whats gone on here i saw a Downtons artic on its side and a mansfield wrecker (big bugger aswell) pulling it straight 
hope the driver was ok
matizerSCANIAR480:
whats gone on here i saw a Downtons artic on its side and a mansfield wrecker (big bugger aswell) pulling it straight
It was a Downton Artic on it’s side, and a big Mansfield wrecker was recovering it!
was talking to a bloke i know from downtons today, the driver of the wagon that overturned it was his first morning/run with company,26 pallets of cider on the back and a car cut across the front of him lane 3 to go down the 54.he had to slam on and the rest his history.he did assure me that the driver was ok.
clarkyboy:
was talking to a bloke i know from downtons today, the driver of the wagon that overturned it was his first morning/run with company,26 pallets of cider on the back and a car cut across the front of him lane 3 to go down the 54.he had to slam on and the rest his history.he did assure me that the driver was ok.
Hope the car driver got injured 
poor fella, still it shows why we as humans are a pathetic breed, self preservation often ends in doom.
I wouldnt have braked so hard, I’d sooner explain the bent metal than risk a roll over.
never been one for cammeras in cabs,but i can now see the point in a forward facing one,not least to hopefully catch the idiot who caused this 
ady1:
never been one for cammeras in cabs,but i can now see the point in a forward facing one,not least to hopefully catch the idiot who caused this
That’s what i was hoping 
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worried your driving style will be recorded or not match up to your story 
I hope that the driver of the car looses their license,(if they have one) and doing things like they did all to save a few seconds they do not deserve to be able to drive on our roads, if i was the truck driver i would sue them ,
I have had a few of them do similar to me & i wouldn’t risk my life to avoid hitting one if it’s a case of me or them ,there’s no way it will be me, as said the truck & it’s load and or any car ect can be replaced it’s driver can’t be replaced
Saturday to Wednesday, I travel down from junction 10 M74 to junction 26 M6. On a daily basis ( 5 days a week ) I will have to brake for a car going from lane 2 or 3 to take a junction after the 100 yard marker post.
I will one day just hit the car, but who will get the blame, the LGV driver as normal.
i think the fact that it was a liquid load would help it roll over and i hope the car driver loses his license for that
Good news that everybody’s ok, could have been a lot worse, I don’t suppose there is any chance of the car underneath the truck being the one that cut him up. Really thinking of getting camera for our trucks.
matizerSCANIAR480:
i think the fact that it was a liquid load would help it roll over and i hope the car driver loses his license for that
It isn’t a liquid load, it is a load of bottles or tins 
TonyCBR:
poor fella, still it shows why we as humans are a pathetic breed, self preservation often ends in doom.
I wouldnt have braked so hard, I’d sooner explain the bent metal than risk a roll over.
True, but i bet if it happened to me or you instincts would say brake and swerve!
Beetie:
TonyCBR:
poor fella, still it shows why we as humans are a pathetic breed, self preservation often ends in doom.
I wouldnt have braked so hard, I’d sooner explain the bent metal than risk a roll over.True, but i bet if it happened to me or you instincts would say brake and swerve!
I brake but i certainly dont swerve, had a close call last week on the A34, had a muppet join just after Tot Hill services, poxy van driver thought he was clever, until he realized i wasn’t slowing as much as he thought i would 