I’m not sure multi-modal could be done on TIR
Going back to some basics:
TIR was set up by IRU, the international road transport union. It enables goods containers typically trailers to be certified as “sealable”.
So if a trailer (with the correct documents and certificates) is sealed on entering a country, and the seal is intact on leaving that same country, the customs are happy that nothing has been added to or taken from the load. That’s it.
It is a convention that stops the necessity of turning out the (sealed) load compartment at every border crossing.
It won’t apply to the drivers cab, because the driver will need to get in and out.
I very much doubt that it really applied to the previous wrecked as that will 99% sure have many compartments that will need to be opened and will not be sealed throughout the trip. Would an operator get the vehicle TIR inspected, and certified, for recovery work? Unless doing lots of international work it would be a lot of hassle to go through, and even then would be of limited use. Turning out tools lockers is not as bad as turning out a full chute of groupage.
The TIR plate should be displayed on the relevant goods container. On the front of most trailers it will be on the rear doors and on the headboard. It doesn’t matter a fig whether or not it is visible from in front of the cab.
When crossing borders the customs will be looking at the vehicle’s (the trailer’s) TIR documents, it’s reg number, and from the TIR docs will know how many seals they should be looking for.
The TIR plate means next to nowt when driving on the road; it is only really relevant when stationary in TIR parks.
I did a vey little bit of TIR, and that was decades ago, but that is how it worked.
Edit to add: sealing a 5th wheel was quite easy, just add a seal where the dog-clip goes.
He’s cutting it a bit fine in that overtaking lane, isn’t he? 
Don’t forget to add into the mix that on long-haul work you might travel through some countries that are not signatories of the TIR convention.
That unladen Transcon could easily be travelling at 60 mph and the Leyland at 20 mph on that hill 
It’s a pity that Scania was there, that pic would have passed for a colour 60s era pic.
Looks like a 111
Oh. In that case it’ll be doing about 29mph 
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Actually taking a wide berth round the hairdresser’s.
I am thinking that might actually be a lay-by? Shorter closer white lines. The 4 wheeler is over the line of it though.
Would there be a “return to lane” arrow if it was a 3 lane stretch?
Possibly the rigid is crawling and allowing an overtake?
Open to correction.
Dennis will know!
I think we all know who will know.
Fredk Ray’s had a KM direct from General Motors with a V* Detroit in, registration number ended in 773M, I should know as I had the misfortune to work on it occasionally
That should be reading V8, fat finger syndrome. All the work the motor did was shunting between Toddington Road and Rays yard in Leighton Buzzard
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It is an ex Bewick 111 day cab TEC 641R new onto the fleet in Jan '77.
Restored by John Richards ( Yappy) of CV Spares Morecambe. I believe he has sold it on and it is apparently up for sale at the moment. .
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If I’ve got it right a TIR plate put on the front of a tractor unit would generally be incorrect, the front plate of an artic outfit should only be put on the front of the semi trailer.
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A drawbar outfit would require 4 TIR plates front and rear of the prime mover and front and rear of the trailer.
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The rule that the front plate should not be obscured by the cab doesn’t mean a tractor unit cab obscuring the front of the semi trailer.
The relevance of the vehicle registration number required on the carnet is anyone’s guess regarding 1).Maybe with the exception of countries that register trailers separately.
It’s good to question stuff to learn stuff.
What rule is that?
Isn;t it the Vienna Convention that requires registration? And the UK ignored for decades?
UK trailers do have have always had “reg numbers” but did not normally carry reg plates and documents. The chassis number was welded/burnt onto the chassis and was there to stop MoT certs being swopped around.
The above are off the top of my head and open to correction.
Now that what I CALL a Luton!
Yes, that’s correct, but the TIR-plate must be on the front AND REAR of the semi-trailer