The first A plate I ever saw was one of Gilbraiths Roadtrains at Eccles and in 81 on a Saturday morning I gave one of their lads a lift from the A6 at Bamber Bridge down to Charnock .He had been stuck on that 281 miles rule if you had no Tacho, on the Friday .He’d got a lift back down fronm Cleveleys with a British Beef driver who;d forgotten his notes .I’d just loaded from there and wondered why he’'d come in the yard in such a rush.