aberdeen - WARNING

[scanny77]

as im sure our more northern colleagues here will confirm, there has been a spate of vandalism around aberdeen lately. well it has taken a step higher up and now its getting serious

thats the corner of my truck in our raik road depot. note the top left hand corner of that trailer which belongs to shetland transport who use our site a lot
and from the side

that trailer was washed on our site and pulled out to the road for the night still hooked up. it was torched!
they reckon the culprits opened the back door and threw something like a petrol bomb inside. it was gutted although it was contained within the trailer which was lucky for the driver. im thinking maybe i should find alternative parking arrangements from now on where i can put a padlock on the trailer door and pull the unit a few feet forward of the trailer. for the sake of a few minutes coupling up in morning, they can have the trailer but the unit is my transport home and obviously i am in it so i dont particularly fancy having it burned around me

be careful out there

[scaniaman2006]

disgraceful scanny if they came down harder on these yobs it might change there way of thinking

stay safe out there

[farmer]

ouch


dozens of cars been damaged by vndals latel in aberdeen


see here

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/1236623

and ere

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/1232589

[LoadsOfHorses]

That's outrageous! Someone's going to get killed!

Thanks for posting it, Scanny. I hope all the Scottish boys and girls take extra care

[joemaxi]

Oh dear - guess where I`m off to tomorrow

Better get the kevlar vest on.......................

[merc0447]

i hope they get caught - not by the police but by a greek trucker with a bread knife if you know what i mean

[scanny77]

That's outrageous! Someone's going to get killed!

Thanks for posting it, Scanny. I hope all the Scottish boys and girls take extra care

someone has been killed before. a few years ago a rigid was parked up for the night. someone set fire to pallets under it and the driver died. a 34 year old man was prosecuted for it if i remember correctly

oddly enough the aberdeen depot didnt think to let the bellshill depot know about this incident. i felt i should warn them about it when i got back and they had no idea that it had happened. you would think that they would want to look after their own equipment and staff but clearly the aberdeen staff dont see it as their problem since they only have one truck stationed there and the rest are bellshills responsibility

at least the driver wasnt hurt on this occasion. that is something. the shetland transport lads are decent guys

[joemaxi]

Got back alive!

But heard on the radio that more cars were damaged last night!

[scanny77]

north sound 1? thats who i listen to up here. i always stick to local radio.
i got a call out today for an asda run which meant parking up where that trailer was burnt out. luckily asda rejected my smelly trailer so i am parked up at the harbour in peterhead instead. padlock (my own) on the trailer and wheelbrace in the door pocket. im not going to make it easy for them. i emailled Brian Weatherley about this incident and posted it on the UKIP website. im going to use this as much as i can in my campaign for secure parking. no trucker should be parked up with a threat like that on their mind. all we are doing is earning an honest living

[Steve-o]

Jeezo Scanny! Be safe man. I would say ratchet your doors but you might need to make a quick exit! I often parked along from Scania in Altens

[farmer]

Jeezo Scanny! Be safe man. I would say ratchet your doors but you might need to make a quick exit! I often parked along from Scania in Altens

the only thing that roads got goin for it is theres usally other truckers kickin abot at all hours


but that doesnt stop the young chavs kickin around in there cas all night either

[scottishcruiser]

Did anyone read the newspaper articles???? Seems as if

Ross Kemp

was accused and pled guilty to damaging to cars... Thought he was busy doing Eastenders? Doing documentaries in Aghan???

But in the other hand its sad that you cant park u without FEARING your life. Dont shetland park there units/trailers at the truckstop (That old tatty one) and I am sure its £40 to park in there?? Been a long time since up in Aberdeen.

[scottie0011]

Did anyone read the newspaper articles???? Seems as if

Ross Kemp

was accused and pled guilty to damaging to cars... Thought he was busy doing Eastenders? Doing documentaries in Aghan???

But in the other hand its sad that you cant park u without FEARING your life. Dont shetland park there units/trailers at the truckstop (That old tatty one) and I am sure its £40 to park in there?? Been a long time since up in Aberdeen.

Shetland do park their trailers at the truckstop, just as an aside the truckstop has been bought over and the parking has been all leveled out, sign up stating £6 to park now and the guy is installing security fencing, cctv and entry barriers, toilet and shower block has been done up as well.

