Some sensible driver decided to block the end of my road by performing a U turn in a 7.5tonne limit. God knows what came over him to think driving up onto the grass was a good idea. He’s actually allowed across the bridge anyway, this whole estate is 7.5tonne except for access, and the co-op he was delivering to is 200 meteres away from here, so i don’t know why he decided to turn around in the first place.
I guess he must of paniced, probably due to the office, fellow drivers and all the other tossers in transport drilling it into him that if he goes through a weight limit he’ll be shot dead upon return to the yard.
The only thing i can think is that he missed the turning for the shop 
Hgv’s and grass do not mix … Cough, cough…
Sorry but there is just no excuse for that one. Even if you have to reverse a mile you really shouldn’t be driving if you think you can turn an artic like that.
Poor guy was in a panic!should have just carried on if it’s 7.5t except for access and argue the toss if he gets a ticket! trouble is i am told some bosses/agencys will just pay a fixed penalty & deduct it from the drivers wages(BTW co-operative movement socialist principles look after the workers/customers etc)
poor chap.
possibly a noob on agency.it was a daft thing to try,but i do feel sympathy for him 
Some sensible driver decided to block the end of my road by performing a U turn in a 7.5tonne limit. God knows what came over him to think driving up onto the grass was a good idea. He’s actually allowed across the bridge anyway, this whole estate is 7.5tonne except for access, and the co-op he was delivering to is 200 meteres away from here, so i don’t know why he decided to turn around in the first place.
Can I ask where this is ?
Easy for a novice to panic especially if other motorists are impatient.
Silver_Surfer:
Hgv’s and grass do not mix … Cough, cough…
I do a bit for the Co-Op, a lot of their stores, esp. the ones in Wales are in weight or size restricted areas, but the directions and delivery instructions they issue for each store will state if you have to enter a Weight / Size Restriction, so you are covered.
Should have just pulled over & checked.
Where was that then?
If taken two minutes to stop and look at a map he would have realised that he wasn’t far from about half a dozen roundabouts lol
Chelmsford
shuttlespanker:
Silver_Surfer:
Hgv’s and grass do not mix … Cough, cough…
I put my nearside wheels on the grass to let a car past on a single track country lane, I didn’t do anything as stupid as this 
Seany:
Where was that then?
Pump lane in Chelmsford.
Funny, saw that this morning as i live just round the corner from it, wondered what he was trying to do!!
Governor!:
Funny, saw that this morning as i live just round the corner from it, wondered what he was trying to do!!
He was trying not to have to reverse and went to very extreme lengths.
I used to work for the co op so that’s why I wondered where it was. Havengore?
A good chance he was using his sat navski…
Seany:
I used to work for the co op so that’s why I wondered where it was. Havengore?
A good chance he was using his sat navski…
That’s the one.