You can’t speak to an officer of the law like that. You’ll be up before the pretend Internet judge if you’re not careful.
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nightline:
Wiretwister:
A recent change in job has me pulling double deckers at 16ft plus for the first time and after 5 weeks it finally happened. The company I’m with, via agency, have maps for all destinations that avoid the low bridges but say that you have to be prepared to plan your routes if diverted and that scenario came to pass yesterday.Been putting off getting the truckers atlas as, given the time of year, that’s a Christmas present sorted. I got to my first destination and had a look at the current map book to see if I could avoid the same exit route as I used to enter. Railway bridge found on the alternative way out so looked on google maps the street view wasn’t working so rather than take a chance accepted the extra 30 mins retracing the route I’d taken in. Going out a lane closed and [zb] missed the sign for the slip road I needed and come to traffic lights on a cross road junction. Ahead low bridge 14ft something, right 7.5 ton weight limit, u turns prohibited left turn restricted hours. Go left with a view to finding a roundabout or left and left again but no roundabout and un-inviting roads for about 2 miles then a sign to get me back to my target road. Follow that for about 1/2 a mile and come to 15ft height restriction.
Stop in the road, hazards on, with parked vehicles either side but 2 cars can still pass. With me in the way only single file cars can get by and a bus coming towards me. Wave those behind me past and back up about 15 yards to make enough room for the bus to pass and start to sweat. Forward is not an option so, have a walk down towards the sign to see if the adjacent car park is a turning option. No luck there so WTF to do now. The self righteous advice and mockery from the gathering you tube camera operators was hardly helping so found enough room to back into a side street and turn that way. Managed to get in in one but needed a shunt to get the unit round for the retreat and Mr “you shouldn’t be down here” has edged forward onto tarmac I need to use, closely followed by his army of followers so have to try and persuade him that him moving back will be the quickest end to this mess and I’m very, very sorry for holding him up. Repeat this for the 4 vehicles behind and I get out and start to retrace my steps, to a junction where I can run parallel with the road just on.
All goes well, get close to my target road which is next left and [zb] me another low bridge barely 10ft. Not to bad as I wasn’t fully committed so keep going till I get another sign which I can follow and eventually get back to the road with the lane closure on and this time get the slip road I needed in the first place.
So I made a mistake by missing the slip road, though the blaze of high intensity hazard lights masked the sign which was in the darkness behind them is my mitigation, went into a time restricted area and inconvenienced a few folks in the area for a short while but I didn’t hit any thing and no-one died.
I will not be looking forward to my next trip into London, at night, to mingle with the folks that have to endure that crap day in day out.
The new truckers atlas can’t come soon enough and I think a stand alone truck sat nav might have to be considered as, though i’m a late adopter of technology, a navigator on board could have saved me a lot of stress last night.
And breath.
What the hell are people like yourself driving trucks for panic panic if you miss a turn, and just because you have a double decker is no reason to think and act like a [zb] and drive like a headless chicken, what the hell are you doing in the job i will even go one further and say how the hell did you get a job driving,
And you probably think your a professional driver, its called preparation and planning
a few drivers on here have given him credit for keeping his head and getting out of the situation,i suppose you are 100% perfect when you drive,you never make mistakes I assume,or would it be because he’s agency[and no I am not agency]
James the cat:
Roverman:
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Not you Albert Einstein, you’re meant to be the policeman.
nightline:
The truth of the matter is there are nobodys and somebodys and a lot on here are nobodys with no cop on in life and thats the truth but there are a few good somebodys here but the nobodys dont know how life is suppose to work they are like flys around [zb] they will do anything, they will work for [zb] and they will drive [zb] and they will go around with there head up there arses because they dont know any better they are sad people being led by the nose all the way through life and the people i am talking about is your own white english thats very hard to take and is very sad for you because you are a dying breed as i sad before spot the english man
Few posts on from here you’re calling other folks uneducated , read ^^ and weep . 
nightline:
Radar19:
eagerbeaver:
Hmmmnn. Let’s see…load delivered intact and presumably on time. Truck not damaged. Nobody hurt. No bridge strike. Recognition of prohibited routes/adhering to road signs. And wages earned.Sounds professional to me…
Exactly. The OP acted claimly and professionally to get out of the situation. He may of been a numpty for getting into said situation but least he recognised where he went wrong and rectified it.
So if gets back without hiting anything and job done but only has three wheels left from hitting kerb on truck and gear box wrecked and the rest from panicking thats ok yes, that is very professional
You really have do have some issues and deep concerns judging from the anger in your reply!
It seems clear to me and others on here that you have never made a mistake nightline. How resourceful of you. I bet you’ve never been our if work or unemployed because you are so perfect. The guy got himself out if a tricky situation and you have castigated him. It’s not a failing, he’s human. I assume you’re a robotic troll!!
Well done old boy!! You’re a total credit to the industry!!
I’ll take even money…nightline ■■■■■■ bed,last night.
commonrail2:
I’ll take even money…nightline ■■■■■■ bed,last night.
His mum has taken his computer away.
Haha!!
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eagerbeaver:
Lol. Apologies Peter!! You have enough on your plate at the moment with Ant & Dec…
Apology accepted. But there was no need to mention that pair of di**s, was there.
Alls well that ends well - nothing to see here.
A true professional is somebody who knows what to do when things go wrong - it doesn’t matter if you’re a heart surgeon or a truck driver.
Keep a cool head and assess.
What about a poll on here - who’s never missed a turning?
I can tell you the results right now - 95% will say they have.
The other 5% are liars.
Well done, op.
Socketset:
What about a poll on here - who’s never missed a turning?I can tell you the results right now - 95% will say they have.
Well done, op.
Yoo hoo, waves.
My most memorable, after doing me last car delivery in Builth Wells i came back across country Gawd knows what route, all i know is i was following the applicable A road, there was a left turn i should have taken in a village between two walls but a vehicle was parked in front of the sign and i went sailing past, now the road hadn’t changed but i was then on a B road.
About 5 miles further and whats in front of me, a wooden bridge, yep complete with planks forming the surface across the bridge, no way on this earth was that going to support an 11 car carrier empty but tareing off at about 20 tons.
Cue a long long reverse back along the road till i could find a farm entrance just about big enough to get me transporter in to turn round 
It wasn’t the first ■■■■ up and sure as eggs are eggs it won’t be the last.
Yours Sincerely
The imperfect.