ajt:
It doesn’t matter if your limited to 500mph, if you have vehicles behind you the right thing to do is help them past or pull over where available.
Note there’s a trend where folk defending the argument of sticking religiously to limits are the ones who continually use the phrase ‘‘why should i’’ a lot !!
As already stated, the speed limit your reading isnt the speed you are going, speedo’s under read PLUS you have a bit of leeway with the powers that be. This doesnt mean you should speed, just means you don’t have to sit their clock watching it
There’s no law saying we have to pull over’; I don’t care if my tacho maybe out it says 40 thats what I’ll be judged on if I’m involved in an accident. If your boss pushes you you’re a cretin for working for them, I’ve turned down people who’ve approached me to drive for them because I know despite the newish motor I’ll be expected to charge about like an idiot.
Theres no law saying you must indicate but the majority do,sometimes
Its just common sense. Better to move over or help folk past if there’s a mammoth queue behind you rather than to watch the entertainment kick off and folks frustrations boiling over with dangerous overtakes
ajt:
Better to move over or help folk past if there’s a mammoth queue behind you rather than to watch the entertainment kick off and folks frustrations boiling over with dangerous overtakes
That depends upon your sense of humour. Or whether you are as forgiving as everyone behind you.
bubsy06:
Why? too [zb] selfish? why not pull into a layby and let people get on with there lives? not everyone wants to spend 99% of their life in work. i am on salary so the less hours i work the more i earn, better life for me as I can spend more time doing what I want than hitting selfish drivers. If your paid by the hour pull into a layby for 20 mins and let the 5 miles of traffic pass you by that will be an extra £2.48 in your pay packet at the end of the week
plus it should be made legal for our company to charge your company for the extra fuel and wages it costs when we end up having to crawl up hills at 5-10mph because we have no momentum from you muppets who feel the need do bumble up them at 20-30mph. call yourself a proffesional when you dont give a [zb] about your fellow drivers speed does not kill, stop being a sheep ffs. 9 years driving and I have broke the speed limit every day i have driven, 3 points on my licence for going through a red light just proves that speed dont kill, if it did then about 2500-3000 people should be dead by now just from my driving.
You’re as bad as the bloke that doesn’t give a toss about anyone else. You deserve each other.
Well, you’ve taken the comment I felt I had to make right off of my keyboard. I strongly suspect that it would hold good for at least 80% of drivers. What you have to remember is that Tesco drivers have to stick to the speed limits, and are kept there by a device in their cabs called ‘Isotrac’, which, on exceeding the speed limits, emits a high pitched bleeping sound that seriously gets on your ■■■■, it’s also recorded back at base so if a sharp eyed de-briefer spots your lapse you could be in trouble. I can’t quote anybody, but I believe Tesco management take an extremely dim view in the event of a driver getting a speeding ticket.
Why should anyone exceed the speed limit because you want to get on with your life? Why should they risk their licence for you? Are you going to pay their mortgage if they lose their licence because you wanted them to go faster than the limit? Of course you aren’t! So stop being as much of a tw[zb]t as he is for his attitude.
I hate sitting behind a Tossco truck as much as most on here, but I can’t/ won’t criticise the driver for driving within the speed limit!
And yes, if I see that I’m holding up a long, long string of traffic, I’ll pull over and let it past. But if I choose to drive within the law, I WILL NOT exceed the legal speed limit so you can get home early. But the fact is, despite not driving for Tossco, I don’t stick to the SC legal speed limit when I think I can drive faster. I also want to get home, and the sooner the better, but if you and your attitude come up behind me, I’ll deliberately slow down to 30-35mph, just to wind you up!
If you still want to get home early, you’re welcome to overtake… Show some respect. Get some in return!
paul@midway:
So a teco driver doing 25 mph and being a pain in the ■■■ ended up being " I do 30 mph , I do 35 mph I do 38 mph , I never speed I blah blah blah Look how professional I,am …
Tesco do this a lot on the 446 and [zb] up the A38 at busy periods by doing 40mph on it , and we all know how many car drivers are prepared to let you out on a busy dual…
They are a [zb] nuisance , end of story.
They will always get a bip of the horn and a shaking head and hand gesture that says WHY WHY WHY…
Keep up with traffic flow is what it’s called , not hindering it.
