Liberace:
This one that’s sprung up recently about blue light boys.
Wasn’t that recent, I know for a fact it started about three years ago. 
Liberace:
it’s funny mentioning it to anyone with blue lights on their cab and watching them take them out.
Yep, that’s why it was started, and it works.
euromat:
Roger Breaker:
Was told this one several years ago, thought it was true, but have since heard a similar story from someone else at another company. Amusing nonetheless…Guy working for a now defunct Diss bulk haulier. Travelling empty round the north circular (or circleeur
cartco?..
also heard this about a suffolk based bulk carrier!!
it’s not a myth this one,apart from the location,trust me 
Breaking News
I may have been present yesterday at the birth of a new Urban Legend. I stopped at a cafe on the A41 for a bit of breakfast while on my way to Holyhead and got into conversation with another driver. The subject of those signs that they have started to display on the M6 came up, the ones that advise you how long in minutes it will take to a certain point.
Now he informed me, and here I am quoting, “If you do the distance in less time than those signs say, they’ll give you a ticket.” 
Not sure who ‘they’ are but you just know this has got the potential to really climb the Urban Myth Top Ten. I did have a bit of fun trying to confuse him regarding the different speeds of cars and trucks and how that would have a bearing on the journey time but he wouldn’t play and changed the subject to complaining about his boss instead.
Incidentally I think ‘they’ll’ be sending me a ticket, because today on the M6 southbound it said “Journey Time to M1/A14 junction 12 Minutes” and I did it in 10.5.
I have just started hearing another new one on the last couple of trips I have made.
The French Police are now enforcing a new law which says truck drivers can only carry 5 packets of ■■■■ at one time. For each additional packet, it cost you a €25 fine. It seems this law came into effect Jan 1st this year!!! When I asked the guy last night where he had read it, he said it was common knowledge!!! Common to who, I asked■■? Told him when he actually READS it in a paper , thats the time to believe it
Told him when he actually READS it in a paper , thats the time to believe it
Would you like to think about that one Bear Not that I think the papers would bend any truths of course
jj72:
seem to remember years ago there being one about a little remote control you could buy which changed traffic lights in your favour, it was said that the fire brigade used them and some bloke down the pub had got hold of someand no, i didn’t ever buy one of these “gadgets”
Tis sort of true, Its called a 3M Opticom emitter and is mounted on the front of fire engines, when they are on an emergency call it changes the traffic lights as the engine approaches,
Its only used in america as far as i know its not approved for use in this country, Also helps if the traffic lights are equipped to handle this facility
http://www.whelen.com/details_prod.php?head_id=3&cat_id=11&prod_id=1
I want one!!
Semtex:
hitch:
its wannadoooooooo do cds that stop speed cameras
on tempory lights the change sensor is on top of the unitAnd the sensor is a motion sensor. Flashing lights don’t work cos if it was a light sensor, how would they work in daylight??
(I was told this infomation from an engineer who used to work supplying these temporary lights)
I think this comes from very early temporary ones, which could be ‘fooled’ by flashing your lights, in the days when the technology wasnt so developed. I still see people sitting at lights doing it though, you would think they’d realise that it’s doing ■■■■ all.
dennisw1:
I still see people sitting at lights doing it though, you would think they’d realise that it’s doing [zb] all.
I wouldn’t say it is doing [zb] all. It’s acting as a warning to the rest of us to take extra care near them as they are a complete [zb] moron, and for that we should be grateful.
Semtex:
one from my bus days in Bedford. They used to run a couple of Routemaster buses. driver walks into the inspectors office.“I have a problem with the indicaters on this bus, one of them is not working”
“Which one?” says the inspector.
“This one!” says the driver placing an indicator on the desk (the front indicators were on stalks above the cab!!!"
Had a similar one at Tesco in Ashford. One of the drivers came in for an evening shift on the vans. Boss said one of the tail lights is cracked and bent. He thinks well thats not too much of a problem. and goes out and gets in the van. Reaches down to put his bag between the seats and sees a nice VW tail light cluster attached to a section of tail board.
