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Type in Bangor to Aberystwyth on Google Maps and all it takes it two seconds to see that travelling via Beddgelert is asking for it.
Surely A487, A470, A487 is a better option?
he got stuck again on his way back! anyone can make a mistake once but twice is just careless
Come on. Prat Nav is a good tool even though it tells you what way to go you still have to use your head
Mr B:
he got stuck again on his way back! anyone can make a mistake once but twice is just careless
Did he switch the sat nav off? the second time he got stuck he was headed the wrong way. he should have turned right at Tremadog but instead he headed for Beddgelert from the other side
In stead of ridiculing drivers for just trying to do a job,can we have signage to let us know before commiting our selves to unsuitable roads.I was recently on a road that was quite narrow it was dark at the time after 2 miles a sign says unsuitable for HGVs .There was no signage at all at either end of the road.
alamcculloch:
In stead of ridiculing drivers for just trying to do a job,can we have signage to let us know before commiting our selves to unsuitable roads.I was recently on a road that was quite narrow it was dark at the time after 2 miles a sign says unsuitable for HGVs .There was no signage at all at either end of the road.
Now we know that is far to sensible for the council to do 
The problem in that area of Wales is that if you check your route on a map all the roads are A roads so you would think you are OK
I took a caravan through there last summer and had problems squeezing it through, there is one of those new sat nav signs at the roundabout as you approach Waunfawr which he should have seen though
alamcculloch:
In stead of ridiculing drivers for just trying to do a job,can we have signage to let us know before commiting our selves to unsuitable roads.I was recently on a road that was quite narrow it was dark at the time after 2 miles a sign says unsuitable for HGVs .There was no signage at all at either end of the road.
I think one of the reports states that there are local signs warning LGVs not to follow Sat Nav.
alamcculloch:
In stead of ridiculing drivers for just trying to do a job,can we have signage to let us know before commiting our selves to unsuitable roads.I was recently on a road that was quite narrow it was dark at the time after 2 miles a sign says unsuitable for HGVs .There was no signage at all at either end of the road.
completely agree with you , i got caught out about 2 months ago in an 8 wheeler at around midnight , no signs whatsoever until it was “almost” too late . if he’s ignored the signs that tell him he cant go on then its his fault and he deserves whatever he got , but its not always the drivers fault is it ? no way you would put yourself in that situation on purpose unless you are thick .
its kind of like putting a cul-de-sac sign at the wrong end of the road , by the time you can read it its too late .
Mr B:
he got stuck again on his way back! anyone can make a mistake once but twice is just careless
I know of a bloke who went past the same speed camera four times looking for an address… He was exceeding the speed limit every time and subsequently lost his licence! If twice is careless, what is four times?
Bob
Steve-o:
■■■.Type in Bangor to Aberystwyth on Google Maps and all it takes it two seconds to see that travelling via Beddgelert is asking for it.
Surely A487, A470, A487 is a better option?
Yup, just had a look on google maps, it looks like any route is as good as any other, I bet an A to Z is the same.
Local knowlege is a help I would guess, but I could have made the same mistake. how far into the route would these “not for trucks” sat nav signs have been? Has the driver even got access to google maps anyway?
I wouldn’t have fallen for it twice though 
I think all A roads that can not take all classes of vehicle should be re-cassified as B roads! The whole point of road classification is to make drivers aware of the main trunk routes, this road is clearly not a trunk road!
Also if the sat nav makers stopped ripping off comercial drivers by adding a £200 plus premium to truck and bus sat nav’s then there would not be as big a problem!
lumpygreenpoo:
Mr B:
he got stuck again on his way back! anyone can make a mistake once but twice is just carelessI know of a bloke who went past the same speed camera four times looking for an address… He was exceeding the speed limit every time and subsequently lost his licence! If twice is careless, what is four times?
Bob
maybe if he’s slowed down a bit he’d have seen the address some people deserve the bad luck the get
Bless him, you’d think more than once about doing that manouvre in a single deck, no brainer with a double on though, lucky he didn’t pop the tyres off the trailer too. Sat nav is only useful for navigating the last few miles to your drop in a truck. You want to be using a truckers atlas till then and your brain cells…
I myself nearly went down this road the other day, until I saw the small ‘don’t follow your sat nav’ signs. I had looked at a map, seen it was an a road and thought that’d be good enough. It should be down classed to a B road in my opinion.
It does appear this driver was as daft as a brush though and probably ignored the signs.
A lot of the time when I run to the UK, I come over solo, having tipped the drag in Holland and leaving it on the mainland before jumping on the boat.
This has the advantage of me being able to try out new routes without the fear of encountering any major problems.
Any new routes I take are stored away on the hard drive between my ears for future reference, with regard to suitability for the full rig.
A lot of rural roads in the UK are not equipped to deal with large, modern vehicles and it is not always possible to discern this information from a map. (Although, a twisty line winding around a place called Blustery Peak should start alarm bells ringing 
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A few routes off the top of my head that I have tried out solo and would subsequently never dream of running with the full rig:
A686 Penrith - Alston
A684 Leyburn - Sedbergh
A490 /A 489 Welshpool - Craven Arms
All A roads, with no HGV restrictions.
Can someone with the “truckers atlas” let me know what it says about that route please?
I’m just curious as someone suggested looking at google and it looks ok on that!
I looked at another AA road map and it looked ok on that too, it seems we are all to quick to blame sat nav when the problem could be all mapping, and the driver ignoring road signs
In a statement the company added: "Halfords has strict procedures in place that normally ensure drivers use the most appropriate routes and avoid dangerous manoeuvres and unnecessary disruption to local communities.
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alamcculloch:
In stead of ridiculing drivers for just trying to do a job,can we have signage to let us know before commiting our selves to unsuitable roads.I was recently on a road that was quite narrow it was dark at the time after 2 miles a sign says unsuitable for HGVs .There was no signage at all at either end of the road.
The problem with ‘‘unsuitable for heavy goods’’ is that 50% of the time the road is fine. The sign has just been wipped up to try and lorry proof a village. What these retarded councils should do is just stick up 7.5 ton except for access signs. These ‘‘unsuitable signs’’ are too much of a grey area.
I was in Lochwinnoch the other day and by god have they lorry proofed that place, this council should ask them for advice