All very well until Vosa turn up and a tacho analysis shows 80kmh nowhere near a dual carriageway…
So ?
Our depot is at least a twenty minute drive from anywhere you can go legally at more than forty, its known you start from the depot and if your tacho shows 50mph within five minutes of starting driving you would be pretty hard pressed to explain where you were doing 50mph legally. One point is our vehicles have satellite tracking, the data from which is stored on the computers in the office. Could this be seized by VOSA as part of an investigation and would it be admissible in court as evidence?
bubsy06:
Are they limited to 25mph on SC?
met one on friday that did not go over that speed for 18miles
should really change jobs if that is the only way he can get a decent wage, people like me want to finish early on a friday and enjoy there time off, work to live not live to work
Good for him, go slower and earn more overtime, that was the view of drivers when i worked there
The speed limit on single carriageway A roads is 40mph and I would create hell on the A420 every chance I got, It can be fun to create a 2 mile tailback when you choose to drive legally, I still do it now over here, I drive up route 22A in Vermont at exactly 50mph because driving legal pays the same as driving over the speed limit, I get a lot of abuse over the CB but I don’t care, my answer here is just the same as it was over there, 'If you want to pass me then do so, if you have to drive ilegally to do your job then you need a better job".
I compare my job with when I worked for Tesco, I was proud then and am proud now. Why should that Tesco driver break the law for the sake of some pillock behind him ?
bubsy06:
Are they limited to 25mph on SC?
met one on friday that did not go over that speed for 18miles
should really change jobs if that is the only way he can get a decent wage, people like me want to finish early on a friday and enjoy there time off, work to live not live to work
Good for him, go slower and earn more overtime, that was the view of drivers when i worked there
The speed limit on single carriageway A roads is 40mph and I would create hell on the A420 every chance I got, It can be fun to create a 2 mile tailback when you choose to drive legally, I still do it now over here, I drive up route 22A in Vermont at exactly 50mph because driving legal pays the same as driving over the speed limit, I get a lot of abuse over the CB but I don’t care, my answer here is just the same as it was over there, 'If you want to pass me then do so, if you have to drive ilegally to do your job then you need a better job".
I compare my job with when I worked for Tesco, I was proud then and am proud now. Why should that Tesco driver break the law for the sake of some pillock behind him ?
Don’t like it ? Pass him or get a proper job.
Well said that man!
I like it when I have to drive from Basingstoke, heading towards Newbury along the A339 at about 0300…its quite impressive that when I start on the A339, there’s no-one behind me, but by the time I reach Newbury, there’s a nice long queue of trucks behind me. I don’t drive really slow, I set the cruise control to 38mph on that road…just goes to show how very few truckers are actually “professional”.
bubsy06:
Are they limited to 25mph on SC?
met one on friday that did not go over that speed for 18miles
should really change jobs if that is the only way he can get a decent wage, people like me want to finish early on a friday and enjoy there time off, work to live not live to work
Good for him, go slower and earn more overtime, that was the view of drivers when i worked there
The speed limit on single carriageway A roads is 40mph and I would create hell on the A420 every chance I got, It can be fun to create a 2 mile tailback when you choose to drive legally, I still do it now over here, I drive up route 22A in Vermont at exactly 50mph because driving legal pays the same as driving over the speed limit, I get a lot of abuse over the CB but I don’t care, my answer here is just the same as it was over there, 'If you want to pass me then do so, if you have to drive ilegally to do your job then you need a better job".
I compare my job with when I worked for Tesco, I was proud then and am proud now. Why should that Tesco driver break the law for the sake of some pillock behind him ?
Don’t like it ? Pass him or get a proper job.
Well said that man!
I like it when I have to drive from Basingstoke, heading towards Newbury along the A339 at about 0300…its quite impressive that when I start on the A339, there’s no-one behind me, but by the time I reach Newbury, there’s a nice long queue of trucks behind me. I don’t drive really slow, I set the cruise control to 38mph on that road…just goes to show how very few truckers are actually “professional”.
