ive not been driving long and was moaning to my mate about the fact that no one in London is prepared to give you an inch , his reply was take as much room as you need and a little bit more , ive found it to be good advice .
Take as many inches as you need.
Thats also the advice I give to my wife.
syramax:
ive not been driving long and was moaning to my mate about the fact that no one in London is prepared to give you an inch , his reply was take as much room as you need and a little bit more , ive found it to be good advice .
When in London, just signal and move because no one will let you in otherwise. When in traffic just keep inching over, eventually someone will yield because he doesn’t want his motor scratched.
eagerbeaver:
Take as many inches as you need.Thats also the advice I give to my wife.
And She replies, the couple on offer will do for now 
As some have already said, take more than the room required til you get more experienced. Slow down, don’t let booking times or planners, or any one else hassle you into a mistake, they wont be there to offer mitigation when the ■■■■ hits the fan.
Sat navs, rubbish, google maps can be a better aid, never used a sat nav in My nearly 30 yaers driving. Unfortunalty the local shop or garage aren’t as useful for directions as they once were, but use the Nav as an aid, and look for signs on the road that other trucks have passed that way, such as tyre scrub marks on the tarmac, and sometimes park it lock it and walk, I’ve done this before many times over the years, you may walk half a mile and find were you want to be, or just return to your truck as lost as when you started, but you wont be stuck down some narrow road wondering why the hell you got into this vocation for a living
Eddie-im not folding into a quarter for anyone mate.
eagerbeaver:
Eddie-im not folding into a quarter for anyone mate.
If I understood what you meant I’d give you an answer,
eddie snax:
look for signs on the road that other trucks have passed that way, such as tyre scrub marks on the tarmac, and sometimes park it lock it and walk, I’ve done this before many times over the years, you may walk half a mile and find were you want to be, or just return to your truck as lost as when you started, but you wont be stuck down some narrow road wondering why the hell you got into this vocation for a living
This is great advice thank you. I had to get out the other day. Flagged down a car and said “Excuse me sir do you know how I can get back to the main road.” A woman spoke back 
But I will start looking out for scrub marks, bent signs and dead cyclists.
dcgpx:
Think as you approach that you need wide wide turning and use all road if need be to get into correct position.I used to do exactly same but now very aware of turning circle or lack of !
So say I’m turning left at a tight junction, get over into the right hand lane (as long as it’s visible from the road I’m turning onto so some saft ■■■■ doesn’t come careening round the corner!
Terry T:
Your sat nav can’t make you do anything mate. It can only offer you advice on which route to take based on the limited knowledge it has of the road system. This, even in the best truck specific sat navs, should be used in conjunction with common sense.
This much is too true. The problem is in a car it can send you down some tight as all holy hell farm track with broken planks plugging up the massive potholes (been there, thought I’d ripped the bottom of the car off), but you can always back it up, so there’s never a sense of danger. And anyway it’s usually right (heh heh). I guess thinking for myself is a skill I need to work on.
ROG:
I just looked through your posts and you have very recently passed C so I am thinking that you need to take things slower to give yourself time to get used to new situations - I get the impression you are rushing … am I wrong ?
You’re not wrong ROG. I think it’s an over reaction to just passing and driving at 20 miles an hour everywhere because everything looked very fast. And the fact every shop closes at 10.
daftvader:
Sat nav does’nt send you any where…You have got a brain and some eyes i take it…Try using them instead.
Eyes yes.
eagerbeaver:
Take as many inches as you need.Thats also the advice I give to my wife.
LOL thinking whether to answer to that or not
htmldude:
And anyway it’s usually right (heh heh).
Which leads to complacency. Which then leads to you getting in sticky situations when it’s not right. Which WILL happen, you can count on it
Eddie-you mentioned " the couple of inches will do "
I said im not folding it into a quarter. 4x2…
eddie snax:
eagerbeaver:
Eddie-im not folding into a quarter for anyone mate.If I understood what you meant I’d give you an answer,
eddie snax:
eagerbeaver:
Take as many inches as you need.Thats also the advice I give to my wife.