No food or bugger all there though but there is a Shell garage and the Gordon Hotel round the corner

[Steve-o]

Jeezo Scanny! Be safe man. I would say ratchet your doors but you might need to make a quick exit! I often parked along from Scania in Altens

the only thing that roads got goin for it is theres usally other truckers kickin abot at all hours


but that doesnt stop the young chavs kickin around in there cas all night either

Aye and pricks tooting their horns trying to wake you in the morning.

[buck rogers]

thanks for the heads up scanny 77!

[scanny77]

Jeezo Scanny! Be safe man. I would say ratchet your doors but you might need to make a quick exit! I often parked along from Scania in Altens

im trying to stay one step ahead mate. i was meant to park there last night but ended up in peterhead instead but i wasnt taking any chances

padlocked to prevent anything being chucked inside

i had that in the door pocket just in case. if they fancy trying it on that would smash a skull. if they are trying to do a runner in a car, it would go through a window. they arent messing around with my truck without a fight and i dont care about consequences. truck crime isnt taken seriously enough so there is no real deterrant. there will be if they happen to hit the truck i have the keys to though

[kitkat]

Scanny,not being funny here but wtf is that padlock gonna do They'll have that off in seconds.( i'v got a better padlock on garden shed ffs ) Why don't you un-hitch unit and park unit right up against the doors if you want to stop them getting into trl. At least you'll hear any noise coming from rear of trl,then you can alert police who get paid to take care of these morons.Why would you want to be a wanna be hero against a mob in car's,it ain't your trl and i'm sure the company will have it insured.So when your lay in hospital possibly with serious injuries the company have claimed and got a new trl earning cash while your in pain.So let me make a wee suggestion here,do what you get paid to do and let the proper guy's deal with the yobs.These yobs will slip up one day and will be caught,and yes i know the law is limited in what they can do in ways to punish them,but that ain't your problem.

[gogzy]

Scanny,not being funny here but wtf is that padlock gonna do They'll have that off in seconds.( i'v got a better padlock on garden shed ffs ) Why don't you un-hitch unit and park unit right up against the doors if you want to stop them getting into trl. At least you'll hear any noise coming from rear of trl,then you can alert police who get paid to take care of these morons.Why would you want to be a wanna be hero against a mob in car's,it ain't your trl and i'm sure the company will have it insured.So when your lay in hospital possibly with serious injuries the company have claimed and got a new trl earning cash while your in pain.So let me make a wee suggestion here,do what you get paid to do and let the proper guy's deal with the yobs.These yobs will slip up one day and will be caught,and yes i know the law is limited in what they can do in ways to punish them,but that ain't your problem.

tbh the police are pretty useless when it involves truck crime. i for one would protect myself if somebody was trying to steal the truck i had (unless it was some beat up hump of junk then they can have it) im not gonna let some low life scum chav peice of {zb} think he can steal the truck ive been left in possesion of and if hes on his own i will happily smash his skull in and just leave him there, i know that seems harsh but think about it if he did the same to you, you would be left for dead aswell.

[scanny77]

i had never intended a high security device but it would make it harder for them. it wouldnt be a simple case of opening the door and chucking something inside. if i wanted a half decent security device i would wire up a simple electrical loop using the batteries, probably hooked up to an alarm inside the cab. pretty basic stuff but it would be a pain to set up, especially if you wanted it to be effective which would require the breaking point to be the trailer door and the wiring hidden under the trailer body. door opens, loop breaks, alarm goes off!
insured it may be but that truck has been entrusted to me and no one is going to compromise my responsibilities without trouble. there is no way in hell i would surrender my truck to anyone. i dont expect anyone to agree with me (or even understand) on this one but that is who i am. its my duty to look after that truck and thats all there is to it in my eyes. if someone attacks my position i will defend it!

