I have just been reading about a police control which stopped a vehicle
and found that the load was being Transported with false papers and
wrong packaging and handling , It was on a truck out of Ireland and the
driver is now helping the police with their enquires ,
The load was made up of a mixture of corrosive waste,poisonous
Coming from Ireland says it all.
enit?:
Coming from Ireland says it all.
What do you mean?
Too many years of experience. If a truck is coming blasting down the motorway, I know it’s Irish as soon as I see it. I don’t need to wait to spot the reg number as it goes by. I’ve heard Irish drivers talking on the CB, talking about what boat they’re expecting to catch from Fishguard when they are still halfway up France. Just left Italy this morning and chasing for the boat on a one hitter. We’ll be in Dublin for breakfast. A mate of mine had an interview in Ireland for a job in the 70’s. He was expected to do two Italys a week, including customs. Irish lorries come blasting past on the Stranraer road after getting off the boat. Overloaded and running bent is just part of the reputation Irish drivers have earned for themselves. The original post surprises me not at all.
Things could have changed but I’ve not seen anything for me to assume it has.
thanks for clearing that up, wouldve been better if youd said that in the first place rather than a throwaway comment that was likely to cause an argument.
i see your point, but maybe things have changed from the 70s, and also dont forget how many eastern europeans are driving irish lorries, more than irish drivers anyway thats for sure.
oh aye it is only irish drivers breaking the law 
nothing like a good old generalisation. lets face it there are people of all nationalities breaking the law. i have worked with plenty of english drivers who were happy driving for irish hauliers,working hard and earning good money,and it gave them a good living.
@beattun, In this case it is not relevant who was driveing
as much of the responsibility lies with the transport firm ,
& ;the customer for WHOM they are moving the goods for,
It could have been that the trailer/container was sealed and that
the driver had no chance or permission to check the inside
when it had been sealed before hand, This will all come out
in the investigation, that the Germans will carry out , so lets wait
and see, What I would like to see is that the germans trace back
where the load entered EUROPE and check if it was correctly declared
if this was done and found that the load was illegally (with false declaration of load) carried, then they can hit the firm even harder ,which is what is required
to stop of hinder such traffic, by the way they also caught a Dutch firm out
on the same day with problems of the same kind, all be it of a smaller amount,
glenman:
oh aye it is only irish drivers breaking the law
Funny how I know the truck blasting down the M6 at 70+mph is Irish, before I even get to confirm it by looking at the reg. Seen it many a time. Never been wrong, not once in 30yrs. Not seen any in the third lane lately though, too many CCTV cameras I suspect.
never once wrong in 30 years 
70 mph not forgetting the plus of course. 
all speed verified of course by never being wrong in 30 yrs
enit?:
Funny how I know the truck blasting down the M6 at 70+mph is Irish, before I even get to confirm it by looking at the reg. Seen it many a time. Never been wrong, not once in 30yrs. Not seen any in the third lane lately though, too many CCTV cameras I suspect.
give yourself another pat on the back, youre clearly a marvel amongst your fellow man.
give the paddy,s their do, one paddy is worth 2 mr bean.s
not sure if that is a compliment or an insult !
enit?:
A mate of mine had an interview in Ireland for a job in the 70’s.
It always surprises me that someone’s mate or even the person in question has worked for or had an interview with an Irish firm considering the reputation for speeding, tachograph violations and overloading (They all 20t flat steel under hanging beef) that Irish firms have in Great Britain. Founded or unfounded the Irish do have this reputation yet if you go to any of the UK-Ireland ports, Fishguard, Heysham, Fleetwood, Stranraer, Cairnryan, Birkenhead, and Liverpool you will find many English, Scottish and Welsh drivers who work for or have worked for Irish firms. If they are as bad as you say they are, I’ve no reason to doubt you, after all I would probably hold the same opinion after being overtaken by Irish lorries for thirty years, Why would you think these people subject themselves to such bad conditions instead of working for a nice reputable English, Scottish or Welsh firm. Reversing beeper included.
