Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Why?
Non Roadworthy Ag Vehicles
- Thread starter unlacedgecko
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- Location
- West Somerset
Agree prison will do no good at all in this situation, why not have him doing 33 months of unpaid work in the local community to benefit others, far better to try and get something positive out of this accident rather than lock him up!
- Location
- North West Wales
No, but nearly 100% sure that any ex HGV trailer if it’s been plated and held an MOT at any one time must then still hold a valid MOT even when pulled by an agricultural tractor. They are though still required to have regular thorough inspections that need to be recorded on maintenance logs.
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
it will be a deterrent for others using tractors and trailers
In my view Ag vehicles should only pull trailers and equipment designed and certified to be used by them. They should not pull HGV type trailers on the highway anymore than HGVs should pull Ag equipment.
Larger tractors and trailers should be subject to an annual mot.
The current legislation is outdated and designed for 165s and four tonne trailers, not the current large high speed tractors and trailers.
Larger tractors and trailers should be subject to an annual mot.
The current legislation is outdated and designed for 165s and four tonne trailers, not the current large high speed tractors and trailers.
"Mr Hunter said Retter 'deliberately disregarded the law' by driving a 'clearly unroadworthy' vehicle and failing to carry out all necessary checks."
Seriously, you feel sorry for the idiot/criminal who knowingly driven a heap of scrap on road? theres something seriously wrong with you, he got off very lightly in my view and I`d appeal the lenient sentence if I was the husband/father of the victims.
You attitude and too many others here to the perpetrators of ignoring basic safety regulations stinks.
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In my view Ag vehicles should only pull trailers and equipment designed and certified to be used by them. They should not pull HGV type trailers on the highway anymore than HGVs should pull Ag equipment.
Larger tractors and trailers should be subject to an annual mot.
The current legislation is outdated and designed for 165s and four tonne trailers, not the current large high speed tractor
Larger tractors and trailers should be subject to an annual mot.
The current legislation is outdated and designed for 165s and four tonne trailers, not the current large high speed tractor
Another sanctimonious farmer bashing thread. I'm ooot.
Nope not me , I`m moron bashing without any discrimination.
Rowland
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- Location
- Northeast England
There already is rules on all vehicles on the road I believe.
Even if there is mot tacos operators license etc introduced there’s still going to be people pushing the rules.
Then there’s the extra cost !
Even if there is mot tacos operators license etc introduced there’s still going to be people pushing the rules.
Then there’s the extra cost !
Rowland
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- Location
- Northeast England
There’s a lot of perfect people about !
- Location
- Bedfordshire
I always understood a 40 ft artic trailer plus dolly exceeds the permitted length of trailer you can pull with a tractor ????
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
You think Hgv`s never have accidents what bunch of sanctimoniousness vankers.
- Location
- Essex/Herts Border
I would bet a lot of HGV accidents are either caused by the driver, or another road user, not defective tractor or trailer units like is being discussed.
It would be interesting to know the lad's employment status and reasons for collecting a heap with an expensive tractor. Terrible shame for all concerned.
I was the same age when I had a proper ag 4 wheeler uncouple from a puh and the drawbar embeded into a bank. Narrow lane fortunately.
Probably the best deterrent would be the automatic confiscation of all equipment concerned including the tractor.
I was the same age when I had a proper ag 4 wheeler uncouple from a puh and the drawbar embeded into a bank. Narrow lane fortunately.
Probably the best deterrent would be the automatic confiscation of all equipment concerned including the tractor.
I think you might have misunderstood the poster's point.
If his last sentence was sarcasm then I did .
yep the trailer had just been bought the tractor and dolly were borrowed to fetch it
I know but it happened