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How do you identify the main criteria to obtaining recognition as a ‘white van man’? Obviously you have to own a white van for starters, but even this may exclude you from joining this club. I will list some of my own experiences, which would guarantee entry into the club for anyone.

Complete disregard for other road users

Now, this is vitally important if you wish to become a member of this club. It cannot simply be a slight bending of the rules or a deliberate misinterpretation here or there. There has to be no abiding by the rules! If you are driving down a narrow county road, for example, you cannot safely negociate passage past another vehicle. You would have to force the other car to stop to let you pass, or more suitable, run that person right off the road. If you can manage to do this without the slightest pang of guilt, then you are well on your way to earning your spurs.

Dominate your steet with your vehicle

Nowadays in most towns and cities the councils have woken up to the fact that lots of money can be made by forcing the population to pay for parking. Now that the parking space outside your house is premium real estate, the permit doesn’t even guarantee slotting your car anywhere near to where your live. But where does ‘white van man’ fit into this? Our bloke probably owns more than one or two cars and parks the van outside his house too, consuming more space than anyone else in the street. If it is possible that you can do this and not give a stuff about your neighbours, then you will pass with flying colours!

If you wish to qualify as a ‘white van man’ check out commercial commercial van leasing has provided a simple way of getting hold of a van. Fiat van leasing and Iveco van leasing are just some of the options out there to choose from.

Andre Citroen the famous car manufacturer was born in 1934. He attended the Polytechnical school in Paris where he was an excellent student. From there he started working for the car company “Mors”. By age 27 he had founded his first company.

In 1913 he also founded another company to ensure the best use of his patent for carburettors. In the beginning Citroen was influenced by the business methods of Henry Ford who utilised the assembly line as early as 1908 in the USA.

In 1915 at the start of war, Andre received a commission to make 7500 grenades. Citroen then convinced the Ministry of Defence that he would in fact deliver larger quantities if produced industrially.

By 1919 the first “citroen car” was produced. It had a 4 cylinder engine and was capable of speeds of 65km/h. During the year they produced 2,500 cars. However the next year they were producing 20,200!

In 1921 the Citroen taxis made their entrance onto the streets of Paris.

Eleven years on at the beginning of 1932 the C4 and C6 were built using the “floating power” engine. The engine was made secure by rubber mounts in preference to being bolted to the chassis. Obviously this eliminated a lot of the vibrations making it a much more comfortable ride.

About this time they started to produce toy cars for children, a somewhat unusual idea!

However things took a turn for the worse after the Wall Street crash in 1929. In 1933 their factories were rebuilt which cost a great deal of money. By April of that year there was a strike at the factory. Cars stopped selling profitably abroad due to the exchange rates and restrictions against foreign products. By the end of the year they had accrued several debts.

By December 1934 the company was declared bankrupt. Andre Citroen died the next year.

It was from here that the Michelin Company stepped in with financial help and therefore the name continues today.

There are still countless “citroens” on our roads today and many of these are used for van leasing.  It is often more viable to lease vans and indeed in years to come Citroen van leasing companies would be spread worldwide.