The only ones who will be in the ditch are the ones not used to driving over 40. For everyone else its just business as usual.
ajt:
The only ones who will be in the ditch are the ones not used to driving over 40. For everyone else its just business as usual.
Oh dear oh dear oh dear you’ll upset the whiter than white brigade
weeto:
midlifetrucker:
A16 and A17 are classic examples of why we should be able to do 50mph. I just hope it gets through to British Sugar and ABN and Pilgrim Foods.Yeah at 50mph you will get to the next tractor quicker, that’s progress for ya.
Aye but their speed limit is being put up too. To 40kph 
Tin hat firmly on but I would have only raised the speed limit on Green A roads and left the reds and below at 40. Agree with roads like the A17 A15 A1 etc but there’s a hell of a lot of roads where 40 is actually too fast. Or am I just getting old?
Rich_T:
dieseldog999:
Coffeeholic:
dieseldog999:
guaranteed fact they will be prosecuting from 40 upwards right up till 11-59 the night before it comes in…and then itl be as close to 50 as they can do you for from then on.I guarantee it won’t, 23:59 on the day before the change being discussed comes in and 00:01 on the day it happens will be exactly the same on the A75.
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You do know the 75s in Scotland?
That was the point I was making, this law change will have no effect on Scottish roads. 
won’t make any difference on the A75 cos everyone is already on the limiter anyway …allegedly
happysack:
ajt:
The only ones who will be in the ditch are the ones not used to driving over 40. For everyone else its just business as usual.Oh dear oh dear oh dear you’ll upset the whiter than white brigade
It’s like being back at school ffs ‘look at us we’re the cool boys, we dont stick to the 40 …snigger snigger’’ and anybody that does are the geeky nerdy kids that never do owt wrong…Jeeez
Not everybody that obeys this law is the type sat with their hands on the wheel at 10 to 2, nose pressed to windscreen and hi viz fastened up to top button you know.
40 on A roads is crap nobody is arguing with you. Just some of us do not prioritise keeping our bosses in their accustomed lifestyle by sitting on the ■■■■■■ limiter all day over losing our licences… and for no extra into the bargain and I have always questioned the intelligence of those that do. They are mostly those with about 8 points on their licences 
so keep cracking on lads.
I sit around 45+ depending on the road, If I am causing a tailback straight into next lay by to let traffic pass, unless of course some prick tries to push me, then I just ignore the ■■■■■■■ .I am on hourly rate and get no extra for teararsing . However if it suits ME either Fri pm for example, or heading for a decent place to park to get a pint, or on a promise …or even all 3 together, then ok, foot down… as long as it’s safe to do so, if I get nicked it’s my own doing for ME. Now that may make me a selfish ■■■■, I couldn’t give a ■■■■, but it does not make me a whiter than white or goody two shoes, somebody who aint used to driving over 40 or any other bloody stupid label that you want to chuck at me…Just saying 
Also it has worked for me so far as my licence is clean…aint I brilliant
I was with you all the way there Robroy, right up until the bit where you said you sit at 45. In much the same way you can’t be a little bit pregnant you can’t be a little bit speeding. Personally I don’t care if you do 40 or sit on the limiter, either is fine by me, but please don’t moan about speeders and then admit to doing it yourself. You’ll have Albion cutting his holidays short if you carry on like that!
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That was the point I was making, this law change will have no effect on Scottish roads.
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the change it might make is you might hope,or think that later or later,then the d/g plod will be pressured into following the lead of england,and although itl crucify them financially then hopefully they will lift the limit to 50 and follow england as there has to be an arguement that britain is britain,though the drink driving law kinda proves its not.its the 100 miles of the most untruck friendly road in europe for entrapment etc,and they make a game out of making a fortune in fines for trucks speeding. if you come off the boat,and do not want to speed,then as it is coming off of most ferries,its always best to sit for 10 mins before heading off thereby saving your elbows getting knocked off by every subbie/paddy/hooligan wanting to get past you trying to catch the front runners.otherwise,if you can run above the limiter,you will see the pack strungout flat lit from every boat especially after 8pm when its quieter. if you cant do that,then your not making sandbach ,deeside,heywood or thereabouts in 4-30 with the knock on effect after that.if your happy sitting at 40,the you will still get a dig for tacho inspection as its assumed youve something to hide because your not speeding,either way its a no win road.
