Don't Drive your Tractor to the pub

cousinjack

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Mixed Farmer
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Ok, so suppose some young buck is driving a tractor and rake for a contractor one day and stops at a petrol station on his way to the next farm. There he buys a costa coffee and a ginsters- normal pilot fare.

He then leaves the premises and continues on to the farm.

Has he broken the law?
Good god... not a Ginsters... automatic dismissal if you try that down here !!
 
I'm sure it was in somerset where a copper pulled me over for having the wrong reg plate on my trailer... He said if I could change the plate over before he finished writing up the ticket , he'd rip it up .... I expect he was salivating to start with as the plate that was on there was for my other car that was off the road, so no MOT, no Tax and no insurance ( was in the garage ) ..

He drove off with the right hump :LOL:
Why did he drive off with the hump?
Did you have a spare plate to match the towing vehicle with you?
 

Stewart Setter

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Suffolk, UK
Why did he drive off with the hump?
Did you have a spare plate to match the towing vehicle with you?

Yeah I had multiple plates on me depending what car I was using, I'd just forgotten to change them over, I guess he was expecting to caution me for multiple driving offences but in reality I'd only put the wrong plate on the trailer...
 

Smith31

Member
Daughter ordered a pizza last night, the pizza delivery car was followed up the lane by a police car. Thought that's odd?

The pizza was handed over to my daughter, the police men then took the driver into the back of their car to do a insurance check, to ensure the delivery driver had the correct insurance to deliver pizzas and not just social and domestic use.

They seem to be spending more time working as insurance company enforcers then investigating actual crimes:rolleyes:
 

Highland Mule

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Livestock Farmer
Daughter ordered a pizza last night, the pizza delivery car was followed up the lane by a police car. Thought that's odd?

The pizza was handed over to my daughter, the police men then took the driver into the back of their car to do a insurance check, to ensure the delivery driver had the correct insurance to deliver pizzas and not just social and domestic use.

They seem to be spending more time working as insurance company enforcers then investigating actual crimes:rolleyes:

Driving without insurance is a crime, and one that everyone else is a victim of through higher insurance premiums. It’s also a nice easy one to prove, and hence can be a quick hit on a campaign basis.
 

Agrivator

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I would argue that delivering a pizza to someone in the countryside is both social and domestic.

But going back to the original thread; it's not wise to take your tractor to the pub because it can be extremely dangerous trying to negotiate the step, especially getting back out, when you're pee'd.
 

Highland Mule

Member
Livestock Farmer
Just a shame they dont investigate farm thefts with the same vigour.

They probably would do if the opportunity arose, but here they had an open and shut case - so no real vigour or time required. If they could solve and prove a farm theft in five minutes, with one squad and no need for forensics/ back-up etc. I’m sure they would.
 

Highland Mule

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Livestock Farmer
I would argue that delivering a pizza to someone in the countryside is both social and domestic.

But going back to the original thread; it's not wise to take your tractor to the pub because it can be extremely dangerous trying to negotiate the step, especially getting back out, when you're pee'd.

You’re wrong there. The driver was getting paid - for him it’s a job.
 

Smith31

Member
They probably would do if the opportunity arose, but here they had an open and shut case - so no real vigour or time required. If they could solve and prove a farm theft in five minutes, with one squad and no need for forensics/ back-up etc. I’m sure they would.
I know of a farmer who spotted his stolen trailer on ebay, informed the police they didn't act maybe because it was located in a traveller's site? Or maybe because the travellers were not pizza delivery drivers? Different laws for different people.
 

AT Aloss

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NFFN Member
So are they going to start checking the insurance details of every builder's van full of lads dropping into a public house, hostelry, shop or cafe (public being the main wording here) or is this just another case of a tractor being a soft target. This deserves a legal challenge because of the public nature of the activity. Police attempting to enforce this would then have to check the insurance arrangement of every works vehicle (lorry, mobile crane, van, tractor) stopping for refreshment obtained during the course or at the end of the working day whilst not acting illegally in respect of controlling a vehicle on the highway.
 

JeepJeep

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Trade
Stay off the M56 aswell

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It sounds a minor thing until there is an accident and the tractor isn't insured for what is being used for and the driver gets sued for uninsured damages
 

Oscar

Member
Livestock Farmer
@CornishTone , I don t know if this is the same cop but yes we did have a real tool a few years ago who basically targetted tractors . At harvest he would wait about 2 miles from a Co Op central store and follow you until just short of entrance,pull you over and check and then come in demanding weigh tickets. Now every so often or with justification then no problem but when its every load, day after day it gets a bit much ! He hated Fendts as at the time they were getting really popular and do 50-60 km/hr.
A large firm near Wellington who does swedes and runs 10 or so tractor trailer combos were also targeted and brought to a near standstill. Anyhow a heap of us complained to chief constable and I know the cop had his house and car modified by a group of lads( nothing to do with me) and he was moved . However , he is still around driving an unmarked car and I saw him only a month ago having pulled in a Fastrac belonging to local AD plant !
 

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