[kitkat]

Scanny,not being funny here but wtf is that padlock gonna do They'll have that off in seconds.( i'v got a better padlock on garden shed ffs ) Why don't you un-hitch unit and park unit right up against the doors if you want to stop them getting into trl. At least you'll hear any noise coming from rear of trl,then you can alert police who get paid to take care of these morons.Why would you want to be a wanna be hero against a mob in car's,it ain't your trl and i'm sure the company will have it insured.So when your lay in hospital possibly with serious injuries the company have claimed and got a new trl earning cash while your in pain.So let me make a wee suggestion here,do what you get paid to do and let the proper guy's deal with the yobs.These yobs will slip up one day and will be caught,and yes i know the law is limited in what they can do in ways to punish them,but that ain't your problem.

tbh the police are pretty useless when it involves truck crime. i for one would protect myself if somebody was trying to steal the truck i had (unless it was some beat up hump of junk then they can have it) im not gonna let some low life scum chav peice of {zb} think he can steal the truck ive been left in possesion of and if hes on his own i will happily smash his skull in and just leave him there, i know
that seems harsh but think about it if he did the same to you, you would be left for dead aswell.

I never mentioned the truck,it's the trl's that these yob's are targeting.It's obvious that if some yob is smashing the unit up your natural reactions are to defend yourself.But if it's the trl then i ain't bothered about it,as that and the goods inside can be replaced.Can you

[kitkat]

i had never intended a high security device but it would make it harder for them. it wouldnt be a simple case of opening the door and chucking something inside. if i wanted a half decent security device i would wire up a simple electrical loop using the batteries, probably hooked up to an alarm inside the cab. pretty basic stuff but it would be a pain to set up, especially if you wanted it to be effective which would require the breaking point to be the trailer door and the wiring hidden under the trailer body. door opens, loop breaks, alarm goes off!
insured it may be but that truck has been entrusted to me and no one is going to compromise my responsibilities without trouble. there is no way in hell i would surrender my truck to anyone. i dont expect anyone to agree with me (or even understand) on this one but that is who i am. its my duty to look after that truck and thats all there is to it in my eyes. if someone attacks my position i will defend it!

So you sacrifice your life over a company vehicle, There are security locks that can be purchased for trl's,maybe if your that bothered about the trl being broken into that you ask the boss to get them in.

[scanny77]

it would cost the price of a phone call to replace me. how much do insulated trailers cost?

[ANDY1961]

Scanny,not being funny here but wtf is that padlock gonna do They'll have that off in seconds.( i'v got a better padlock on garden shed ffs ) Why don't you un-hitch unit and park unit right up against the doors if you want to stop them getting into trl. At least you'll hear any noise coming from rear of trl,then you can alert police who get paid to take care of these morons.Why would you want to be a wanna be hero against a mob in car's,it ain't your trl and i'm sure the company will have it insured.So when your lay in hospital possibly with serious injuries the company have claimed and got a new trl earning cash while your in pain.So let me make a wee suggestion here,do what you get paid to do and let the proper guy's deal with the yobs.These yobs will slip up one day and will be caught,and yes i know the law is limited in what they can do in ways to punish them,but that ain't your problem.

Good post KitKat - totally agree!

Honestly, what is it with these "HEROES" that would "have a go" with what is in effect an offensive weapon (knives, car tools etc), over a friggin' trailer and it's contents, that they don't even own!

It's laughable!

[scanny77]

getting broken into isnt the issue mate. we park up empty anyway. the issue is the shetland drivers incident. if it was opportunistic, they wont be hanging around. the few seconds caused by a cheap padlock could be enough if they have lit the device before trying the door. if it was a targetted attack, the rest of us dont have anything to worry about but no one knows yet so i am treating it as opportunistic and trying to make it a wee bit harder for them to get me. it certainly isnt intended to keep anyone out. a decent padlock wouldnt fit on those doors anyway and im not paying out of my pocket for a proper lock

Andy, who said anything about being a hero? there is nothing heroic about fulfilling your duty. its my job, thats it!

[ANDY1961]

getting broken into isnt the issue mate. we park up empty anyway. the issue is the shetland drivers incident. if it was opportunistic, they wont be hanging around. the few seconds caused by a cheap padlock could be enough if they have lit the device before trying the door. if it was a targetted attack, the rest of us dont have anything to worry about but no one knows yet so i am treating it as opportunistic and trying to make it a wee bit harder for them to get me. it certainly isnt intended to keep anyone out. a decent padlock wouldnt fit on those doors anyway and im not paying out of my pocket for a proper lock

Andy, who said anything about being a hero? there is nothing heroic about fulfilling your duty. its my job, thats it!

