Editing Van (section)

===United Kingdom===
In [[British English]], the word van refers to vehicles that carry goods only, either on roads or on rails. What would be called a "[[minivan]]" in American English is called a "people-carrier", "MPV" or multi-purpose vehicle, and larger passenger vehicles are called "[[minibus]]es". The [[Telegraph (newspaper)|''Telegraph'']] newspaper introduced the idea of the "[[White Van Man]]", a typical [[working-class]] man or small business owner who would have a white [[Ford Transit]], [[Mercedes-Benz Sprinter]], or similar panel van. Today the phrase "man and van" or "man with a van" refers to light removal firms normally operated by a sole business owner transporting anything from the contents of a whole house to just a few boxes. The word "van" also refers to railway [[covered goods wagons]], called "boxcars" in the United States.