Wicked Campers

Wicked Campers
Founded2000
FounderJohn Webb
Headquarters
Brisbane
,
Australia
ProductsCamper van rentals
Websitewww.wickedcampers.com

Wicked Campers is an Australian camper van rental company based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1] Founded in 2000 by John Webb, the company also has outlets in other parts of Australia, along with New Zealand, together with operations in Europe, South Africa, Japan, and North and South America.[2]

Wicked Campers market their product towards younger drivers and backpackers. Each van features a spray painted design, often featuring pop culture references and slogans, which are often rude and offensive⁠—including statements perceived as misogynistic, anti-environmental, and disrespectful to Indigenous communities. Following moves by various Australian states to outlaw offensive slogans and images on vehicles, notably campervans belonging to Wicked Campers, on 2 August 2019 Federal and State government ministers agreed on a combined approach to deal with the issue.[3]

  1. ^ Connolly, John (18 April 2009). "No business like slogan business". The Australian. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. ^ Is this the end for Wicked Campers obscene slogans? Triple J 21 July 2016
  3. ^ "Transport ministers agree to national crackdown on vehicles displaying obscene messages". ABC online. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.