What’s all this about stopping for a kip. In the old days when men were men we used to kip while driving.
This thread highlights what I have always said about stupid driving regs. If a driver was allowed to take his breaks when he needs them ,and not when the bloody government tells him he has to, there would be less accidents involving trucks. 
rocky 7:
This thread highlights what I have always said about stupid driving regs. If a driver was allowed to take his breaks when he needs them ,and not when the bloody government tells him he has to, there would be less accidents involving trucks.
Oh yeah, dream on mate.
Gouls:
Was once running up the M11 years ago and started with the noddies, pulled off at Duxford, parked behind the Citreon garage and fell asleep almost before the handbrake was on. Car transporter rolled and started unloading, I woke up as the last car was coming off the top deck, crapped myself as I thought I was still on the motorway and was facing a car that had jumped the barrier.Another one while driving a spare motor one day, regular driver had a stick on notepad in the corner of the screen, my half closed eyes spotted it and suddenly told my brain the round sucker bit was a motorbike helmet, scared me stupid but the adrenalin kept me going for an hour or two after the end of the shift.
Bad choice of words there, and a reminder of an unfortunate incedent that happened (not to me), some years ago, just pointing it out to myself
shytalk:
Has anyone else ever had them ? your knackered had a hard day yours eyes are heavy so you pull in the next free layby and just slump in the seat leaving engine running , just having a few minutes you drop off …then BANG! someones parked in front of you ,you stamp on the brakes clutching the steering wheel …bleedin hell you realise your not still driving … its horrible ive done it a few times…
Yes, had a few of them. I think thats why they stopped people sitting in their cabs on some rdc’s, 'cos they were coming to with a jerk and doing something untoward. Most times it’s something comical but I have heard of some dangerous situations as well. I often stop for a ‘power nap’, engine on now it’s cold, and I sometimes wake up and wonder just where I am, have I done all my jobs or am I still on the way somewhere. It’s left me red faced a couple of times 
rocky 7:
This thread highlights what I have always said about stupid driving regs. If a driver was allowed to take his breaks when he needs them ,and not when the bloody government tells him he has to, there would be less accidents involving trucks.
You said it. However, if I want a quick nap I’ll have one and ■■■■■■■■■ to anyone who tries to say different!
Peaches from Italy , load and go like hell for
the next nights market at spitalfields .
I remember seeing the paege at Fontenbleu just
before Paris at about 4 am, next thing I Knew was a
load of bells ringing as I went through without paying .
Pulled over about 200 yds after the peage and
went back to pay and the poor little kermit in the
booth was white and you could see the hairs on the
back of his head standing up .
Went to pay and he looked at me and said Belgique ,
non I replied Anglais , he smiled and said ok thank you
for not hitting me .
I paid and carried on to Calais to get the boat .
quirkyjohn:
Peaches from Italy , load and go like hell for
the next nights market at spitalfields .
I remember seeing the paege at Fontenbleu just
before Paris at about 4 am, next thing I Knew was a
load of bells ringing as I went through without paying .
Pulled over about 200 yds after the peage and
went back to pay and the poor little kermit in the
booth was white and you could see the hairs on the
back of his head standing up .
Went to pay and he looked at me and said Belgique ,
non I replied Anglais , he smiled and said ok thank you
for not hitting me .
I paid and carried on to Calais to get the boat .
Think i just wet myself reading that 
When I do a lot of hours and I feel tired I start to get little nightmares. I’m having a perfectly normal dream then suddenly I ‘wake up’ and the last thing I see before I actually wake up is the back end of a lorry and I’m too close to do anything about it. This makes me more tired which in turn makes me have more of these dreams which makes me more tired and the vicious circle starts. 
Hi all.I remember in 1972[i was 22]I had to go to Ware to load for Italy.Now,being young and a bit ‘jack the lad’ i had spent the previous evening\night with a lady of somewhat ‘lax’ morals who was very enthusiastic in teaching me the delights of '‘horizontal jogging’ so when i left at about 0500 i wasn’t exactly in tip top condition. 
Somewhere along the A120 i started wandering all over the road so decided i must have a nap.I pulled into a lay by behind another truck and died over the steering wheel.
At this time i had an F89,which as we all know is LHD.Sometime later a truck went past and blew his horn.I shot awake,and seeing the back of a trailer about 3feet in front of me totally freaked out thinking ‘‘i’m gonna die’’ so without thinking i wrenched open the door and jumped out — ‘straight into a ditch about 4 feet deep and filled with all sorts of assorted crap.’ 
I think the customer thought that a tramp had arrived for a handout rather than an international driver coming to load. Mike