Takes it back into the boss and says, cant drive that van. She says “well i understood the tail light to be cracked” he replied, “no theres nothing wrong with the light” she replied “well whats up then” so he says “here’s the light, see for yourself”
TheBear:
I have just started hearing another new one on the last couple of trips I have made.
The French Police are now enforcing a new law which says truck drivers can only carry 5 packets of ■■■■ at one time. For each additional packet, it cost you a €25 fine. It seems this law came into effect Jan 1st this year!!! When I asked the guy last night where he had read it, he said it was common knowledge!!! Common to who, I asked■■? Told him when he actually READS it in a paper , thats the time to believe it
Was reported in the Times Oct 28 last year, have been stopped myself and quizzed but not been fined or had anything confiscated just a warning?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1846565,00.html
Link still active.
Discopete:
Its only used in america as far as i know its not approved for use in this country, Also helps if the traffic lights are equipped to handle this facility
No, in this country they have a far more economical and efficient way of doing it. Shortly after they put traffic lights in on the main route from the firestation outside where I used to work they decided that it would be a good idea if they could control the lights … so rather than go and buy a nice simple remote control system they dug a trench all the way from the lights to the firestation and put a button on the wall in there. A couple of months later they decided the traffic lights had been a bad idea in the first place and removed them anyway
On top of that when they put the trench through, they put an access cover in the exact spot where the front wheel of the lorries delivering to the Co-Op next door to us parked every morning. You can guess what happened next after a couple of weeks
dennisw1:
I still see people sitting at lights doing it though, you would think they’d realise that it’s doing [zb] all.
Not really, every time they do it the lights do change, eventually, if they do it long enough 
It’s sort of a Pavlovian response, point a red light at them and watch their fingers twitch
aimee:
dennisw1:
I still see people sitting at lights doing it though, you would think they’d realise that it’s doing [zb] all.Not really, every time they do it the lights do change, eventually, if they do it long enough
So do you often point red lights at people?
TheBear:
I have just started hearing another new one on the last couple of trips I have made.
The French Police are now enforcing a new law which says truck drivers can only carry 5 packets of ■■■■ at one time. For each additional packet, it cost you a €25 fine. It seems this law came into effect Jan 1st this year!!! When I asked the guy last night where he had read it, he said it was common knowledge!!! Common to who, I asked■■? Told him when he actually READS it in a paper , thats the time to believe it
It’s not five,it’s ten that is 200 sleeve,and it is french law,
I have often been told that if you cover the the distance between Peages within a certain time the Gerdarme will nick you for speeding or dangerous driving.
it’s a myth 
knight:
I have often been told that if you cover the the distance between Peages within a certain time the Gerdarme will nick you for speeding or dangerous driving.
it’s a myth
I wonder if the new one I heard, and mentioned above, has it’s basis in that?
dennisw1:
So do you often point red lights at people?
Wondered who would pick up on that Only when I hit the brakes
knight:
I have often been told that if you cover the the distance between Peages within a certain time the Gerdarme will nick you for speeding or dangerous driving.
it’s a myth
true, not myth,peage tickets show time in and time out,so you could be done…
I got back from my holidays onloy to find every tom…■■■■ and harry had been driving my truck …as you all know …the mirrors …seats etc have to be re- adjusted…which i duly did…however my first day back was a run to sainsburys in haydock…and a return load of bread from wigan …(loaded over night)…not me…i drop the trailer …anyway…i noticed the passenger seat was covered in grease…and i started to make enquiries about how it got there…it turns out that our company had to use a different agency to the one we normally use…as our repair man was walking around the trailers…he noticed a pair of legs protruding from the cat walk…so on closer inspection…he found this female driver (black)…laying on her back across the catwalk…trying to connect the airlines…so he asked her if she had ever connected a fridge trailer before, of course the answer was no!..so he had to tell her that with a fridge…you only part coupled…then put your airlines on …then ram it home…but making sure the trailer brake is on first…now this not only happened to her …but one of her colleagues also…from the same agency…and also black…anyway …they were both smothered in grease…hence the seat marks…which has since been cleaned …makes you wonder…where do they get them from…
