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bjd · 22 February 2012 16:31

Any one no what the a40 from abbervergenny to merther tidvil excouse the spelling is it very hilly

chooch · 22 February 2012 16:34

It’s the Heads of The Valleys road. ok for trucks of any size.

gardun · 22 February 2012 16:34

What about it? I know it well, except the road from Abergavenny to Merthyr is the A465
I use it every night with a 16 ft double decker; it’s a good road.

bjd · 22 February 2012 16:37

Cheers fellas

waddy640 · 22 February 2012 17:05

gardun:
What about it? I know it well, except the road from Abergavenny to Merthyr is the A465
I use it every night with a 16 ft double decker; it’s a good road.

Have they finished the widening at the Abergavenny end?

bald_bloke · 22 February 2012 17:36

Yep.

waddy640 · 22 February 2012 17:58

bald bloke:
Yep.

Thanks.

bald_bloke · 22 February 2012 18:03

waddy640:

bald bloke:
Yep.

Thanks.

You’ll have a big long hill to go up mind and then down the other side to Merthyr.

gardun · 22 February 2012 18:08

bald bloke:

waddy640:

bald bloke:
Yep.

Thanks.

You’ll have a big long hill to go up mind and then down the other side to Merthyr.

That’s an understatement At least there’s a big lay-by half way up where you can stop for a rest

bjd · 22 February 2012 18:48

bald bloke:

waddy640:

bald bloke:
Yep.

Thanks.

You’ll have a big long hill to go up mind and then down the other side to Merthyr.

Is the hill suitable to use for a liquid tanker

waddy640 · 22 February 2012 18:57

bald bloke:

waddy640:

bald bloke:
Yep.

Thanks.

You’ll have a big long hill to go up mind and then down the other side to Merthyr.

I go that way in the car to visit family in Llanelli.

bald_bloke · 22 February 2012 19:14

bjd:

bald bloke:

waddy640:

bald bloke:
Yep.

Thanks.

You’ll have a big long hill to go up mind and then down the other side to Merthyr.

Is the hill suitable to use for a liquid tanker

I suppose so yes,its a proper trunk road and It’s dual carriageway in places.

denis_f · 22 February 2012 19:46

gardun:
What about it? I know it well, except the road from Abergavenny to Merthyr is the A465
I use it every night with a 16 ft double decker; it’s a good road.

that’s a short trailer

I use that road a lot too, it’s good but steep in places

gardun · 23 February 2012 14:00

Denis F:

gardun:
What about it? I know it well, except the road from Abergavenny to Merthyr is the A465
I use it every night with a 16 ft double decker; it’s a good road.

that’s a short trailer

mkb600 · 23 February 2012 14:08

gardun:

Denis F:

gardun:
What about it? I know it well, except the road from Abergavenny to Merthyr is the A465
I use it every night with a 16 ft double decker; it’s a good road.

that’s a short trailer

Is it legal to have a trailer as long as it is tall, be a bit cautious on the bends

gardun · 23 February 2012 14:24

mkb600:

gardun:

Denis F:

gardun:
What about it? I know it well, except the road from Abergavenny to Merthyr is the A465
I use it every night with a 16 ft double decker; it’s a good road.

that’s a short trailer

Is it legal to have a trailer as long as it is tall, be a bit cautious on the bends

Probably not, but they’ve got to catch me first