Inconvenience a few motorists? Apparently, yes.
30 August 2014, 03:38 PM
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Sounds on par with my trip through Rouen in the evening whilst the funfair was out and the main bridge closed.....3hours to get through what normally takes 15minutes. That would be fine if it hadn't been for the 6hours of driving beforehand. 
There was a diversion sign...one tiny yellow french sign at the hard shoulder.....on a busy four lane motorway!
To be frank though avoid the M25 on Friday during the daytime. Traffic on there is just stupid. Worcester M5 is bad enough at the mo...40mph speed limit on a fecking motorway!!
There was a diversion sign...one tiny yellow french sign at the hard shoulder.....on a busy four lane motorway!
To be frank though avoid the M25 on Friday during the daytime. Traffic on there is just stupid. Worcester M5 is bad enough at the mo...40mph speed limit on a fecking motorway!!
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30 August 2014, 03:40 PM
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Being a lorry driver my biggest pet hates are.
1. cars doing 45-50mph in the slow/left hand lane of the motorway, as soon as I go to overtake and they see a lorry in there mirror they speed up, I can only go 55mph so bloody stay above 55mph in the slow lane and I wouldn't have to overtake!!!
2, When leaving a 4 second gap from the car in front and maintaining the 55mph limit on the motorway why do cars have the need to pull into my stopping gap and then need to keep braking forcing me to then lower my speed limit!!
3, When on a 2 lane carrigeway that then filters into 1 lane, why do cars have the need to keep coming even though the left hand lane has already filtered into the right lane either forcing me to brake or make the distance between me and the car very close!!
4, When reversing into a service yard with hazards on, why do cars still have the need to drive behind/around and not stop and wait as im half way through a manoeuvre.
^^This annoys me on a daily basis, sitting on the M25 in heavy traffic and driving in Central London where no one has manners and in a rush is part of my job that I can put up with!!
1. cars doing 45-50mph in the slow/left hand lane of the motorway, as soon as I go to overtake and they see a lorry in there mirror they speed up, I can only go 55mph so bloody stay above 55mph in the slow lane and I wouldn't have to overtake!!!
2, When leaving a 4 second gap from the car in front and maintaining the 55mph limit on the motorway why do cars have the need to pull into my stopping gap and then need to keep braking forcing me to then lower my speed limit!!
3, When on a 2 lane carrigeway that then filters into 1 lane, why do cars have the need to keep coming even though the left hand lane has already filtered into the right lane either forcing me to brake or make the distance between me and the car very close!!
4, When reversing into a service yard with hazards on, why do cars still have the need to drive behind/around and not stop and wait as im half way through a manoeuvre.
^^This annoys me on a daily basis, sitting on the M25 in heavy traffic and driving in Central London where no one has manners and in a rush is part of my job that I can put up with!!
.I hate it when cars park on corners on double yellows and if you hit it they come out screaming
30 August 2014, 03:45 PM
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My pet annoyance right now is the managed motorway nonsense that is being installed everywhere. It takes literally years (with the longest 50/40 mph sections I have ever seen on motorways while it's being done) to install a few gantries, signs and cameras and for what? And then they have that sign at the side of the road at the start of the motorway with some ugly little kid and the text 'My dad works on this site so please drive carefully'.... makes me want to run the ****'s dad down 
J/k before the holier than thou brigade turn up!
J/k before the holier than thou brigade turn up!It'd be nice if it worked properly. How many times have you driven on a variable speed limit motorway to be met with gantry signs say 50mph "due to congestion"
Even at 2:00am when there is zero traffic bar the odd truck and night shifter. The sign alone causes choas as people panic brake thinking a speed camera will nab them
30 August 2014, 07:06 PM
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Sounds on par with my trip through Rouen in the evening whilst the funfair was out and the main bridge closed.....3hours to get through what normally takes 15minutes. That would be fine if it hadn't been for the 6hours of driving beforehand.
There was a diversion sign...one tiny yellow french sign at the hard shoulder.....on a busy four lane motorway!
To be frank though avoid the M25 on Friday during the daytime. Traffic on there is just stupid. Worcester M5 is bad enough at the mo...40mph speed limit on a fecking motorway!!
There was a diversion sign...one tiny yellow french sign at the hard shoulder.....on a busy four lane motorway!
To be frank though avoid the M25 on Friday during the daytime. Traffic on there is just stupid. Worcester M5 is bad enough at the mo...40mph speed limit on a fecking motorway!!
But this year I went to the centre of Rouen up the A139, through tons of traffic. And where did I end up? Crossing the Pont Mathilde......the ***** had forgotten to say it was open, and replace the sign for Calais off the A13
30 August 2014, 10:52 PM
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Being a lorry driver my biggest pet hates are.
1. cars doing 45-50mph in the slow/left hand lane of the motorway, as soon as I go to overtake and they see a lorry in there mirror they speed up, I can only go 55mph so bloody stay above 55mph in the slow lane and I wouldn't have to overtake!!!
2, When leaving a 4 second gap from the car in front and maintaining the 55mph limit on the motorway why do cars have the need to pull into my stopping gap and then need to keep braking forcing me to then lower my speed limit!!
