The Dutch drivers used to go all over Europe with household size coffee machines on the dash, you can still see Bull fighting spears in the UK now, local trucks on local work.
The 3 foot long chain on the running money wallet was a laugh, it had about 3 weeks of the bosses money in it for fuel and tolls.
Meercats are acceptable in the passenger window.
dowahdiddyman:
Do not find it as annoying as people calling truck drivers lorryists. Bleedin Clarkson has a lot to answer for.
Not as annoying as lorry drivers being called "truckers " 
Muckaway:
bald bloke:
And why do bin lorries have fluffy bears on their front grill ?“Tip Trophies…”
Many firms ban them now because it attracts children to the vehicle. That was what I was told when on the agency.
Jimmy Saville must’ve driven around Stoke Mandeville in a Dennis with Sooty clinging on for dear life.
Hahahaha, too soon?
Meet griffin.
I passed 2 day cab tippers on the M40 that had frilly curtains hung over their side windows. Also both had frilly blue and yellow tassle curtains hanging over the front window. Fair enough if you need frilly curtains to make you feel like a real trucker then that’s your mission … but frilly pulled back curtains in a day cab■■? thats just taking the mickey … pure wannabe
wigan:
i have a little teddy in the windowhe was bought for me on fathers day 19yrs ago by my kids when they were small , they are 20 , 21 and 24 now
hes been in every lorry ive had since and been all over europe
the kids often ask how ted is and where hes been this week
me and ted have had some good conversations over the years lol
i suppose i better tell him he has to go now because another driver dont think teddys should be allowed in lorrys
the cab is a 2nd home to a lot of trampers and what they do to make the best of it is naff all to do with anyone else
Mine was bought for me by my daughter when she was at primary school in Germany.
My daughter will be 33 this year. That cuddly toy is still in my cab, I’ve forgotten how many different cabs it’s been in. I don’t remember how many millions of miles it’s done either. I fully expect it will do a few more million miles with me.
If you don’t like it, tough.
Thirteen an a half years ago I picked up a very cheap piece of plastic tat from China of a young baby in a carrycot type thing on a keyring that my brother puts in the lucky dip bucket on his travelling fairground. Later I found out that my daughter had been born about the same time that day but 3 months premature. Been with me since and always will.
Not the best pic, but meet baloo he’s been with me for years and years and around Europe. Was a special prez from my mum when my son was born as when I was a kid I was mad on jungle book. So yes I’m a sad sack of ■■■■■■ I hang my head in shame!!! Spoon!!
Ok so pics don’t upload from photo bucket anymore!!
akaday:
Ok so pics don’t upload from photo bucket anymore!!
Scrap that its up now. 
You look fine Bigvern. Not sure about the shades on the monster though!
Btw, I used to have one of them Sprinters with the pod and can confirm that the “pony fantasy” letters easily peel off to save the stick you will get!
That was in a past life. Best not mention the war…And ■■■■■■■■! 
where was that photo taken, it looks like a French aire de repos, rest area, you could run a “where am i”, competition, winner buys the coffee`s.?
akaday, how does Balloo get through the customs channels, does he have any ID or a passport, does he have a digi card so you can craic on and do a double shift, when stopped and they ask to see the driver, it may be a shock.
toby1234abc:
where was that photo taken, it looks like a French aire de repos, rest area, you could run a “where am i”, competition, winner buys the coffee`s.?
Just inside German border with Holland somewhere I think.
And after Volvo, Scania, Mercedes, etc spent millions designing the cab to have the best visability why do some drivers cover half the side windows up with their curtains?
This is Gonk. He’s the one who shouts profanities at other drivers whilst I remain calm and professional 
Occasionally he’s also been the best conversation.
And its not only drivers ( truckers just to annoy people who dont like the word ) a lot of women like them too, i remember being up north, when i met a girl after a good night in the pub, she was upset about her boyfriend running off, so i offered to walk her home, when we got there, she invited me in, she only lived in a small 1 bedroomed flat, but it was clean and tidy, after the inevitable of getting to know her, she invited me to stay, when i went into the bedroom, i couldnt help noticing all the se shelves with rows and rows of cuddly toys, nevertheless, we did the business, not once, but 3 times, and i was feeling quite smug with myself, lying there with her in my arms, smoking a cigarette, when i said How was that, it went quiet, then she replied You can have anything off the bottom shelf
Muckaway:
bald bloke:
And why do bin lorries have fluffy bears on their front grill ?“Tip Trophies…”
Many firms ban them now because it attracts children to the vehicle. That was what I was told when on the agency.
Jimmy Saville must’ve driven around Stoke Mandeville in a Dennis with Sooty clinging on for dear life.
i nearly fell out of my bunk laughing at this one
who really gives a toss whats on your dash as long as you get the job done i have a meerkat from those adverts
its just a little laugh