And She replies, the couple on offer will do for now
Slow this morning mate, Plenty off Whisky consumed last night, now I’ve sobered up with some Red with Dinner the grey cells have remembered what I wrote last night 
But quarters, you selling yourself short again 
Lol.
It varies dependant on temperature and if im in my artic or not.
eagerbeaver:
Eddie-you mentioned " the couple of inches will do "I said im not folding it into a quarter. 4x2…
I just saw this after My previous post, I was being a bit slow more Red required to lubricate the grey cells, thank god for bank hols
htmldude:
So say I’m turning left at a tight junction, get over into the right hand lane (as long as it’s visible from the road I’m turning onto so some saft [zb] doesn’t come careening round the corner!
It’s a fine balance as yes sometimes I’ve gone onto ‘wrong side’ of road on my approach to a tight left, but you have to make sure your not stuck there if something’s coming down road your wanting to turn into as often you’ll need that side of road as well.
Won’t take long though honest until you get used to it and can plan approach without thinking . After only a few weeks working in narrow town roads you quickly pick it up. I go round York a lot and the streets are made for horses and carts not a truck!
mickeyflyn:
I was on multi drop carrying steel thursday jn a very long flat bed c rigid all around north devon and having to cross exmoore ,the sat nav in the truck tried to send me down some very narrow looking roads linking one A road to another which was strange as my sat nav correctly set up for the dimentions of a truck rarely does. I pulled over and checked the settings of the sat nav which i found was incorrectly set up for a truck .what I’m saying is never trust a sat nav and if it looks too narrow find another way or carry a map as i do and double check ,it only takes minutes to check but can save you hours if you get stuck. I also find google maps on my phone useful as it will pinpoint your position so you can zoom in or out and find a more suitable route.
You want to put your sat nav in your bag when you’re driving around here
dcgpx:
htmldude:
So say I’m turning left at a tight junction, get over into the right hand lane (as long as it’s visible from the road I’m turning onto so some saft [zb] doesn’t come careening round the corner!It’s a fine balance as yes sometimes I’ve gone onto ‘wrong side’ of road on my approach to a tight left, but you have to make sure your not stuck there if something’s coming down road your wanting to turn into as often you’ll need that side of road as well.
Won’t take long though honest until you get used to it and can plan approach without thinking . After only a few weeks working in narrow town roads you quickly pick it up. I go round York a lot and the streets are made for horses and carts not a truck!
Well I’ve started hanging onto the white line turning left, so i can get onto the road without having to stray into the far lane (and oncoming traffic), and it’s been working well (but I have been driving mini wheelers)
I find junctions and round a bouts is all about space and room.
If you need both lanes push the cars over and take as much room as you need.
I use to give cars room and get pushed in tight spots on roundabouts and on busy junctions. But you end up in a world of ■■■■■■
I find 90% of junctions is your position when you approach. Give your self plenty space.
Go as far out onto the road as you need then swing it round.
Themoocher:
I find junctions and round a bouts is all about space and room.If you need both lanes push the cars over and take as much room as you need.
I use to give cars room and get pushed in tight spots on roundabouts and on busy junctions. But you end up in a world of [zb].I find 90% of junctions is your position when you approach. Give your self plenty space.
Go as far out onto the road as you need then swing it round.
You see them in your mirrors getting mad then trying to squeeze down next to you. I had a moron in Oxford try that.
Radar19:
You see them in your mirrors getting mad then trying to squeeze down next to you. I had a moron in Oxford try that.
I had one try to sneak up my inside (coming off the roundabout was a short two-lanes-to-one), and had to stop short as he didn’t foresee the overhang swinging in front of him. Deserved it the [zb].
EDIT: Or when the turn off the island is quite tight so you have to swing the nose into their lane to get your back axle round, and they’re rushing up trying to put their tyres right on that centre white line. http://i.imgur.com/HDF8MUV.jpg
