fuse:
That truck has backed into that position,top left part of truck looks like its hit the tree,he will have wanted a place to have a weekend rest period.
Well if he hasn’t, he has been awfully unlucky, he nearly made it through, he has kept all his unit wheels on the road.
Of course no-one here has ever cocked up and had to blind side into a country road.
The paper are making out that it was a sat nav and that he went down that lane, and most of the numpties who read it will believe that too.
On the other hand a British driver who should know better gets a little van stuck fast.
if you put blackeven hill, devon into google and take a look at the sat view there are some large indutrial units nearby, i suspect he missed his turn and tried turning it around, possibly not the best idea he had for that day
This area is well known as a bit of a lorry trap. He would probably have been trying to get to the clay works. Farmers in the area are well versed at pulling trucks out of lanes for a bit of cash. I will add there are advisory signs up but the proper route is far from obvious.
So if the driver may be stuck in the uk for xmas, he may have or will be running out of money for food, as he did not plan to be stuck, and getting a reload back while the uk is on shutdown,did not see anyone offering to go there and give him a food hamper.
Feel quite sorry for the driver, could happen to any of us and its also unfair to blame it on a satnav, everyone says he should of read the signs but what do the signs say, “unsuitable for HGV”, how are you going to know what that means if your polish . That driver has probably done hundreds of thousands of miles all over europe and is now branded an idiot for one [zb] up, ok so he probably should of stopped earlier but perharps he couldnt turn around, perharps his collection was only a mile down the road!
The signs he drove past were red circled 7.5 tonne and a 7ft wide width limit signs.
That truck has backed into that position,top left part of truck looks like its hit the tree,he will have wanted a place to have a weekend rest period.
He definately came in that way and came unstuck at the T junction, but maybe he tried reversing back up the lane, it was reported he burnt the clutch out, so he may of tried reversing out and got wedged on the bank. Even if he got round the T junction, theres a 7ft wide bridge a little further along…
Lee Moor china clay works was his destination, a sat nav tends to route through the narrow lanes due to it being north of Plymouth with no real easy direct route there. He is certainly not the first to get stuck follwing a sat nav to Lee Moor…
Saaamon:
Feel quite sorry for the driver, could happen to any of us and its also unfair to blame it on a satnav, everyone says he should of read the signs but what do the signs say, “unsuitable for HGV”, how are you going to know what that means if your polish . That driver has probably done hundreds of thousands of miles all over europe and is now branded an idiot for one [zb] up, ok so he probably should of stopped earlier but perharps he couldnt turn around, perharps his collection was only a mile down the road!
There is a sign overthere in Europe; “No entry for trucks” It’s a truck crossed in a white field with red stripe around. That should be used instead.
Actually is not crossed in most countries:
There are also other signs that could be used:
Actually, correct me if I am wrong, but “Unsuitable for HGV” is just information of someone’s opinion and it’s not legally bouding… And that opinion might not be true… I know that, as I was in many unsuitable for HGV places in my life, and they were perfectly suitable
orys:
Actually, correct me if I am wrong, but “Unsuitable for HGV” is just information of someone’s opinion and it’s not legally bouding… And that opinion might not be true… I know that, as I was in many unsuitable for HGV places in my life, and they were perfectly suitable
Yup that is very true, I do a lot of farm deliverys down lanes that have a sign saying “Unsuitable for HGV’s”…BUT I do check the route first by either telephoning the farmer or checking google maps!
Lee Moor is a PITA to get to if u don’t know where it is - but
I know there are two ways in - but both are good roads and my pratnav takes me up either without a problem - depending if u come from east or west - its up through the plympton housing estate then past the industrial estate and next left - signed Lee Moor -
Been there numerous times my favourite way is up past the golf course - other foreign drivers seem to manage without a problem
And he’s actually miles away from Lee Moor - he must have a paper map and even a foreign driver can see the best route to Lee Moor
cheers
Steve
Having had a look at the area in google you sort of can see how he might of ended up going the way he did, (don’t always believe the Press blaming it on Sat nav.)
Lee Moor is signposted off the main route, but he was going that way at night, maybe in bad weather, far easier to miss a sign and a turning.
Maybe he should have backed out when he thought it was getting a bit narrow, but I’ve had to try and find farms or forest sites and ended up going down some very dodgy looking roads wondering if I’d got it right. What seems like good directions to a local doesn’t always make so much sense if you don’t know the area especially when it’s dark and raining.
He may have stopped to ask a local for directions, and as we have all heard they get lorries that big down there all day by the local expert walking his border collie to get the Daily paper, the local see`s a refuse lorry, skip lorry or a milk tanker and assume the Polish lad would fit down there, the public have no concept of an artic and where it will fit unless they have driven one.
. That driver has probably done hundreds of thousands of miles all over europe and is now branded an idiot for one [zb] up, ok so he probably should of stopped earlier but perharps he couldnt turn around, perharps his collection was only a mile down the road!
