When I came up past Trowel N/B the other night there was a foreign registered vehicle parked on the exit slip hard shoulder and a Wide load sat trying to get out but couldn’t get past him…
Wonder if wide load driver was annoyed 
I can do 100 miles on the motorway and not overtake anything, but when my junction is about a mile or so away I’d have crept up to a lorry that I can’t get past before coming off, but it’s irritating having to change or cancel my cruise for that last bit. Happens almost every day, it’s uncanny. Trivial, but it winds me up.
In the same spirit, the motorway could be literally empty at 2am, and cones are out, and I need to change lane, 9 times out of 10 I can’t just flick over, because at that precise moment the only car for miles has flown up behind me and is there. It happens so much that it winds me up. I’m sure the universe is alive, conscious, and enjoys taking the mick.
robroy:
Do you get much abuse and non co.operation in your job?
I do notice a bit of hostility on here towards Traffic types like yourself, I’ve never understood why tbh.
If you get the power crazy arsey type, fair enough, but on the whole any I’ve dealt with have been ok.
I’ve had my fair share, I’m of the mindset that they’re venting at the uniform not the person. I leave the agro at the station when I knock off and go home to my loving family. 
Actrosman:
Tooz:
HGV drivers who join the M74 north or south from junction 5 and go straight in to the third lane causing a bottleneck even though they have nearly 2 miles before they need to do soSimilar to those that sit in the middle lane on the M4 e/b from the M48 entry slip to the M32 exit slip!
Using the window as a substitute door handle to close the door
Leaving all the lines in a tangled heap on the catwalk
Having a sleeping bag on the bunk when the driver doesn’t do nights away
Leaving a dirty, COVID ridden sleeping bag on the bunk for the day driver after doing a night out (couple of ours do Edinburgh or Gateshead-Penrith)
Going up to office for unit keys, jumping in and finding defect book is full and needs replacing… another trip to office
Upon checking the lights, finding a bulb needs replacing…check the box of spares in the OHL and find no spare…another trip up to office!
Day drivers who can’t be bothered to put the trailer they’ve used on a bay (ready to be loaded for nights) and dump it on the fence
Our new regime of dropping trailers every time now…we kept the same unit/trailer combo since the new stuff turned up in 2015…all looked after but now they all look she-ite because nobody bothers about them anymore!
If all that crap in your yard is winding you up that much I suggest you get a new job
@rodthedog… And have to work twice as many hours as I do now for probably less money? Nah, I’ll get hold of some Diazepam and ■■■■ it up!