being honest rob the only time I have ever seen drivers help was in the 90’s when we had a blowout just outside paris 4 uk lads pull up help me and my old man and off we all go. it was this camaraderie that mainly appealed to me when running abroad.
in the uk driver would rather run you over than help you. it seems even worse now. 
war1974:
being honest rob the only time I have ever seen drivers help was in the 90’s when we had a blowout just outside paris 4 uk lads pull up help me and my old man and off we all go. it was this camaraderie that mainly appealed to me when running abroad.in the uk driver would rather run you over than help you. it seems even worse now.
It’s like flat trailers, when we all used them 99 out of 100 drivers got out of their cabs to help you fold sheets, it was just ’ the done thing’
We still use flats occasionally (and unfortunately) I understand not many drivers today know how to fold sheets nowadays, fair do.s, but just last week, I pulled the top sheet off, there were about 5 in the queue with tauts, most of the tossers sat in their cabs, watching me struggle in the wind… one young lad about 21 (surprisingly) got out and helped me.
How times (and drivers) have changed.
I will (and have done) go out of my way to help any other driver.
However, a couple of weeks ago I was kidnapped by a driver after he enticed me towards his unit, on the basis of ’ just help me lift this bunk, Drive '.
That was the first time that I met Dipper Dave.
I can neither confirm nor deny this occurence took place. Although im a sucker for a nice pair of pink ■■■■■■■, gender is irrelevant.
I have found my butter wouldnt melt looks and puppy dog eyes have got me out of many a tight spot when asking for another drivers assistance. Its got me into quite a few as well.
Do drivers not change wheels themselves anymore?
They were not pink. They were ’ cerise '. And they hurt me.
I will not be seeing you again. Weirdo.
robroy:
3 wheeler:
I know I stopped driving near 5 years ago now but up till then I changed most myself…oh the joys of being an OD…and time is money !Just out of interest, out of say…10 times, how many of those 10 (if any) did any driver stop and offer to help.
I aint saying ‘everybody helped everybody’ then, but at least mates, and local co.s to each other usually did on the whole.
Not so sure about today.
Well Having thought a bit I can remember changing a pair on a trailer in the yard of S & J European in the midlands in about 1984 (ish) in the ■■■■■■■ rain and the boss and office guy helped !!!
And in Spain traffic cops helped me change a steering axle wheel in a live carriageway about 2am . Also last Christmas I helped a foreign guy the evening before Christmas Eve in the pouring rain as he was desperate to get to the ferry ! ( I posted about it on here)
Also Boots depot somewhere in the Midlands …early to mid 90’s the Forkie helped change one and security made us tea and let me use their shower after too.
Nowadays I would help any driver if they were doing it theirselves …
So to answer your question I reckon 5/10 back in the day.
robroy:
war1974:
being honest rob the only time I have ever seen drivers help was in the 90’s when we had a blowout just outside paris 4 uk lads pull up help me and my old man and off we all go. it was this camaraderie that mainly appealed to me when running abroad.in the uk driver would rather run you over than help you. it seems even worse now.
It’s like flat trailers, when we all used them 99 out of 100 drivers got out of their cabs to help you fold sheets, it was just ’ the done thing’
We still use flats occasionally (and unfortunately) I understand not many drivers today know how to fold sheets nowadays, fair do.s, but just last week, I pulled the top sheet off, there were about 5 in the queue with tauts, most of the tossers sat in their cabs, watching me struggle in the wind… one young lad about 21 (surprisingly) got out and helped me.
How times (and drivers) have changed.
very true it was the done thing - mind you I had similar at scunny rod mill, chap in a curtain sider watched me struggle like hell in a bit of wind which was picking up all the time but got it folded to a sort.
■■■■■■ myself when he took both poles out and the wind took it onto the roof, I have to admit I did just sit and watch - karma is a ■■■■■.
On the subject of Spanish cops helping out, I ran out of fuel on the border between Spain and France, it is an offence to run out and you can be fined.
Two cops took me to a fuel station in Irun, I filled up some plastic 25 litre containers then took me back to the truck.
No fine, iI must have passed the attitude test.