Seems Commercial Motor might at last be taking an interest in what could be described as Vosa’s questionable enthusiasm,any one with any tales ‘WITH EVIDENCE’ CM might like
to hear from you.
only one dodgy encounter, out of numerous encounters with them
When the ministry wheel tapper is tapping your nuts, open the door a bit. It’s an absolute guarantee that he’ll crack his head on it.
limeyphil:
When the ministry wheel tapper is tapping your nuts, open the door a bit. It’s an absolute guarantee that he’ll crack his head on it.
Talking from personal experience? lol.
Like all “professionals” a bunch of useless ■■■■■ that know bugger all but are just there to keep some sob in a job,.
And lets hear some VOSA man tell me diferent.
Most of the monkeys are out the Army .
DOH!
Come into our yard, according to the fitters, almost every driver trots the “I know that’s not right/illegal cos I used to work for VOSA*”
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- Apparently at the same time they were taking an 11 at the front of the ferry queue, missed THAT ferry and then went off to do the balcony job…
only been stoped twice by them, first time i got dragged into a check point in stirling with every other truck…got to the front of the queue and the wheeltapper took one look at my puddle jumper and told me to go away basically
2nd time there was a problem with a van i was driving, nothing i would actually know, guy was decent with me, spoke to me had a laugh and let on my way no fines nothing just to get it fixed.
Been pulled into a check point once. I was nice to them and they were nice to me. After they did their job I carried on doing mine. I rated it as not an unpleasant experience.
Bking:
Like all “professionals” a bunch of useless [zb] that know bugger all but are just there to keep some sob in a job,.And lets hear some VOSA man tell me diferent.
Most of the monkeys are out the Army .
DOH!
I suppose if they’re weren’t so many dodgy operators there’d be not much need for vosa 
Not a vosa man but an ex trucker who’s seen all sorts of shoddy trucks and maintainence or should that read lack of.
speedyguy:
Bking:
Like all “professionals” a bunch of useless [zb] that know bugger all but are just there to keep some sob in a job,.And lets hear some VOSA man tell me diferent.
Most of the monkeys are out the Army .
DOH!
I suppose if they’re weren’t so many dodgy operators there’d be not much need for vosa
Not a vosa man but an ex trucker who’s seen all sorts of shoddy trucks and maintainence or should that read lack of.
There arn’t many dodgy operators. What was classed as acceptable or what would have got you a verble warning not so very long ago have now become serious offences.
The more that people obey present laws and legislation, The more legislation will be introduced. It dosn’t sound logical, But it’s true. They have to justify there existance, and they must find ways of making money.
I used to run down from Dundee back to Glasgow empty when I worked with Lynx. The guys at Stirling Weighbridge got that fed up seeing me they ended up just telling me to go away when I came in. Said there was no point looking at the same truck and tachos that they had checked the day before.
speedyguy:
Bking:
Like all “professionals” a bunch of useless [zb] that know bugger all but are just there to keep some sob in a job,.And lets hear some VOSA man tell me diferent.
Most of the monkeys are out the Army .
DOH!
I suppose if they’re weren’t so many dodgy operators there’d be not much need for vosa
Not a vosa man but an ex trucker who’s seen all sorts of shoddy trucks and maintainence or should that read lack of.
Yes like getting a PG9 for a loose front axle mud flap! what a bunch of bloody jobsworths these people are.Meanwhile they missed the leaking trailer valve block.Jesus Wept.
This was a few years ago and true. The lads were working locally and had got back to the yard, via the chippy, to reload and go out again. While they were in the back of the warehouse, baggin’, VOSA bod (who was infamous at the time) came in the yard and tapped away at the only truck there, their D-series 7.5-tonner. After, he went in the back and found the lads - “Driver, did you do your checks this morning?” Up pipes my mate, “Err, yeah!” “Well you missed THIS!” says VOSA and chucks a wheelnut into his bag of chips!
over in newbury test station took in hiab wagon and the numpty failed it 
on the storage box’s because the hinges was the wrong way round he said and i quote " they might injure a pedestrian as you drive past " 
and for those that know newbury it was … best not say 
the round one, and no the box’s were not add on’s it came from the body builders brand spanking new