's then-transport editor.

[4] The Sun newspaper ran a regular "White Van Man" column for some years[when?]

[citation needed] The term was used in 2010 as part of road safety campaigns by the Freight Transport Association.