My experience of Tesco drivers are that they are bunch of work shy ■■■■■■■■■ I have been in Tesco Doncaster on the agency, it takes them 8 hours to do Bridlington and back! Thats a round trip of 120 miles, they used to laugh between themselves who overtook who on the motorway, one driver stated, bearing in mind this was a motorway, that he overtook another driver with his cruise control set at 47mph! Thats not professional driving, that tossing it off professionally.
So you and the rest of your agency drivers drive faster and cut the job up which leads to Tesco looking at why the agency driver does it quicker ? … believe me I have seen that senario loads of times in my life.
This leads to eventually Well paid tesco drivers who get a good secure life loosing their jobs to make way for contractors and agency drivers (who by the way soon change their ways and drive just as slow once they get full time jobs with Tesco).
Agencies and cut price contractors such as Stobbarts are destroying good jobs.
bubsy06:
Are they limited to 25mph on SC?
met one on friday that did not go over that speed for 18miles
should really change jobs if that is the only way he can get a decent wage, people like me want to finish early on a friday and enjoy there time off, work to live not live to work
Good for him, go slower and earn more overtime, that was the view of drivers when i worked there
The speed limit on single carriageway A roads is 40mph and I would create hell on the A420 every chance I got, It can be fun to create a 2 mile tailback when you choose to drive legally, I still do it now over here, I drive up route 22A in Vermont at exactly 50mph because driving legal pays the same as driving over the speed limit, I get a lot of abuse over the CB but I don’t care, my answer here is just the same as it was over there, 'If you want to pass me then do so, if you have to drive ilegally to do your job then you need a better job".
I compare my job with when I worked for Tesco, I was proud then and am proud now. Why should that Tesco driver break the law for the sake of some pillock behind him ?
Don’t like it ? Pass him or get a proper job.
Well said that man!
I like it when I have to drive from Basingstoke, heading towards Newbury along the A339 at about 0300…its quite impressive that when I start on the A339, there’s no-one behind me, but by the time I reach Newbury, there’s a nice long queue of trucks behind me. I don’t drive really slow, I set the cruise control to 38mph on that road…just goes to show how very few truckers are actually “professional”.
My experience of Tesco drivers are that they are bunch of work shy [zb]. I have been in Tesco Doncaster on the agency, it takes them 8 hours to do Bridlington and back! Thats a round trip of 120 miles, they used to laugh between themselves who overtook who on the motorway, one driver stated, bearing in mind this was a motorway, that he overtook another driver with his cruise control set at 47mph! Thats not professional driving, that tossing it off professionally.
I’m sure if you earned the same money as them for the same conditions you’d drive that slow as well. Other wise you’d end up coming back to the depot too early, not being givn a second journey and then having to come in on one of your days off to “pay back” the hours!
There’s a big difference between driving legally and traffic unfortunately getting stuck behind as a result of that vs. driving legally and taking great pleasure in being a rolling road block and enjoying watching the traffic build up and being unable to pass.
Those that do the latter (which seems to be the majority in this thread) should grow the [zb] up and get a life. [zb] [zb]s.
tyler4164:
I just sit back & enjoy the ride & couldnt care less if people behind me are in a rush.
No problems with you enjoying your ride, but you’re a complete tw[zb]t… Inconsiderate tw[zb]t like you make everyone’s life more hassle than it has to be! I hope someone, makes your ride infinitely more uncomfortable than it currently is, and they do it on a regular basis!
Why is he inconsiderate?? just because a lot of you donkeys want to fly around on the limiter thinking we’re all impressed by you. The speed limits are there & most of us don’t like the 40mph single carriageway limit but we drive either at them or very close to them.
I heard a driver giving a Tesco driver some stick on the CB one day going along the A420 towards Oxford. The Tesco driver told him he’d drive at the speed limit & didn’t intend losing his job for him or anyone else. I agree with the man too. Why should he lose his job or his licence.
tyler4164:
I just sit back & enjoy the ride & couldnt care less if people behind me are in a rush.
No problems with you enjoying your ride, but you’re a complete tw[zb]t… Inconsiderate tw[zb]t like you make everyone’s life more hassle than it has to be! I hope someone, makes your ride infinitely more uncomfortable than it currently is, and they do it on a regular basis!
Why is he inconsiderate?? just because a lot of you donkeys want to fly around on the limiter thinking we’re all impressed by you. The speed limits are there & most of us don’t like the 40mph single carriageway limit but we drive either at them or very close to them.
