If you drive a lot(and I used to do fifty thousand mile p/a for work) you see all sorts of lousy sign writing. As you say; a company name but no way to contact them, or so much crap on the van you can't make out what it's for as it passes you on the motorway are common.

Then there's the graffiti on vans: white with a hint of M25 written in the dirt of the filthiest Transit I've seen amused me.

Another game to play is spot the stupidest slogan. Some of them are clearly the result of a boozy lunch between an incompetent manager and a hapless advertising wonk: specialists in all types of repair was one I saw recently.

Some of the best graffiti is written in van dirt

I always wonder why people with lorries don't realise that you can't read their phone numbers etc. properly when some of the digits/letters are underneath the locking bars.

Clearly the people who design the wraps have never got out and seen a real lorry…

Neil

Interesting observation John. I guess the bottom end are aimed at getting individual business contacts and the top end just want to increase market awareness of size. If you are Apple all you need is a logo but if you are Joe Bloggs specialist Gutter cleaner outer, 2 Oil Drum Way you actually want someone to talk to you.

As an aside I always thought NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE had to go in for a transport company running artic's because he couldn't get his name on anything smaller.

Martin

There are a few boring reasons why vans are often left plain:

• for reliability & tax reasons many companies only run a van for 3 years or so before replacing it. As most people don't want to buy a second-hand vehicle covered with advertising, it loses value.
• many companies find it more economic and flexible to lease vehicles rather than own them. As such they may not be allowed to damage the paintwork.
• Most organisations look hard at the value they get from advertising. Depending on the business, it may be more effective to spend the advertising budget on the web, F1 racing, TV, trade directories, or naughty calendars. Quite a few businesses don't advertise at all.

It's a shame really: what's stuck on the vehicles in old photos is fascinating.

Dave

There is a van comes round my way which is signwritten "HANDYMAN SOLUTIONS". I would love to go to it and write "DISSOLVE YOUR HANDYMAN TODAY" on it, but would probably get arrested,.

One of the best reasons for NOT having a van signwritten is it means one can take their personal trash to the dump without a load of hassle from the operatives.

Regards, Steve

"Free Estimates"

Aviod estimates like the plague, from a tradesman. Get a quote instead. At least with a quotation (written, of course) you then know how much it will cost you.

I was amused by "I wish my wife was this dirty" someone else added "she is". Best number plate was M40 YYY

Mike

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My Dad and my Uncle

Having no contact number is psychological. It gets people on their connected devices and searching for that curiousity and somebody somewhere receives revenue from all the clicks.

Ed.

Local to me ( Mansfield) is a company who deal with effluent and has on all its vehicles " The last link in the food chain"

Bwahaha! Got to get me one of those stickers.