i parked up in a lay-by this morning opposite a cool solutions lorry on SK plates. the snack van arrives and the bloke jumps out and starts hammering the guys door asking him to move even though his curtains were drawn and he was not in the way of where he usually parks. he must have told him to eff off or something because he came storming back to his van and drove onto the grass and parked under the lorries driver side window, he then played the radio full volume for next hour. the SK driver made it quite obvious when moving he’d just removed his ear plugs and didn’t hear a thing
what would you have done in this situation? Fairly certain most drivers i know would have put the little man flat on his arse but realistically is there anything you can do?
Yep, you can let as all know exactly where the ignorant little bully sells his greasy muck, or what name it goes under, and we’ll avoid him like the plague.
They don’t have any right to be there, they may pay some sort traders permit fee but unless the layby’s on private land (like the Little Moss near Colne) they have no right to move anyone on. Had a few run ins with rat merchants myself, normally it’s nothing more than them just pacing up and down giving you evil stares (one on the Aston Clinton bypass). The E-Coli supplier at Burford school layby moaned at me once though.
Don’t avoid these places Juddian, park there en masse and wind them up.
On the other side of the coin I was parked on progress road in cov last week, woke up surrounded by cars as usual despite not hearing a thing
Anyway this lovely lady had parked her snap wagon right up to the front of my cab even though there was no need, being polite I got out and had a look at the 2 foot gap behind a car had left me and she came over and said she’ll move when I’m ready just beep the horn she was waiting for my space but didn’t want to wake me up.
On another day I’ll stop and buy something just for the pleasant manner she had.
OllieNotts:
On the other side of the coin I was parked on progress road in cov last week, woke up surrounded by cars as usual despite not hearing a thing
Anyway this lovely lady had parked her snap wagon right up to the front of my cab even though there was no need, being polite I got out and had a look at the 2 foot gap behind a car had left me and she came over and said she’ll move when I’m ready just beep the horn she was waiting for my space but didn’t want to wake me up.
On another day I’ll stop and buy something just for the pleasant manner she had.
i would of thought it would be a police matter interrupting a drivers 9 hours off (probably) with noise and intimidation,when the guy runs into a car half asleep on his next 15 hour shift the fat burger waller will be in the pub putting the world to rights.
maga:
i parked up in a lay-by this morning opposite a cool solutions lorry on SK plates. the snack van arrives and the bloke jumps out and starts hammering the guys door asking him to move even though his curtains were drawn and he was not in the way of where he usually parks. he must have told him to eff off or something because he came storming back to his van and drove onto the grass and parked under the lorries driver side window, he then played the radio full volume for next hour. the SK driver made it quite obvious when moving he’d just removed his ear plugs and didn’t hear a thing
what would you have done in this situation? Fairly certain most drivers i know would have put the little man flat on his arse but realistically is there anything you can do?
ring environmental health tell em you had the trots after eating his muck, and he had raw sausages on the same grill as cooked ones next to each other soon be round to screw him about.
Don’t you need a street traders license to sell cremated horse burgers in a lay by? If so, the local authority would take an interest in the behaviour mentioned, as not touting or causing a nuisance are conditions of the license.
Daytrunker:
ring environmental health tell em you had the trots after eating his muck, and he had raw sausages on the same grill as cooked ones next to each other soon be round to screw him about.
Never had one verbally have a go yet but, plent of looks, and have opened the curtains a few times to find myself barricaded in with white plastic garden chairs a fair few times.
TTX boy:
The guy who has the burger van on the A500 north just before jct 16 of the m6 thinks he owns the layby.
Got a burger off that fella once and it was in the bin one bite later, complete utter filth. Never touched a snack van since for anything but a brew, scarred me.
I don’t understand what it so special about a “spot”?!?! Just move a bit further down the layby surely? I love the ones that put a single, usually stolen, traffic cone out to mark their territory.
I never buy anything from them and park right in front of them to , pull out my lunch from my bag, coffee and have it all in front of them.
These parasites should be removed from the lay bys they occupy taking valuable space which could be used by other lorry drivers.
The sooner all lorry drivers stop supporting them buying their disgusting food, the sooner they disappear for good.
TTX boy:
The guy who has the burger van on the A500 north just before jct 16 of the m6 thinks he owns the layby.
He doesn’t like people taking a 45 there and not buying owt. It should be the duty of every truck driver in the area to do exactly that.
Brilliant! I live a few miles south at Rugeley and I get up that way every couple of weeks. My van has a mini kitchen unit with a cooker built inside the nearside loading door, so next time I pass by, I’ll stop and put the kettle on and make my breakfast right by his burger van.
I have Maple leaves on the van so if you see me, come and have a brew with me. That should ■■■■ him off.
Own Account Driver:
Never had one verbally have a go yet but, plent of looks, and have opened the curtains a few times to find myself barricaded in with white plastic garden chairs a fair few times.
I have seen signs in layby’s that say no parking from 7am to 3pm.
They do not own the layby.
I stopped in one,i got the evil eye for buying food off him but my lorry was parked at an angle where passing trade may have gone past not knowing a butty van was there.
He kept popping his head out to give me the look of go away and hurry up and go.Impatient glances from him but he took my money.