Dumfries & Galloway Police no longer exist , it is Police Scotland now , one force covering the entire country .
Although it will still be the Traffic based at Dumfries still with cover for the A75 .
You say they make a game out of making money in fines for speeding , & it is 100 miles of the most truck unfriendly for entrapment .
Mmmmmhhhh, let’s see now how does this game work , exactly ?
Every night , without fail , & as sure as day turns into night , there is the same old very predictable cavalry charge from the boat , along the A75 . The boat timings are no secret & the traffic could probably set their watches , to the first of the charge appearing at any location they choose to sit .
Much the same for those heading to the boat really , times well known & those who charge on trying to make it .
Then , when things go all pear shaped , who has to turn up to take care of the carnage caused by the Subby , Paddy or Holigan ( your words ) charging on to or from the boat .
Same old Traffic guy . Probably seen it for years , but nothing ever changes .
Not much of a game really , is it . Just a bit like going fishing in a fish farm , or sitting waiting to shoot geese , if you don’t get one , there is no shortage of other chances .
the maoster:
I was with you all the way there Robroy, right up until the bit where you said you sit at 45. In much the same way you can’t be a little bit pregnant you can’t be a little bit speeding. Personally I don’t care if you do 40 or sit on the limiter, either is fine by me, but please don’t moan about speeders and then admit to doing it yourself. You’ll have Albion cutting his holidays short if you carry on like that!
Yeh point taken mate fair enough.
I won’t say to you that I meant 40 to 45ish as you won’t believe me anyway (even though I did 
) and anyway I like moaning…yeh, I know hard to believe
I was not coming on here entirely pro 40mph, as I have mixed opinions on it, although I do think it should be kept as it is for the reasons I pointed out.
The point I was making was I drive to the conditions of the road and will up the speed to suit me, you are maybe right it’s still speeding above limit fair enough banged to rights gov, but maybe not as bad as the stars that sit on the limiter all day whatever as a matter of course, the supertruckers that try to push and intimidate anybody daft enough to let them.
Tell Albion not to bother catching the next flight home, it’s sorted
thats about the right picture there…they go out in front of the boat traffic as regular as clockwork,and sit handy,then usually once its passed them,they snip away at the tail enders like a u boat chasing the convoy so as not to alert the front runners who would then slow down for a bit,personally i like to pull in,let half a dozen or so of the donegal mafia get past,then tag on in front of the 2nd bunch,that way ive got the flyers front and rear.its definately a 1 sided game ,its interesting enough overtaking on advice from someone in front on the cb etc,and brightens up the journey. the same carnage would most likely be caused no matter if its a 40 or 50 limit,the only differences being the type of wreck and being 25 miles abouve the limit,or just 15,though no doubt the fines for the 75 would be totally in disproportion to the rest of the uk seeing as how d&g has such a soft spot for truck traffic…and its hooligan,not holigan,spell it wrong again and its the naughty corner for you…
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As the 50 limit approaches, I’ve seen a lot of tipper firms slowing down. No way near as many around here driving flat out. Listening to the cb, it seems many drivers have realised they’re not any better off for charging about.
Either that or there are a lot of tippers driven by people who’ve done other driving jobs prior to their current job.
robroy:
the maoster:
I was with you all the way there Robroy, right up until the bit where you said you sit at 45. In much the same way you can’t be a little bit pregnant you can’t be a little bit speeding. Personally I don’t care if you do 40 or sit on the limiter, either is fine by me, but please don’t moan about speeders and then admit to doing it yourself. You’ll have Albion cutting his holidays short if you carry on like that!Yeh point taken mate fair enough.
I won’t say to you that I meant 40 to 45ish as you won’t believe me anyway (even though I did
I was not coming on here entirely pro 40mph, as I have mixed opinions on it, although I do think it should be kept as it is for the reasons I pointed out.
The point I was making was I drive to the conditions of the road and will up the speed to suit me, you are maybe right it’s still speeding above limit fair enough banged to rights gov, but maybe not as bad as the stars that sit on the limiter all day whatever as a matter of course, the supertruckers
Tell Albion not to bother catching the next flight home, it’s sorted
If I may.
