not really caught out! u must have known what was going to happen b4 u set of! no biggy! its your own fault for not taking nightout gear! LIVE+LEARN! bet u take um next time?
jessicas dad:
dinosteveus1:
shuttlespanker:
no he isn’t, he’s a Southern Softy Shandy Drinker that has moved to Yorkshire
Bugger me, I had no idea. That makes Alex a ‘wanna be Yorky’, lol.
fraid so london born and bred, streatham to be precise till i was 16 then moved to leeds.
You have my sympathy jd anyone who has to live in the god forsaken north has my sympathy.
Available all hours
Days, nights, weekends
Hoisted by your own petard eh 
The French have the word ‘péter’ - to ■■■■, which it’s hard to imagine is unrelated.
Didn’t you comment on that long thread about Archbold when Rob K forgot his sleeping bag
If someone just asks me, “can you nip” the first thing I do is cancel the milk and grab my sleeping bag.
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…So you could say “Gassed by your own chuff” would be a better transliteration from the french…
Open the window please.
I don’t like nights out much, but nonetheless I’ve put “available for nights out” on my agency application forms.
All I asked for in return is to be told that I’d be doing it up front, or even that there’s a chance I won’t be back in time would be nice.
I have not done a night out for 7 years though, so I wonder if I’ve stumbled on the secret for not being given them in the first place…? The politicians answer of answering a question with a counter argument, rather than refusing or accepting out of hand?
Maybe the thinking is “Glasgow run. Use Winny… Nope, not him he asks to many questions which we’d rather he didn’t. Use Peter Ikey he’ll do it no questions asked. You did nip down the cashpoint guv didnt you?”
When they said you’re doing the London load, I would have said I’ll ring when I get to Sheffield. Simples
Juddian:
The few times i’ve been caught out like this my Mrs is there to pick me up by the time i’ve parked, i never agreed to doing nights out on agency work, so the few times were unforseen circumstances.Sod the agency or temp nights out, there’s nothing worse than having to heave all your bloody kit into someone elses truck, often fleet trucks where they are not allocated to any particular person, smoked in, food and drink spillages, suspicious dirt on the bed and seat squabs…some licence holders could learn about pride in the job and standards of personal cleanliness from pigs.
F… Me Juddian,have you ever worked out of Stobarts at Cannock,you’ve just described the state of our fleet to a tee!!!
jase:
F… Me Juddian,have you ever worked out of Stobarts at Cannock,you’ve just described the state of our fleet to a tee!!!
Luckily i’ve never so much as peeked in a Stobbies truck and i couldn’t do the BS with any conviction so they wouldn’t want me either…so both happy.
Have driven a goodly number of homebargos… though including seasonal renters, best put your boiler suit and gloves on before entering the infected area.
year before last i had a pontypool to do on the friday, come friday morning my truck went into service and i took a spare down without any gear with e, anyhoooos gets stuck tipping and ended up in hereford cattle market that night, ex army mate lives in the town and i had recently been in touch with her on facebook, so friday night on the town with her and not much sleep…
…Bet you didn’t get much “Town” either you spawny get! 
beat sleeping in a manky cf fella!
I don’t use a sleeping bag in a lorry much preferring a duvet and sheets, but this has always travelled with me for years, actually not this one, mine came from Halfords and cost about £6, there is room inside the cover to put in a pair of socks and pants and a small towel, it takes up the space of a big loaf of bread and can be used as an extra pillow for a passenger.
Mummy Style Sleeping Bag
peirre:
Its happened to me, albeit on locals.
Last year I was running day work for DHL Bawtry, 1st run up to Morrisons wakefield 41 ambient, back haul out of south Elmsall, 2nd run morrisons again, and Asda ADC europort.
but due to the usual slow speed working practices at the above locations, and waiting for my 2nd run to be loaded at DHL, I found myself getting to Asda with 12hrs+ of duty time on the clock.
I didnt think it was going to be a problem as the yard is only 45mins away. But the time I arrived coincided with the Asda staff going for their break. at 13hrs I phone the office asking if they could arange for someone to come tip my trailer so I could get back. Yeah no problem was the reply, well call you back. At 13.5hrs I still wasnt tipped, and the office haddent rung back. A few more calls 10 mins later and I was getting more of the well call you back BS. By this time I was mentally trying to figure out my own plan B. Finally I got tipped, and eventually got my notes back. At 14hrs 50mins Im heading to the gate. finally I was free to find somewhere to park up, with 8 mins duty left my only real option was to head to whitwood truckstop where I pulled the card with a minute to go
An extra 45mins duty time is not going to send you to prison, crack on, get home.
I got sick of being shafted by the transport manager once.Away every friday night when its was your weekend on never home for parents evening or appointments but yet i never once refused a job.Probably because i didnt kiss his arse like most of the other drivers.They putme on for DHL out of Howden on peat so off i went and loaded on the monday told them on the wednesday i needed to be home for parents evening.Ok no problem you will be home.Come wednesday i loaded at howden tipped Birmingham phoned in and they said to go load at Daventry back for Howden.Once loaded the paperwork said it was for Norwich so yes i was peed off.Tried my best to sort it with them and DHL with no luck.So i drove out the gate took it back to our yard in Yorkshire took me gear out and made it back in time with 3o mins to go for parents evening.F them family comes first and it was the last time they shafted me.That was mt first driving job needless to say i hate it now but at last i found someone good to work for.
i have never not got back to the yard when ive been without n/o gear.if im in a similar situation to the op,then commonrails “special” rule applies,thus rendering all other rules void.
commonrails special rule…i have the basic human right to be warm,dry,clean,comfortable and well fed when i knock off for the day…just like any other person.
Had it happen a few times, once in a hire truck low cab single bunk, had done mutidrop around Scotland from Preston,but on my return journey only got down as far as carlisle, and parked for the night in the asda next to the truckstop, as boss would not pay parking , as i did not have any gear with me, i bought a cheap quilt and pillow from asda , and when i got back home i took the crappy quilt back to my local asda for my dosh back, bloody thing had what looked and felt like its cover was made from paper
There’s your answer people…Think you might doa nightout…go buy all your need from Asda…take it back the next day…Sorted
All you really need is to always carry a tooth brush and toothpaste…you can always squat for one night…And after such a day…sure you’ll fall asleep very quickly…after pulling yah card
Wheel Nut:
Didn’t you comment on that long thread about Archbold when Rob K forgot his sleeping bag
Where is Rob K now? I follow some knob on FB called Robert Knapp as i believed it to be him, but its just a real saddo wierdo…his posts are always anti TNETUK and are really strange!! I used to like his diares on here though.