I didn’t say anything about all Irish drivers or firms and didn’t intend to insult anyone or leave people feeling insulted. It’s just that the ones that come blasting passed are always Irish and only Irish. As for the 70mph it’s not an every day thing but the speed can be easily judged by comparing it with the speed I’m doing. If I’m flat out at 90ks and they fly past, it doesn’t need much imagination to know how fast they’re going.
As for the never being wrong in 30yrs. That comment refers to knowing the truck coming up fast from behind is Irish, not the 70mph part. Obviously I’m not right about everything. If I were I would have got the Lottery numbers right a few times and would be living on a self clean ■■■ yacht by now.
i would imagine its very hard to say someone is doing 70+ just because they pass you. i must have imagined those scottish boys passing me doing about 60…and those welsh…and those english…
its not unknown for some people to speed excessively whatever the nationality.
glenman:
i would imagine its very hard to say someone is doing 70+ just because they pass you.
its not unknown for some people to speed excessively whatever the nationality.
It isn’t hard to judge roughly how much faster than you an overtaking truck is going.
Some Irish firms have the reputation, a few have even deserved it and they didn’t have Eastern blockers driving when the rep’ was acquired.
We never see the truck a few miles in front or behind doing the same speed, they stay a few miles away .
I take it you’re Irish Glenman, and don’t like being grouped with the fliers.
No-one does, but the Irish have that rep’. Arguing the rep’ is false now won’t make it go away yet, and some drivers will belabour the point just to get a rise from you, if you react.
enit mentioned the 70s, nearly 40 years ago, everyone did things differently.
These days the ministry men also do things differently and target companies known for dodgy practices, of any nationality. So now most companies are more responsible. Even Boyles have calmed down considerably now 
From my own personal experience, a large percentage of LGV’s that speed past me do tend to have Irish plates, but there are also a large number of English and Scottish ones as well. I put it down to more work, more pay. We all have families to keep.
The Highway Man:
From my own personal experience, a large percentage of LGV’s that speed past me do tend to have Irish plates, but there are also a large number of English and Scottish ones as well. I put it down to more work, more pay. We all have families to keep.
I put it down to price work. The quicker it’s done the sooner they can get on with the next one.
the only way you will know if an irish lorry is doing 70mph, is if you were following it at 70mph.
i’ve never seen any lorry come past me at 70mph, maybe 60/65mph. which isn’t a problem.
anyway, back to the thread.
we bring out some dodgy waste. you would never know what is in the barrels. all i know is that it gets incinerated. and i get paid at the end of the week.
Simon:
glenman:
i would imagine its very hard to say someone is doing 70+ just because they pass you.
its not unknown for some people to speed excessively whatever the nationality.It isn’t hard to judge roughly how much faster than you an overtaking truck is going.
Some Irish firms have the reputation, a few have even deserved it and they didn’t have Eastern blockers driving when the rep’ was acquired.
We never see the truck a few miles in front or behind doing the same speed, they stay a few miles awayI take it you’re Irish Glenman, and don’t like being grouped with the fliers.
No-one does, but the Irish have that rep’. Arguing the rep’ is false now won’t make it go away yet, and some drivers will belabour the point just to get a rise from you, if you react.enit mentioned the 70s, nearly 40 years ago, everyone did things differently.
These days the ministry men also do things differently and target companies known for dodgy practices, of any nationality. So now most companies are more responsible. Even Boyles have calmed down considerably now
simon there is no doubt irish firms have got a name for it and it may not be such a problem now but to claim its only irish trucks that pass doing 70 is pure dung. trucks i have had in the past were capable of doing 100k’s and when you passed someone they soon became a dot. and as you say back as far as the 70’s things were different,just read all the stories on here of everyone going from a to b in a time we could only dream of,many english drivers included. and although the truck passing you may be irish i can think of plenty of englishmen driving them. although i am from belfast i am not some great ambassador for ireland,its just the place i was born ,but in the same way that not all english deserve the name beano,not all women are crap drivers(for lucy that one) and not all jocks are miserable penny pinching bearded kilt wearers (thats for ?) not all irish trucks can do 70+ .