Stobarts a case in point ?

[Hilly]

Could all easily be simplified for everyone’s sake .

 

[Cowabunga]

There is also a separate class of "Dual Purpose" vehicle which includes some of those with 4WD which is allowed normal road car speed limits IIRC.

Only up to an unladen weight of 2060kgs, which is what differentiates some pickups from others.

 

[Pigken]

Well the Tory's shat it when the A75 was supposed to all be upgraded in the 80"s. West of Dumfries was never done, and East of Dumfries is bloody awful with long sweeping corners you can hardly over take on... the chief designer of the Annan bypass needs bludgeoned to death. There's one or 2climbing lanes but it's single carriage from the M74 at Gretna all the way to Stranraer/Cairnryan for the ferry... (except for The Glen, which is dual carriageway both ways for a whole 2 or 3 miles)


The Irish trucks just don't give a f**k, flat out overtaking the convoys at night. There's islands at junctions for turning off, they go down these the wrong side so they can overtake. Police currently are appealing for witnesses for such an example that was recorded on dash cam by UK lorry.

There's been bad smashes, but how there's not been more I don't know

used to travel that road in early hours in car and when you are happily doing 65 to 70 mph and 2 to 3 Irish plated hgvs over take you, pure loony tunes. Anpr cameras get used for different purposes depending on day of week. As in one day they go after uninsured vehicles, another day somet else etc, they do not have the resources to stop every ping every time. Nice man from vosa at scotch corner told me that.

 

[seedman stains]

And there could be a bit of politics between agencies ,county lines and all that as well!!!!
How much work to stop one hgv if it is spotted with a camera unless its under a serious investigation?

 

[Courier]

Only up to an unladen weight of 2060kgs, which is what differentiates some pickups from others.

Hmmm, just checked DVSA and the cut off is shown as 2040kgs which puts SOME "Dual Purpose" in both categories depending on whether LWB or SWB ..

Talk about a dog's breakfast...

 

[Cowcalf]

Of course as they can catch it in the "act"

all they need to do is put reg into computer and it will show which cameras it has gone through in the period in quesrion.

 

[Happy hillbily]

Only up to an unladen weight of 2060kgs, which is what differentiates some pickups from others.

Daft rules, but i suppose there must be a cut off somewhere.
My ford ranger thunder has the higher speed limit, but if i had gone for the wildtrack spec ranger , I would have been limited to the lower speed limit.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Only up to an unladen weight of 2060kgs, which is what differentiates some pickups from others.

Wrong

2040kgs or 2 imperial tons

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Factory Disco commercials should be classed as car-derived vans so should have normal car speed limits in my opinion. Just as an Escort van would be but the Transit Connect would be subject to the lower limit, because the Escort was car derived while the TC was not.

There may be some weight limit or something that overrides the 'car derived' rule I suppose, but can't think what that would be. Nobody could deny that any factory Discovery commercial was not car derived, that's for sure.

Here's the law
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...es/car-derived-vans-and-dual-purpose-vehicles


Factory Disco Van weighs more than 2 tonnes, so does a Shogun Commercial and the new Landcrusier Van - all 50 mph on an A road, NSL

 

[JCMaloney]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50684851

 

[Lincsman]

all they need to do is put reg into computer and it will show which cameras it has gone through in the period in quesrion.

Only in as far as that number plate did, cloned or genuine.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

I hear on radio thisafta that share holders have agreed to a rescue package

 

[Werzle]

I hear on radio thisafta that share holders have agreed to a rescue package

Tinkler lost out and they accepted a new style payment in kind loan of 50m on 18%

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Am I reading this right, 9 million £ in intrest a year ?

 

[Cowcalf]

Only in as far as that number plate did, cloned or genuine.

but if the clone is another truck clicking cameras miles away its not going to be long before theyt are nicked. to beat the system you have got to be very sophisticated

 

[7740 man]

Am I reading this right, 9 million £ in intrest a year ?

That’ll be a millstone around their neck if correct.

 

[holywell farmer]

Are they finished?

Does mark Dixon still work there

 

[holywell farmer]

A Tang.

Will be male aged 18-28, living in north Armagh area, more psychically someone who drinks in The Famous Grouse Bar. These young men can be noticed by a their V8 Scania jacket and in more recent years they have diversified and the jackets will have a company website on back with a Scania badge on the front , a Ben shearman shirt, a Brown belt, denim jeans and a pair of super Hampton boots.
Before they gain there HGV licences they shall have done at least one season of Silage (or as they will say “the grass”).
In the summer months they can be found at most major truck shows, they seem to hunt in packs as there is normally a number of them together, listening to Garth brooks and tri axel music. Alought there may be 7-8 of their lorries in a small area they like to congregate in on single cab sometime up to 12 of them at a time. (Bewarned and be careful whilst passing them as one wrong move could lead to copious amounts of unprovoked verbal slagging to any passer by, it’s the tang equivalent to the travellers grabbing.
Their Yoke will be a V8 Scania Topline.
It will have the full frilly curtain and led scania griffin logo on the back wall , straight pipes and will have lots of Kelsa accessories. He will pull a fridge trailer which he will call a frigo.
He will normally do Northern Ireland to mainland UK which he will call the bean, five trips every two weeks and will do two laps of the parking lot when arriving and leaving using as many gear changes and blip the throttle between every gear change.

Best post on this thread

 

[holywell farmer]

Spent too much on racehorses and fast cars

It go back in time stobarts actually owned an agricultural store

 

[Bloders]

Are you sure on this> I know its not good etiquette to question the master . I am sure my brother who is a police officer told me that the ones in the traffic cars will ping if they pass an uninsured, un registeered etc plate?

the ones fixed to the cars are used differnetly to the "fixed" ones.