57% of vans on the road are white, survey finds

12th December 2012

White remains by far the most popular colour for vans in Britain.

There were almost 1.9 million white vans on the roads last year – 57% of the light commercial vehicle parc – a survey by Direct Line for Business has found.  It was the same percentage as in 2002, when there were 1.4 million white vans in operation.

Blue vans remained the second most popular (11%) ahead of silver vans which have surged from 2% to 10% in the last decade.  The proportion of red vans in service has fallen from 12% to 7% since 2002.