Deffo called it in
It would only take one driver to panic and swerve to cause an incident
had a puncture in 2011 J23 M25,called the company,tyre fitter turned up,wasn’t sure about him changing it where I was, tyre was f/o/s,and highways said they would not close the lane,so I suggested I crawl along[I was over the A1]and with his help move over to the slip road hardshoulder[entry ramp]he agreed and we started off with him behind me,came over and sod’s law a cop car was parked where I wanted to be,he went over to the copper and asked if we could do what I suggested,straight away got attitude from said filth that if I attempt to move over I would be nicked,result was the fitter had to change the wheel in a live lane while keeping himself against the lorry,i was bloody fuming about the copper’s attitude,i was going to go over and tell him if anything happens to the fitter he would be held responsible,but the fitter said he would report him
No, if the lad was changing his own wheel good on him, it probably wouldn’t be long before another lad from over the water stopped to give him a hand.
The nanny state needs no help from us, its far too bloody nosey and overbearing already and those involved in all aspects of it chock full of their own importance, if they want to make a big drama out of a simple wheel change then let them spot the dastardly driver who dared to fix his own themselves.
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And here it is, rather sit in the cab being paid rather than break a sweat helping yourself getting back on the roadGone i think are the days of a bit of diy/bodge/ repairing, nowadays its a case of ‘not my job its someone elses problem’…
Im with you on this one up until a year ago I worked for a chap with just 3 wagons, we all carried super singles, windy guns and a few jacks all the gear you need…
We even had air bags on push connectors to get back to the yard if needs be if one ever went pop, simply bend it back onit itself and a cable tie… We was paid generously for our efforts though
How it should be mate. Problem being theres too many out there who take being a driver literally,all they want to do is sit in the seat, they dont want to do anything to help their own company or even themselves.In a tool box i have everything possible within reason to keep a trailer on the road, most of it apart from the bottle jack and extendable breaker bar take up very little room and the cost of it all minimal. All it takes sometimes is minutes to get something working again but then again…some drivers though would rather sit for hours waiting for help it seems reading up the company rule book and H&S manual in preparation to quote if they were dared to be asked to get off their arse once in a while to help out…all pretty sad really reading this forum to see the way driving in the UK has changed so very much…
Totally agree, company I am with now they don’t mess around like I did previously… I did make a point of putting a airline and a stitching kit in the truck though’ if I get a puncture on a Friday I’ll be getting home unlike most 
if the bloke was willing to change his own tyre in the live lane and he knew the risks (which he will do if he is driving a truck for a living) then that is up to him, if he is happy with the risks then that is fair enough by me, non of my business - nothing more nauseating than some tw4t telling you you can’t do something for your own safety, ‘it’s for your own good bolloxs’.
Bluey Circles:
if the bloke was willing to change his own tyre in the live lane and he knew the risks (which he will do if he is driving a truck for a living) then that is up to him, if he is happy with the risks then that is fair enough by me, non of my business - nothing more nauseating than some tw4t telling you you can’t do something for your own safety, ‘it’s for your own good bolloxs’.
Amen to that!
Juddian:
No, if the lad was changing his own wheel good on him, it probably wouldn’t be long before another lad from over the water stopped to give him a hand.The nanny state needs no help from us, its far too bloody nosey and overbearing already and those involved in all aspects of it chock full of their own importance, if they want to make a big drama out of a simple wheel change then let them spot the dastardly driver who dared to fix his own themselves.
Amen to that too… 
peirre:
Why bother pulling over to call the wombles from a roadside box, when you can phone them up on 0300 123 5000 and give them the details of location etc and continue on your way
The roadside box would give an accurate location as in a point between the box calling from and the one previous. Not having a pop it’s one of the little nuggets that I remembered from a CPC and speed awareness courses.
Bluey Circles:
powdertank:
Running back to the yard mid morning today I spotted a foreign truck on the hard shoulder of the opposite carriageway of the M45 changing his own wheel ,(OSF unit) as I passed he was dragging the spare along lane 1, so I stopped at the next phone and called it in to the highways ,
would any one else have done the same or not bothered ?hopefully your goal was to get him some help rather than into trouble?
It’s sad but indicative of the times that another driver had not stopped to help, they would have once but very unlikely now.
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I believe his intentions (the Op ) were duly of concern for the safety of the lorry driver doing a self change on the O/S /F
and were honorable.
Given this sentence :
"as I passed he was dragging the spare along lane 1 " -
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So , Why would you not phone it in if possible ■■ 
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For what its worth,
Yes I can confirm the Highways England traffic officers did attend , yes I can confirm they took appropriate safety control actions at the incident.
How do I know this ? Because I saw the same incident and passed by it around the same time scale , and saw the Highways England traffic officers there with their 4x4 and cones and signs neatly placed .
Given the M45 is a deserted corridor , i`m guessing it was the one and same discussed.
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Well done Op, have a pat on the back and rest easy.
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I’m sorry. I forgot that ■■■■ is a bit to strong worded for a truck driver forum. I’ll think harder of the children in future…
Good for that east european driver…we all had to do it years ago…and i would still do it today if needed…i certainly wouldnt contact hato/vosa for that. even if theyre parked under the bridges on the M25, thats their business…but…
I overnighted in France a whiole ago…when i woke up my o/s wheel was flat, i never had a spare as i had changed it previously…the police have to be notified of such things…even in services where they are regarded as part of the motorway ( autoroute ) the tyre company wanted me to walk down the hard shoulder to an orange phone, call the police, then they would notify the tyre company responsible for that area of motorway…was a nightmare…but they did come out to me in the end…turns out they had to have a police incident number to come out to me.