Yeah but Scanny, your life and the preservation of other lives (depending on your actions) is a lot more important than "defending" a trailer - empty or full!

My apologies - my previous post wasn't directed totally at you (I know it appeared that way). What astonishes me however are the amount of drivers on here who talk about how they have knives etc in their cabs to defend themselves if they're hijacked, or to use if someone, or some people, try to break into their trailers when they're parked up.
Granted if you're actually attacked by knife weilding low lifes you've got to defend yourself somehow. It's never personally happened to me in or out of a truck, or on the street, so I can't comment.
What I can say is, that I carry high value goods every day, and if a van load of gun toting/knife weilding thugs actually managed to stop me, and threaten me with my life for the sake of the truck and it's load - I'd hand them the friggin' keys!

But for all these drivers who say they'd be prepared to defend their trucks and loads (especially when they don't own any of it!) with a knife or other offensive weapons, when parked up or otherwise, and be prepared for the consequences...well they are talking bravado nonsense!
It's just silly "Rambo" talk and they know it!

Most drivers can't run the length of themselves - so it's unlikely they would be able to reach for their weapon of choice in time to actually use it anyway!

[scanny77]

my knife wouldnt do much good for defence. the handle is longer than the blade and its a lock knife that stays tucked away in my bag. its strictly a tool for cutting shrink wrap, plastic ties, knackered straps etc. a hunting knife it is not!
there are some rather portly fellas in this game but i have never been above a 32" waist despite my love affair with the nearest burger van i can sniff out
talking about life means nothing to me personally. we all gotta go sometime and i have no intention of living long enough to retire anyway

[kitkat]

Just to let you rambo's know if your stopped on a routine check and the police find things like wheel brace's etc in your cab you can be charged with carrying an offensive weapon.But i'm sure you have a go hero's will know the law.

talking about life means nothing to me personally. we all gotta go sometime and i have no intention of living long enough to retire anyway

The way you talk about defending a unit and trl to the hilt even though it don't belong to you,is beyond me scanny.Your either a few cans short of a 6 pack or just plain stupid.Your paid by the agency to drive one of their customers unit and trl end of.What you gonna do next lie in wait in the grass and jump out with your rambo knife.At least your army training will come in handy eh.

[scanny77]

in the army, running away and letting the enemy have your equipment would probably be classed as desertion and im not a deserter. i dont know why you lot are going on about rambo and heriocs. talk about making a mountain out of a molehill. if you want to hand the keys over, thats your choice. but its my choice to defend my post. it may not be a landrover full of communications equipment but its still my duty to return the vehicle to its base no matter who is paying me to do it

and yes, i DO know the law. why do you think i dont carry anything that could be proven to be a weapon? technically, ANYTHING is a weapon as anything can be used in self defence. can you see me being prosecuted for carrying a packet of fags and wearing steel toe capped boots? they would be my first choice every time

[Joshh]

Gotta agree with scanny on this one, in the event of something happening you can never be to sure you could hand over the keys and still get shot/knifed/hit like that blackburn security person who handed all the money over and still got shot so scanny would go down with a fight to defend what he has got rather than letting these scumbags get away with something laughing all the way home and becuase they have succeded they will proberly do this again to another driver the night after.

[kitkat]

Jeezo Scanny! Be safe man. I would say ratchet your doors but you might need to make a quick exit! I often parked along from Scania in Altens

im trying to stay one step ahead mate. i was meant to park there last night but ended up in peterhead instead but i wasnt taking any chances

padlocked to prevent anything being chucked inside

i had that in the door pocket just in case. if they fancy trying it on that would smash a skull. if they are trying to do a runner in a car, it would go through a window. they arent messing around with my truck without a fight and i dont care about consequences. truck crime isnt taken seriously enough so there is no real deterrant. there will be if they happen to hit the truck i have the keys to though

Well wtf is this,scotch mist.If that ain't an offensive weapon then i'm a monkeys uncle.

and yes, i DO know the law.

Well it's clear you don't scanny.