greg50:
thats the first i ever heard of them doing you in france or germany for wearing this type of shoe.
i have worn these since i was kid before i ever drove a truck.
its all i have except fot the steel tip boots.
i hate them,the weight of them and the heat in the summer.
Im not saying that you cant wear them, its the Polizei, Politie and Gendarmerie that say that. Just be aware that is one of the things they are looking for when they pull you at a peage or into a control
FFS what next Do they only nick you for this when they cant find anything else I would tell em bollox, WTF does it matter what you got on your feet, howabout the ladies & their high heels, this is just persecution
There’s an idea, next time the BAG, gendarmerie, politie etc pull you, put a pair of high heels on, see what happens then
Gotta say I’m SO glad I don’t have the misfortune to go over anymore, I would remain calm but there is NO way that the thievin ■■■■■■■■ would get a cent from me for my choice of footwear, the more I think about it the angrier I get, I am now going to get my old Action Man out & make an effigy of a Euro copper & cut the feet off the ■■■■■■■
i know what you are saying cameraman,but
they have your passport and license in their hand.
you can tell them to go and balls and all that,but they have you by the balls with these documents in their hands.
you cant fight them all.
as for fines.its true,they are goldgigging.
they cant get you on tachos or paperwork,go for anything that will get a few euro in to the state coffers.
bring back the 20 franc days i say.
get a coffee mossieur[excuse my spelling]
greg50:
i know what you are saying cameraman,but
they have your passport and license in their hand.
you can tell them to go and balls and all that,but they have you by the balls with these documents in their hands.
you cant fight them all.
as for fines.its true,they are goldgigging.
they cant get you on tachos or paperwork,go for anything that will get a few euro in to the state coffers.
bring back the 20 franc days i say.
get a coffee mossieur[excuse my spelling]
A petite cafe monsieur, now you’re talking, all this current bollox is why you’ll find me over here in a queue at Tilbury these days & queues in Tilbury are why you’ll find me at the wheel of a Kenworth doing the US from Canada at the end of the month, needless to say I will be wearing whatever the law says over there, they have big guns & they USE them
greg50:
i know what you are saying cameraman,but
they have your passport and license in their hand.
you can tell them to go and balls and all that,but they have you by the balls with these documents in their hands.
you cant fight them all.
as for fines.its true,they are goldgigging.
they cant get you on tachos or paperwork,go for anything that will get a few euro in to the state coffers.
bring back the 20 franc days i say.
get a coffee mossieur[excuse my spelling]
Is cameraman a new poster or is greg 50 disle. dis l disxxc Cannot spell very well
I do believe it is also illegal to drive in the UK in bare feet
i read too fast.
wheelnut.
its not a big sin to mistake a name it is?
you do make it seem so.
the word you are trying to spell with xs
dyslectic.
dont be afraid to ask if you have any spelling problems.
greg50:
i read too fast.
wheelnut.
its not a big sin to mistake a name it is?
you do make it seem so.
the word you are trying to spell with xs
dyslectic.
dont be afraid to ask if you have any spelling problems.
Dont take it to heart Greg, just saw that and had to reread the whole thread to see if I had missed a bit
greg50:
i read too fast.
wheelnut.
its not a big sin to mistake a name it is?
you do make it seem so.
the word you are trying to spell with xs
dyslectic.
dont be afraid to ask if you have any spelling problems.
Dont take it to heart Greg, just saw that and had to reread the whole thread to see if I had missed a bit
The means it was not not meant in malice
Don’t worry I’ve been called worse
Anyway what’s the ‘you can’t fight them all’ about, give me 2 pints of Stella & i bloody could
A petite cafe monsieur, now you’re talking, all this current bollox is why you’ll find me over here in a queue at Tilbury these days & queues in Tilbury are why you’ll find me at the wheel of a Kenworth doing the US from Canada at the end of the month, needless to say I will be wearing whatever the law says over there, they have big guns & they USE them
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interesting you mention canada.
