Saw a nice trick yesterday. I was on the A47 queuing in lane 1 for a roundabout (lane 2 was right turn only) as the dual carriageway became single file after the roundabout. An Hgv came hurtling down lane two, circled the full 360 around the roundabout and exited where everyone else was queuing up for. Not sure I’d have the cheek to do it myself though as it struck me as pretty ■■■■■■■■■
Causing part of the queue he has jumped 
he must have been an old timer , we were using that trick when adam was a lad .
thats called “expierence” 
rigsby:
he must have been an old timer , we were using that trick when adam was a lad .
I’m a new driver and thought what a ■■■■■ but after a bit of thinking thought it was a pretty neat trick that I might deploy in future 
dri-diddly-iver:
Causing part of the queue he has jumped
How is that queue jumping??
He is doing exactly what the lane is saying 
I do that all the time
It’s blatant queue jumping! Instead of turning right he’s gone all the way round effectively going straight on 
rigsby:
he must have been an old timer , we were using that trick when adam was a lad .
^This
dri-diddly-iver:
It’s blatant queue jumping! Instead of turning right he’s gone all the way round effectively going straight on
Of course it is. It also means that the motorists who would’ve been sat behind him had he stayed in the n/s lane are suddenly 60 feet further forward than they would have been!
Swings and err roundabouts really.
dri-diddly-iver:
It’s blatant queue jumping! Instead of turning right he’s gone all the way round effectively going straight on
At the risk of starting yet another 3 page debate about rules,regulations and the highway code,its not really queue jumping as long as you go all the way round. The lane is for right hand turns. There is no law says you have to exit on a right hand lane. And once on the roundabout when you DO exit it is a seperate manouvre,or at the very least just an extension of your drive from the right hand lane.
Well thats my opinion. Flak jacket and tin hat on for the inevitable
he obviously didn’t realise until he was on the roundabout that he had to go straight on instead of turning right so adjusted accordingly
Typical agency stunt
must be paid by the trip and not paid by the hour lol
Tris:
‘…circled the full 360 around the roundabout and exited … Not sure I’d have the cheek to do it myself …’
In today’s race-to-the-bottom, skint and liberal Britain of dog-eat-dog & ‘where’s the jeffing plod’, it surely depends on everyone’s mood at the time whether anyone gives a stuff
I’m sure that the Highway Code (That neglected Top-Tip pamphlet of “Hypocrisy to Barely Scam a Test Pass”) doubtless states something pompous about going 360+ being naughty, but I can’t be bothered checking - as is my right
Can’t see any problem, I do it myself on occasions when conditions look to be right.
Technically it is queue jumping but without doing anything wrong.
I was taught to do this by a Police instructor when I did a Bike course … I know that was a bike and not an HGV but what’s the difference?
I seem to remember some IAM bloke telling me the same as well. I think it helps with congestion.
Ok fess up … who does it when they approach the Mottram roundabout at the end of the M67 heading towards the Woodhead pass??
dri-diddly-iver:
Causing part of the queue he has jumped
I take it you move into lane two near the merge in turn signs to stop people being ill mannered and jumping the queue?
not me
peirre:
Ok fess up … who does it when they approach the Mottram roundabout at the end of the M67 heading towards the Woodhead pass??
guilty as charged