I heard a driver giving a Tesco driver some stick on the CB one day going along the A420 towards Oxford. The Tesco driver told him he’d drive at the speed limit & didn’t intend losing his job for him or anyone else. I agree with the man too. Why should he lose his job or his licence.
I don’t work for Tesco by the way!!!
BB
Last time I worked for Tesco, 2-3 years ago you weren’t allowed a sat nav never mind a CB! Don’t think he’d be talking to a Tesco driver.
And if I’d got a job for tesco I’d driver slower! I Don’t think so! I work to live not live to work, I don’t want to be at work one minute longer than necessary! If I lose a few quid along the way so what, things have happened to my family that makes you realise that you want to make the most of them whilst your here. And its all the drivers tossing it off who allow other companies to do the job quicker which makes it cheaper…
Perhaps the guy who came back at him was winding him up fileep but it sounded convincing from where I was sitting. It was quite amusing because the Tesco lorry was crawling along the single carriageway section & then accelerating away on the dual section which wound the fella on the CB up no end. There was a fair old tailback behind him so I guess it could have been any of the others having a jab.
As you worked for them perhaps you can clear something up. I was told by someone I have no reason to disbelieve they’re instructed to drive 2mph below the limit, is this true??
Basilbrush:
Perhaps the guy who came back at him was winding him up fileep but it sounded convincing from where I was sitting. It was quite amusing because the Tesco lorry was crawling along the single carriageway section & then accelerating away on the dual section which wound the fella on the CB up no end. There was a fair old tailback behind him so I guess it could have been any of the others having a jab.
As you worked for them perhaps you can clear something up. I was told by someone I have no reason to disbelieve they’re instructed to drive 2mph below the limit, is this true??
BB
Sorry, when I said worked for them it was via an agency. Not aware if they have been given instructions to drive below the limit. They do have ISOTRAK in the cab which is a royal pain inthe ■■■. Everytime you stop you have to report in why youv’e stoped. For example: At store one in front, On break 30 mins etc, the Tesco drivers had it sewn up that if you let the office know you were taking a 45 min break and they interupted it then you start your 45 from scratch.
n17 trucker:
9 points on my licence for another 18 months you’ll sit behind me and lump it
Posted by a reformed speed merchant
Haha, use your [zb] eyes next time. Not exactly difficult to spot one of the many speed camera devices, most of them you could spot from space.
Hindsights a wonderful thing oh wise one i bow to your superior knowledge… But you’ll still be sat behind me at 38mph just in case theres one of them sneaky [zb] mobile camera vans sitting round the next corner!. It’s become a phobia now
20/20 vision and quick reflexes are also a wonderful thing, kept me almost out of trouble for 9 years, didnt realise that they had red light cameras just after i passed my car test. Also why 38? Which will actually be 34 as speedos are usually inaccurate. The limit is 40, also they let you off 40mph + 10% + 3-4mph, so in fact you are doing 14 mph less than the legal limit, ever thought about driving a hearse for a living?
P.s. caught plenty of fish tonight to last me a week, im off to bed
They allow you to go 10% over to allow for speedo inaccuracies but you don’t get the +3 or 4 mph on top of that. I also thought that was the case until I ended up with 3 points on my licence for doing 35 in a 30.
Depends on your area.
Every force has different maximum set thresholds for static cameras and camera vans
If you got done for 35 your speedo must have been nearly touching 40
You obviously know the accuracy of every speedo on every lorry.
Basilbrush:
Perhaps the guy who came back at him was winding him up fileep but it sounded convincing from where I was sitting. It was quite amusing because the Tesco lorry was crawling along the single carriageway section & then accelerating away on the dual section which wound the fella on the CB up no end. There was a fair old tailback behind him so I guess it could have been any of the others having a jab.
As you worked for them perhaps you can clear something up. I was told by someone I have no reason to disbelieve they’re instructed to drive 2mph below the limit, is this true??
BB
The guy doing the complaining wasn’t driving for Earthline was he? Minimum speed of 50 on there yet they dont pay bonuses (apparently)…
speed does not kill, stop being a sheep ffs. 9 years driving and I have broke the speed limit every day i have driven, 3 points on my licence for going through a red light 
