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From White Van Man howlers to hilarious Starbucks doors, we reveal embarrassing van sign slip-ups

Advertising your company on the side of your vehicle is a great idea in theory, but these business owners didn’t think things through

OPENING the doors has put these firms at a distinct disad-van-tage.

While advertising on the side of a vehicle is a tried-and-trusted way to attract attention, it can result in a good giggle when the sliding doors get in the way and the slogan goes seriously off-message.

 Tree-mendous news: He’s not beating around the bush with this sign
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Tree-mendous news: He’s not beating around the bush with this sign

And it’s not just White Van Man working for small firms who has ended up being caught out – with Starbucks reduced to S-ucks.

Here, EMMA PIETRAS picks some of the funniest van sign slip-ups on the road.

Bum note

 Sliding door causes is bottom of the pile
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Sliding door causes is bottom of the pile

Taste the rainbow

 Don’t expect a pot of gold at the end of it though
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Don’t expect a pot of gold at the end of it though

Shroom, Shroom

 These mushrooms will leave a bad taste in your mouth
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These mushrooms will leave a bad taste in your mouth

Mitchell's built up quite the empire

 Van has hit the road and is open for business
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Van has hit the road and is open for business

Bacon strips

 Company seems to offer the perfect combination of sex and a snack
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Company seems to offer the perfect combination of sex and a snack

Left wing drive

 Even if you look at it from different Engels it’s still not right
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Even if you look at it from different Engels it’s still not right

Rear of the year

 There’s a society for everything these days
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There’s a society for everything these days

Bit of a sip-up

 Police accidentally encourage drivers to hit the bottle on breath-testing vans
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Police accidentally encourage drivers to hit the bottle on breath-testing vans

What a ride

 This coach load will have a lot to write about in their postcard home
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This coach load will have a lot to write about in their postcard home

Loo must be joking

 Kim Kardashian probably has him on speed dial
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Kim Kardashian probably has him on speed dial

Get a grip

 Get a hold of yourself: Perhaps this van owner is offering a private place for men to relieve sexual frustration
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Get a hold of yourself: Perhaps this van owner is offering a private place for men to relieve sexual frustration

Sex tourism

 What happens on the bus stays on the bus
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What happens on the bus stays on the bus

Bitter taste

 Perhaps the sign maker doesn’t like their coffee
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Perhaps the sign maker doesn’t like their coffee

Willy bad idea

 Yacht company left red faced after signwriting fail
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Yacht company left red faced after signwriting fail

Butt of the joke

 This van driver must have hit rock bottom after being made a laughing stock
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This van driver must have hit rock bottom after being made a laughing stock
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