This snippet came via a twitter buddy @UKDivorce, thanks Jackie for the link.

A study to increase knowledge of the rapidly growing “white van man” sector on UK roads has been commissioned by the government.

There are three million light commercial vehicles (LCV) on the road, marking a 40% rise in 10 years.

There is a lack of knowledge about this sector “often unloved by motorists, pedestrians and regulators”, said the Commission for Integrated Transport.

The study is the first attempt to get to grips with this “complex area”.

“The study will also plug some major gaps in our knowledge of this flexible business tool so that policymakers in both Westminster and Brussels can make informed decisions without harming the vital role that vans play in our economy”.

via BBC NEWS | England | West Midlands | UK orders ‘white van man’ study.

Now this may come as a shock to the Government, so perhaps the transport minister should be sitting as he reads this: People order things, food, goods, books… you name it they order it. This is then made and sent to the shops and warehouses where people buy them.

Now the fairies and the pigeons are not delivering it, its every day men and women in white vans. So please don’t be shocked when you see a lot of them on the road they are just doing their job of getting your products from the manufacturer to the shop, to your doorstep.

I have saved the EU a heap of money. Areas to be studied include how the market is regulated, now that should prove interesting as transport has a whole raft of red tape. It’s unlikely anyone anytime soon will be looking at making life easier for white van men and women.

Hope the money for this study isn’t coming from our taxes.

Kevin

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