Stretching it a bit.
Oily
Not quite to the same scale on the A9 at Daviot thanks to Duncan Brown.
Oily
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The tricks and strokes “dodgy” truck Salesmen got up to would make the hair of a “honest road haulier” stand on end if only they knew 
It appears that the truth is finally seeping out(very slowly) after an acceptable passage of time.I wonder if Chris K. has ever considered writing a book of escapades of yesteryear (nothing to do with his legit business at Keltruck I would add !) Foreword by John —,alias “Saviem”.Available in all dodgy bookshops and Supermarkets for 50% discount,further discounts for quantity ! 
Cheers Bewick.
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Eveening all, Dennis…how could you…if only you had known, (or experienced) the tricks that "honest(?), hard working road hauliers), had perpetrated on us innocent young chaps…
The simple ones…lets swop the tyres on the part exchange…after it has been valued…I cannot remember how many times I have had to search a hauliers tyre store for “my” tyres…How did I know that they were “my” tyres…because my initials ,(in indelible pencil), were written on the inside…
Sometimes it was treated as a joke…others it became more serious…like when a certain “wild” Stoke on Trent operator caught me doing this, and squared up to me…only to find that I was a usefull middleweight Boxer…now that was a surprise…soon calmed down, and no, he did not get the lorry he wanted!!!
Or, on delivery, to be assured that the finance was in place…of course it was not…what a surprise, and no he did not get the lorry he wanted!!! Happened to both of us…but only once!!
Happy days eh…
Or swopping vehicle identities, value a good one…but on delivery find a rough one with the same registration number…happened to both me and Chris…neither operator won!!!
Straight people, we could do a “good” deal with…the others…dross, and left them alone in their sad world!!
Great fun, and we are both happy old men…and laugh about the “rum u`ns”
We were doing so not a couple of hours ago!
Cheerio for now.
Sorry Oily…just putting the record straight…
Borrowed this heavy haul shot, Buzzer.
Saviem:
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The tricks and strokes “dodgy” truck Salesmen got up to would make the hair of a “honest road haulier” stand on end if only they knew
Eveening all, Dennis…how could you…if only you had known, (or experienced) the tricks that "honest(?), hard working road hauliers), had perpetrated on us innocent young chaps…
The simple ones…lets swop the tyres on the part exchange…after it has been valued…I cannot remember how many times I have had to search a hauliers tyre store for “my” tyres…How did I know that they were “my” tyres…because my initials ,(in indelible pencil), were written on the inside…
Sometimes it was treated as a joke…others it became more serious…like when a certain “wild” Stoke on Trent operator caught me doing this, and squared up to me…only to find that I was a usefull middleweight Boxer…now that was a surprise…soon calmed down, and no, he did not get the lorry he wanted!!!
Or, on delivery, to be assured that the finance was in place…of course it was not…what a surprise, and no he did not get the lorry he wanted!!! Happened to both of us…but only once!!
Happy days eh…
Or swopping vehicle identities, value a good one…but on delivery find a rough one with the same registration number…happened to both me and Chris…neither operator won!!!
Straight people, we could do a “good” deal with…the others…dross, and left them alone in their sad world!!
Great fun, and we are both happy old men…and laugh about the “rum u`ns”
We were doing so not a couple of hours ago!
Cheerio for now.
Sorry Oily…just putting the record straight…
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Saviem
I have a question for you Sir that hopefully you can help with, My dad bought a F 88/89 (not sure which ) from a company in Stoke all I can remember it was near to a canal yes lots of them in stoke and it was painted blue think you went over a bridge to get to it . Before you ask not sure of the year but he went pulling trailers for Tempco in Warrington Gary was the TM (Ex Northwest Freight). Not much to go on I know, Oh think it was R reg but would that have been from Wilds he got it from
A few here that had arrived at Cromford rally early,it dosent start until this Saturday. 
More are on the photo forum.
Found on me computer not my picture 
Cracking lot of pics from Stanfield and Guesty44 also Jakdaw and robthedog 
the Jakdaw pic is at or near the Ketton Cement Works, Rutland.
some more from the A9 Perth Inverness.
Oily
Hi Oily & Ronnie thats a smart ERF of H.D. Fraser’s. Re thr John M Young ERF I once attended a RHA meeting in Carlisle when the Ministry was trying to persuade local hauliers of the benefits of the tachograph. The guy roned on for ages with no one particularly interested, when Joe Wills a fellow haulier bases in Carlisle and pal of John Youngs who were sitting next me asked John in a loud voice what time his tachograph showed, John looking at his watch quicly replied “Time we had anither whisky” so much for tachographs !!! I happened to see in the local paper that Mrs Young passed away about two months ago.
Cheers Leyland 600