Call for the men in white coats!

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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Thank you Sainsburys. A few days ago i spent 3 hours in a sainsburys depot while they tipped and checked six pallets.While i was sitting in the drivers waiting room, i had the misfortune of hearing the “called the police and they made them let me take my rest on the bay” story not once, not twice but THREE times! First it was from “my mate”, second it was “Me” and the third time it was “me and two mates”
My eye glazed over and my brain switched itself off for protection. I have to say that all three were not very colourful story tellers, as no mention was made of chalk at all!
Just when i hought i had heard it all, along comes MR "my mate got stopped by VOSA who fined him £50 for every turn of the winding handle, and they put it in low gear too!
How is it I am still Sane?

Or am I? :imp: :smiling_imp: :imp: :smiling_imp:

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Thanks for that post mate, I actually laughed out loud at your post.
Cheers

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If you get ‘£10 fine off VOSA for each curtain buckle not done up’ you should stand up and shout ‘yahtzee’ and the goods-in will let you have free coffee out the machine for life.

That’s what my mate told me anyway.

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truckerjon:
…and they put it in low gear too!

I’m pleased to see that this vital detail is now being included in the VOSA-leg-winding-fine story - early versions completely lacked credibility without it.

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i’m not the only one then.
I was at sherburn on friday,and a driver and his mates were non stop bull crap for the hour that i was in there,
Glad when the girl said my notes were ready

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Don’t wash for a week wear a matalan t shirt that has been washed without soap powder tracksuit bottoms manky White socks and plastic flip flops. You may feel a fool but at least you will be left in peace.

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kr79:
Don’t wash for a week wear a matalan t shirt that has been washed without soap powder tracksuit bottoms manky White socks and plastic flip flops. You may feel a fool but at least you will be left in peace.

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Yeah…heard it again recently…only it was THE man…he was at Toscos when his time ran out and he wasnt moving..manager called the police, and they backed the driver..got chalk marks as well, and even told the manager not to let the shunter disturb the drivers sleep.....im so glad its being resurrected, as i want everyone to share a day in the life of a trucker…

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Not heard the “they clamped me but it was on a lift axle” one for a while. Or even the classic “they wouldn’t let me leave so I drove through the barier and the police let me off because they were unlawfully holding me”
All brings Friday.

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truckyboy:
Yeah…heard it again recently…only it was THE man…he was at Toscos when his time ran out and he wasnt moving..manager called the police, and they backed the driver..got chalk marks as well, and even told the manager not to let the shunter disturb the drivers sleep.....im so glad its being resurrected, as i want everyone to share a day in the life of a trucker…

I’ve been very close / similar to this.

Was doing containers and had a multi drop matalan box, to be nice I ran upto my last matalan (skem) towards the end of my 15hrs, told the shunter I’d drop it in the 1st safe place and bugger off out because I had to park up asap, he said I’d be fine down near the fuel pump, security man said I couldn’t, shunter driver said it’s fine and told me where showers were etc.
Anyway, an hour later bang bang on door, security guy “can’t park here mate”, “shunter said it’d be fine”, “nope, gonna have to go”, “can’t now mate, well over my 15hrs, tacho’s out and I’m in bed”.
1/2 hr later, 2 security guys bang bang “gonna have to move pal”, “can’t mate, told you, in 8hrs I’ll go get my trailer and go, until then I’m going sleep”.
1/2 hr later, another securty guy bang bang “We’re phoning the police, you’ve been told to move”, “fine mate, phone the police and tell them there’s a driver trying to get some kip, over his 15hrs, been told it’s ok to park there and tell them to come and sign my tacho and I’ll move. BUT, bang on my door 1 more time without the police and I’ll treat you as someone trying to break into my truck and I’ll smash your head in with my lump hammer ok?”

No more banging, but I did get banned from sight and reported to the boss :unamused:

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And another time, I’ve actually had the police sit behind my loaded container artic with their lights on to ‘protect me’ whilst I finish my break.
Had been loading at a place in Cardiff, no induction or anything, came out of place and tacho flashed BREAK or whatever it flashes, so looked at this nice quiet wide dual carriageway style road, nowt goes up or down except to the place I’d loaded at and the power station, so pulled over and hit break.
Got told to move off supervisor, then off him and his heavies, then they got the police out who asked me to move, explained that I couldn’t, they said they’d sit behind me with lights on to protect me incase a truck hits me :open_mouth:

Again, banned from sight, reported to shippers :unamused:

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kr79:
Don’t wash for a week wear a matalan t shirt that has been washed without soap powder tracksuit bottoms manky White socks and plastic flip flops. You may feel a fool but at least you will be left in peace.

Surely you’re not recommending disguising yourself as a cockerny scruff ?
No-one would sink that low, would they ?

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mick.mh2racing:
Not heard the “they clamped me but it was on a lift axle” one for a while. Or even the classic “they wouldn’t let me leave so I drove through the barier and the police let me off because they were unlawfully holding me”
All brings Friday.

I heard the same story on the train only yesterday on the train by some ■■■■■■■■ from Grocontinantal … I shouted bull crap !! From four seats away !!

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I’m still waiting to hear the ‘daily rest on the bay story’ and I do my fair share of Tescos, I’ll buy the lying ■■■■ a brew if I ever do…

Heard a bumptious ESL fella tell a story that he parked on a customers premises and got disturbed by the night shift. He told them he would have to restart his daily rest from that point and considering he needed eleven hours off he would be leaving mid morning.

Can’t see it in the rules but I like where he was coming from…

Then again, I wonder why ESL want Owner Drivers to do the tramping work…?

W

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we had an agencey bloke in other day who was going on about the winding handel saying it was 50 pounds for every full turn,i basicly told him to cook off but ten minutes later he came back in with a piece of paper with £750 wrote on it and gave it to me,whats this i said he says thats what you will be fined if you take your truck out because iv just turned your winding handle 4 full turns and you have a load of stuff blocking your windscreen.
me and my mate couldnt belive what a richard head he was and just walked away from him.he also later told another driver he had to have an adr licence to carry camping gas in the cab,he just said does my wife need one then to bring them back from shops in her car…
very sad very lonely people who act like this :imp:

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Some people just spend too much time in the cab and not enough time in the real world :confused:

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Another one that seems to have died a death is the “it’s illegal to sleep in your cab unless you’re 6 feet away from the steering wheel”
Haven’t heard it in a bit but I used to do nights out in a big day cab and trouser the night out money and kip across the seats. This was 15 years ago but I used to hear it regular.
Stories of police being called and drivers unbolting the steering wheel and launching it across the car park in order to stay legal.