I also think 40-45 is ok. If you do happen to get flashed, theres a reasonable chance you wont get nicked given percentages of speedo discrepancy and allowing for a couple of mph over.
I dont drive slowly because its the law. I drive slowly because they insist on fining me for going too fast. They put speed traps up in inappropriate places just to get money off folk. A64 York-Scarborough being a good example. Some nasty bends, some villages, plenty narrow roads...but they put the speed trap at the bottom of a hill on the only bit of dual-carriageway, where gravity takes over and youre doing 55+ without realising it. !stnuC…
robroy:
Yeh point taken mate fair enough.
I won’t say to you that I meant 40 to 45ish as you won’t believe me anyway (even though I did
I was not coming on here entirely pro 40mph, as I have mixed opinions on it, although I do think it should be kept as it is for the reasons I pointed out.
The point I was making was I drive to the conditions of the road … Snip…
You and I are in agreement. Job sorted, lets go to the pub!
They have a soft spot for truck traffic.
It could be said this is because there is more than a few soft spots doing the driving 
Or , even because it is not just an odd occasion of 1 or 2 running just a bit over the limit , it is a squadron giving it full bore , limiter + on an everyday basis .
I think you would find the type of wreck exactly the same , in the case of doing 25 above a 40 , or just 15 above a 50 , both seem to add up to the same 65 .
What am I like , am for ever getting my holograms & my hooligans mixed up 
Still , looks like 1-1 for the naughty corner , should be above , not abouve .
Robroy. I fully appreciate your comments, but when you say if YOU want to get somewhere to park up etc it’s ok for you to go flat out. I was heading up the 76 last week. Through Thornhill with 22 minutes driving left, I think it’s 12 miles to Sanquhar? Anyway no problem I thought until I came up behind a jenkinsons, yes you read that right, doing 38. If you know the stretch of road I mean there is little little opportunity to pass. As time ticked on we came to the passing lane. We were nearly at Mennock when I passed him. As a result I ended up 2 minutes over my driving time. I was in a rush to park up, but he wasn’t. He made no attempt to pull into one of the laybys and obviously thought the passing Lane was a 60 limit.
Casual Observer:
They have a soft spot for truck traffic.It could be said this is because there is more than a few soft spots doing the driving
Or , even because it is not just an odd occasion of 1 or 2 running just a bit over the limit , it is a squadron giving it full bore , limiter + on an everyday basis .I think you would find the type of wreck exactly the same , in the case of doing 25 above a 40 , or just 15 above a 50 , both seem to add up to the same 65 .
What am I like , am for ever getting my holograms & my hooligans mixed up
Still , looks like 1-1 for the naughty corner , should be above , not abouve .
my abject apologies for the spelling foofaaa old bean. the difference I was meaning would be the size of the fine…25 over the limit or just 15 over…hence d&g will use disproportionate fines to crucify the troops.(assuming weve slowed down to just 65).its not so easy running solo,hence strength in numbers and just go for it in the middle of the Donegal mafia and the mushroom brigade…
Always handy an early morning run down the 75. Wait for a gap and sit in the “rocking chair”
that’s the way to do it,and let the paddys shake the bushes
happysack:
Robroy. I fully appreciate your comments, but when you say if YOU want to get somewhere to park up etc it’s ok for you to go flat out. I was heading up the 76 last week. Through Thornhill with 22 minutes driving left, I think it’s 12 miles to Sanquhar? Anyway no problem I thought until I came up behind a jenkinsons, yes you read that right, doing 38. If you know the stretch of road I mean there is little little opportunity to pass. As time ticked on we came to the passing lane. We were nearly at Mennock when I passed him. As a result I ended up 2 minutes over my driving time. I was in a rush to park up, but he wasn’t. He made no attempt to pull into one of the laybys and obviously thought the passing Lane was a 60 limit.
Errr I didn’t exactly say ‘flat out’ bud, the park the beer or the bird doing the promising aint worth as much as that.
It weren’t me in the Jenky motor if it had been I would have let you passed as long as you didn’t flash those nasty lights at me of course.
Maoster… mines a John Smiths.