.
i got a copy of the truckstop news off a friend of mine yesterday.
theres a full page of jobs in canada.
drivers,mechanics and all sorts of help getting over there.
i wish we had those options in the bad 80s when my kids were young and there was very little to be got in dublin.
i dont think it was much better in the uk either.
i used to do occasional runs over here then.
if you got a job,they wanted to pay you little or nothing and expect you to draw the dole to subsidise your wages.
that was dublin docks in the late 70s into the 80s.
how times have changed,and for the better of the driver in most cases.
good luck with your move.
sticks and stones will break my bones etc…
i been called a few good ones myself in my time.
dont mind me wheelnut.
i give as good as i get.
its all part of the fun.
Wheel Nut:
You will get nicked in France for wearing clogs or open shoes with no back or strap. Then you will be sent to buy some before you can drive again.
I actually got pulled this morning between Nancy and Metz (I was tramping on a bit in the fog ) and opened my door to the jolly gendarme,he saw my clogs on the top step and my backless carpet slippers on my feet,never said a word.
I won’t wear shoes in the cab,too much risk of spreading diesel and other stuff that certain driver’s deposit in the parking area’s.
And,he was most satisfied with my discs for the last 28 days too
Two dyslexic bank robbers run into a bank shouting AIR IN THE HANDS YOU MOTHER STICKERS, THIS IS A ■■■■ UP!
I did Europe while the kids were growing up, as I could get to Italy Spain etc & back in a week it was no different to being in the UK really, except for the adventures, the food, the wine, the beer… Now they’re all grown up & mum decided that our house would be a lot better if I just paid for it without living there so it’s just me now & I wanna have me some fun
Canada calls very loud, missed out on the M/E because I was too young for the heydays & that ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Bush snr got in the way when I went to do it in the 90s, fancy starting a war when I wanted to be Billy Big Wheels, some people are SO selfish
Ain’t missing out on this one though, my uncle who is the same age as me is out there & he’s having the time of his life, he’s currently on the way from Vancouver to El Paso, Texas, me I’m doing a NW10 from Tilbury on Monday, don’t quite have the same appeal for some reason
some of the cops are ok.
i have daughter a cop.
i know a lot of her comrades.
some of them,
the uniform goes to their head.
i get away with calling them anything i wish.
only because of my daughter.
id hate to stopped by them on the road though.
they couold be pure [zb]s.
its got to be the same in any other country as well…
The police over there are only concentrated around the towns, on the road you only have to worry about the Scales & as long as your motor is not too scruffy & you’re not overweight you get waved through. On the odd occasion he’s had a tug they all go ‘oh you’re from England, do you know my mate John, wifes called Julie, tall bloke, dark curly hair, got two kids, lives in Castleford’ or they tell you that they love Eastenders So I’m told anyway
Just thinking that we do go on don’t we, started in Holland & now we’re in Canada
thats called politics.
always play on the old country.
i was caught in germany without a permit years ago.
this was the end of my world,or so i thought.
this female[they can be the worst] cop was brought out to do the money biz,
turns out,
she used to go to ireland for her holidays with her husband who loved fishing.i know nothing about fishing except in the supermarket or chip shop.
she also loved ireland.
i gave her tales about ireland and fishing you wouldnt believe,
you would be right not to believe.
this was nth of basle,she said get into france as soon as possible and let me go.
we all know.
in france with no permit.
they park you till there is one and fine as well.
i went all the way to lux through germany and never got another pull.
down the corridor to the boat at calais.
no permit needed.
thats politics
well ive really got the taste for it now! No waiting in rdc waiting for hours upon end, clean toilets, good food, friendly people and the smartest trucks in europe by far. after going to aalsmeer market a few times ive never seen so many well kept and smart trucks in my life! Only down side was being on the boat every night so 6hrs sleep max a day.
Do they only nick you for this when they cant find anything else 
I would tell em bollox, WTF does it matter what you got on your feet, howabout the ladies & their high heels, this is just persecution 
