pete 359:
Hi all,
I had forgotten about this firmNichols were based on the old Cardiff docks.a very early model f10
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Hi all,
I am pretty sure that UKG was either Caerphilly or Pontypridd reg. That F10 may of been supplied by Griffin Mill, I had a 6 wheel D series Ford UKG 800S.
This was supplied to an owner driver new from R.J. Bown. It worked out of Vaynor quarry, and Cromwell slag in Merthyr, before going on ther coal with Alan Price. That truck earned a lot of money, and wasn’t to much trouble.
Hope everyone is having a great time at Gaydon.
Regards Paul.
morning paul john.
that reg is most definately cardiff,there was the cardiff local licencing office and merthyr had a licencing office which always gave out HB ,newport had an office along with swansea,also carmarthen had a licencing office which served all of that area.bit of useless info for a sunday morning.
gah1950:
morning paul john.
that reg is most definately cardiff,there was the cardiff local licencing office and merthyr had a licencing office which always gave out HB ,newport had an office along with swansea,also carmarthen had a licencing office which served all of that area.bit of useless info for a sunday morning.
Plus Haverfordwest had a licencing office giving out ‘DE’, it outlasted Carmarthen’s office by a few years and at that time also gave out ‘BX’ which was previously a Carms reg. More useless info!
hello sime17,
thanks for the info ,all good stuff,
Went to Volvo HQ to collect my new truck on Saturday, hope she performs as well as my current F10, whats add blue? 
Paul, east cefn coed:
May be ex P C Howard, Kingscliff Peterbough. D390XVV
It was new to PC Howard, Kings Cliife, as you say.
Search it’s registration on Flickr to see some pics in happier times.
steelboyf10:
Went to Volvo HQ to collect my new truck on Saturday, hope she performs as well as my current F10, whats add blue?
Here’s the full picture!
Hi all,
With good weather and great company this years steelboys run was IMO the best ever.with just over 60 trucks leaving Cirencester football club on Saturday morning.a great time was had by all.a big thank you to dave the renegade for helping me around 18 months ago to contact road transport artist Alan spillet.the steel boys as a group commissioned a alan for steelboyf10’s birthday present.this outstanding painting was then presented to sbf10 at the uk Volvo hq in Warwick last Saturday afternoon.this photo was taken by Alan’s daughter Saturday before last at pont Abraham services when Harry and I collected the surprise birthday present.
Volvo as always made us feel very welcome.seen here sbf10 is presented with his painting by Volvo trucks uk md, Ulaf magnusson and product manager John comer.
Hi all,
On Saturday afternoon We met up with pERFection14 at Warwick services,on his way to gaydon with nev.padfields borderer .
Any ideas who and where? Welsh reg.
gah1950:
morning paul john.
that reg is most definately cardiff,there was the cardiff local licencing office and merthyr had a licencing office which always gave out HB ,newport had an office along with swansea,also carmarthen had a licencing office which served all of that area.bit of useless info for a sunday morning.
HI gah .a bit more useless info . Newport had two licencing offices , one at stelvio was NY AX WO . civic centre was DW . Re OTTO .
pete 359:
Alan’s brilliant interpretation of sbf10’s truck leaving the lazy trout with a load of coil
cant miss the LAZY TROUT . ( hallo skip ) . _ otto _
David Thomas & Son, driver Dean Short, his grandfather had a haulage contractor,
up until mid 80s, W.C.SHORT, Landore.
we had TDW548J erf at Cliff Stephens was bought off Sid Jenkins Npt…