Give poor old trucky a break…Without him and his generation, those of us who are involved in feminism and anti-racism campaigns would have nothing to rant about on a rainy Sunday afternoon. 
thecoder0:
Yeah I see what you mean mate but if it had been me would he have said a white guy …I am not trying to start a race argument but I still cant see why state it was a BLACK person…might be me been a [zb] week but I hate that kind of crap
So you think you cant refer to any person as black because it is racist? 
thecoder0:
dennisw1:
Although if you were smothered in 5th wheel grease you would probably be black too.NOT FUNNY
I took Trucky’s comment to mean ‘black from grease’, especially when he had mentioned that the passenger seat was black.
I’m one of the first to complain about racist comments but I didn’t see it as one until you mentioned it. I think it was harmless.
A new urban myth or is it true?
I was told last night by a driver that VOSA will do you if you move your truck within 15 minutes of putting your tacho in because in their eyes you have not completed your daily checks.
True or false?
They will over here. We have to show the 15 minute pre-trip. I’ll try to get a copy for you. You’ll love it. It’s more like a 6 weekly inspection than a daily check.
they would have to prove that they havnt been done …good try at starting new urban myth
hitch:
they would have to prove that they havnt been done …good try at starting new urban myth
The first thing you’re meant to do is put a tacho in THEN begin your checks so why would they have to prove it? If you’ve got in truck put tacho in and driven away straight off they could argue that you haven’t done them and it’d probably be up to the driver to prove them wrong, not the other way round. Of course, that only applies if there is this rule that I’ve queried.
VOSA will look for daily checks with tacho in as obviously it would be digging you own grave to give a defence that you did them before the card went in as this means working off the card. Only thing I would dispute is that 15 mins is stretching it a bit. Give them a routine ,play the game and 5 mins will do minimum. 10 possibly.
Is Tom ■■■■ or Harry an appropriate name for a girl, especially a black girl 
daneinter:
VOSA will look for daily checks with tacho in as obviously it would be digging you own grave to give a defence that you did them before the card went in as this means working off the card. Only thing I would dispute is that 15 mins is stretching it a bit. Give them a routine ,play the game and 5 mins will do minimum. 10 possibly.
What? Do you mean you don’t need to check that the compressor is securely mounted or that there are no bolts missing from the steering box? How about the tension and condition of the drive belts, the correct adjustment of the brakes, that the chassis isn’t cracked or bent, the security and condition of the cooling fan?
There are 9 items we check inside the cab and about 50 outside and they only allow us 15 minutes.
When I did my test over here, I wanted to check the oil and water, pee on the wheel and then get back in and start up. They told me I would fail.
The silliest urban myth that has been going around for years is that truck driving driving instructors are on very high wages.
I keep being told that one but somehow it doesnt show up on the pay slip 
Well heard this yesterday and it made me smile.
Apparently the Irish have found a way round digital tachos, just buy the cheapest all in one TV controller you can find, set it so it scans for all frequencies and it will tune itself into a digital tacho and you can do what you like with it…Yeah right, likely ■■■■■■■ story.
Funnily enough I heard one yesterday that I hadn’t heard for a while. Seems that if you take a reduced weekly rest of say 42 hours you must take 9 hours compensation, not just 3, as you have reduced to 36 hours not 42. 
This guy was so confused about the regs that even I couldn’t be bothered entering into any further discussion about them with him. 
Rob, thats definately myth, or at least it is in ■■■■■■■■ I show 5 mins OW at the start of the day (checks) and 10 at the end (paperwork) and that’s it. Everything else is Driving or Rest. Came up clean last time I got “VOSAed” a couple of months ago.
The post this morning about driving naked (where the [zb] did that one come from) reminds me of another style of urban myth, that of what I saw today on the m6,m5, …and so on. Generally involves a pnuematic blonde either starkers and waving them about or performing unspeakable acts on the male (or female)driver.
The more dramatic storyteller generally expands this to the next services where she is waiting for him and performs unspeakable acts on him for the next 5 or six hours making him late for the next delivery…drone drone , drone…you get the picture. Truth is in all the years I’ve been driving the only females that have wanted to perform unspeakable acts on me are of the professional types who wake you up outside the docks asking if you want a “bit of business”.
Now I find that suprising considering my lithe, muscular body and film star features but when you gaze on the fleshy expanse of the salad dodger that is telling you this tale you have to wonder if this is really the truth, or am I just cynical? 
daneinter:
The post this morning about driving naked (where the [zb] did that one come from) reminds me of another style of urban myth, that of what I saw today on the m6,m5, …and so on. Generally involves a pnuematic blonde either starkers and waving them about or performing unspeakable acts on the male (or female)driver.The more dramatic storyteller generally expands this to the next services where she is waiting for him and performs unspeakable acts on him for the next 5 or six hours making him late for the next delivery…drone drone , drone…you get the picture. Truth is in all the years I’ve been driving the only females that have wanted to perform unspeakable acts on me are of the professional types who wake you up outside the docks asking if you want a “bit of business”.
Now I find that suprising considering my lithe, muscular body and film star features
Your just cynical
How about a truck can only do 30Mph in a 40zone
dennisw1:
How about a truck can only do 30Mph in a 40zone
40mph is the maximum a hgv can drive on a single carriageway.
Some people will believe anything.
I heard once that the OED are taking the word gullible out of their dictionaries.
airhorn98:
dennisw1:
How about a truck can only do 30Mph in a 40zone40mph is the maximum a hgv can drive on a single carriageway.
No [zb] Sherlock.
dennisw1:
How about a truck can only do 30Mph in a 40zone
It wasn’t wasted on me Dennis