Guess the offence

[Norfolk Olly]

Just saw this on faceache, maybe one for @Cab-over Pete

 

[Still Farming]

Everything.

 

[Lofty1984]

Only one strap on the van and the handler not strapped tidy on the rear ??

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Only one strap on the van and the handler not strapped tidy on the rear ??

Running on red

 

[Norfolk Olly]

What license category is needed then?

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

As per comments on all the various places it's been shared.
Van on white diesel. Jcb spreader on red. Van being towed by jcb. Different tax rates on vehicle. Means old bill can say it should be classed as hgv etc, so tacho, correct licenses, 6weekly checks etc etc.

 

[Chae1]

The van! They hate farmers/contractors towing vehicles

 

[neilo]

He was doing it in daylight.

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

Got caught!

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I’m not sure what the towing vehicle is, but I think it’s a Multidrive. If it hasn’t been registered as a tractor, it’s most likely registered as an Agricultural Machine, which means it shouldn’t be towing and any driver should be 21. The only self propelled ag machine that can tow anything is a combine, and only it’s own header. Different rules for telehandlers

The van will be using road fuel and the towing vehicle will be on red, which is a big no-no. But that’s a HMRC issue, not police. There is nothing securing the rear of the van.


The strap on the rear wheel of the Loadall is too low to be doing any good, if it’s on the tow hook it needs to be secured and not just a long strap from one side to the other.

I’m not saying it’s all wrong or passing any judgement, just saying what I think a police officer will see.

 

[michael N123]

He was doing it in daylight.

He forgot to sheet the van

 

[vantage]

Be better if he had a silage trailer, what plod can’t see, plod doesn’t worry about!

 

[seedman stains]

He was in the nearby toilets thats where the offence happened !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Still Farming]

He was in the nearby toilets thats where the offence happened !!!!!!!!!!!

Stopped at Big M for food and full of rozzers that shouldn't of been there ?

 

[glasshouse]

Just saw this on faceache, maybe one for @Cab-over Pete


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Slow day for plod

 

[Dave W]

He was stopped because the whole load just looks a shambles.
I've read @Cab-over Pete various trials and tribulations over the tears trying to do the job right and full credit to him.

Don't be a d**k. be like Peter

 

[glasshouse]

He was stopped because the whole load just looks a shambles.
I've read @Cab-over Pete various trials and tribulations over the tears trying to do the job right and full credit to him.

Don't be a willy. be like Peter

What crap, the load looks fine and legal
Meanwhile, three miles away two Quadbike's and 1000 litres of deisel are getting nicked

 

[David1968]

Regardless of anything else, the handler should have been on the front.
The drawbar will be floating about like a demented butterfly.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

He was stopped because the whole load just looks a shambles.
I've read @Cab-over Pete various trials and tribulations over the tears trying to do the job right and full credit to him.

Don't be a willy. be like Peter

Thanks Dave, but I’ve sailed close to the wind in years past so won’t claim to be perfect.

The way I run my business seems different to others. I don’t want to be 30+ miles from home working and then having to get transport home at night. I work in a smaller radius so the spreader gets me home, but many spreading contractors seems to go many miles and hours away from home, therefore needing a van or something. That opens up a whole load more problems to overcome.

 

[glasshouse]

Regardless of anything else, the handler should have been on the front.
The drawbar will be floating about like a demented butterfly.

So that means taking the van off at each job?