3, When on a 2 lane carrigeway that then filters into 1 lane, why do cars have the need to keep coming even though the left hand lane has already filtered into the right lane either forcing me to brake or make the distance between me and the car very close!!
4, When reversing into a service yard with hazards on, why do cars still have the need to drive behind/around and not stop and wait as im half way through a manoeuvre.
^^This annoys me on a daily basis, sitting on the M25 in heavy traffic and driving in Central London where no one has manners and in a rush is part of my job that I can put up with!!
1. cars doing 45-50mph in the slow/left hand lane of the motorway, as soon as I go to overtake and they see a lorry in there mirror they speed up, I can only go 55mph so bloody stay above 55mph in the slow lane and I wouldn't have to overtake!!!
2, When leaving a 4 second gap from the car in front and maintaining the 55mph limit on the motorway why do cars have the need to pull into my stopping gap and then need to keep braking forcing me to then lower my speed limit!!
3, When on a 2 lane carrigeway that then filters into 1 lane, why do cars have the need to keep coming even though the left hand lane has already filtered into the right lane either forcing me to brake or make the distance between me and the car very close!!
4, When reversing into a service yard with hazards on, why do cars still have the need to drive behind/around and not stop and wait as im half way through a manoeuvre.
^^This annoys me on a daily basis, sitting on the M25 in heavy traffic and driving in Central London where no one has manners and in a rush is part of my job that I can put up with!!
And being a biker, my biggest pet hate is hgv drivers who have absolutely no fckuking idea of how intimidating 35 tons of arctic is when sat 10 feet from my ****!!!
Kings of the roads my a*se! If the moron who nearly wiped me out on the way to work last week had half a brain he'd have been gifted lol.
If the road is limited to 60 and i'm doing 55, why did he need to overtake. given that at 60 he's going to be bouncing of his limiter.
Not only that, but he had no idea that to overtake even without a full load, he needed considerably more room than the 75ft of cab & trailer he was driving.
So captain moron pulls out, goes steaming past only for a car to come the other way. so what does the gallant knight of the road do. sacrifice his sad sorry ***... . brake and drop back in behind me ... like f*ck he does.
He just comes back into the lane! So he's halfway past me, and he's now closing the door on the 7 feet of available space left that's my life space!
I braked like no tomorrow and as luck would have it he missed me.
So what did captain moron do then. slow down?, stop , appolgise for almost wiping me out? like f*ck!, he just carried on oblivious to the roundabout 100yds up the road, where he turned left into a trading estate.
So no, i think there just as bad as car drivers
Mart
30 August 2014, 11:09 PM
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The thing about being a biker is that most Hgvs wont see you if your up close behind the trailer.If you carnt see his mirrors then I can guarantee 100% he wont see you.I see *** heads on bikes that try under taking a artics on the left which is so fu**ing dangerous its unreal but they do it anyway.Bikes are fast and so light if a truck swerved the slightest bit it will throw you and proberly kill you.Trucks are killing machines in there own right.Motorists that cut these up either are totally stupid and are brain dead or they do it to **** people off because if these trucks had to brake it doesn't react like a car,the trucks will shunt you right up the motorway and kill before it stops,they carry a ****e load of weight and takes longer to stop.I my opinion motor bikes should stay clear of trucks completely instead of rushing trying to get past.Bikes should give them selfs plenty of distance between themselves and the truck.He could hit you kill you and not no at all.
31 August 2014, 12:08 AM
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LOL, got caught there too a while back...almost missed my ferry at Zeebrugge, some "spirited" driving from Rouen to there ensued.
But this year I went to the centre of Rouen up the A139, through tons of traffic. And where did I end up? Crossing the Pont Mathilde......the ***** had forgotten to say it was open, and replace the sign for Calais off the A13
But this year I went to the centre of Rouen up the A139, through tons of traffic. And where did I end up? Crossing the Pont Mathilde......the ***** had forgotten to say it was open, and replace the sign for Calais off the A13
Finally open? bloody hell!
- I think they've managed to resurface all the toll roads in the same time its took to fix that bridge. I wouldn't know...I skip it all and go down the D6015 until I reach the A13. Last time I avoided Rouen altogether and drove to Spain via Dijon. That was a mistake....all was well until I reached Lyon and suddenly every man and his dog decided to evacuate to the south coast....a rush hour that lasted for most of the day.
31 August 2014, 12:05 PM
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The thing about being a biker is that most Hgvs wont see you if your up close behind the trailer.If you carnt see his mirrors then I can guarantee 100% he wont see you.I see *** heads on bikes that try under taking a artics on the left which is so fu**ing dangerous its unreal but they do it anyway.Bikes are fast and so light if a truck swerved the slightest bit it will throw you and proberly kill you.Trucks are killing machines in there own right.Motorists that cut these up either are totally stupid and are brain dead or they do it to **** people off because if these trucks had to brake it doesn't react like a car,the trucks will shunt you right up the motorway and kill before it stops,they carry a ****e load of weight and takes longer to stop.I my opinion motor bikes should stay clear of trucks completely instead of rushing trying to get past.Bikes should give them selfs plenty of distance between themselves and the truck.He could hit you kill you and not no at all.
if he cant see a bike with the rider wearing a white helmet,
& HI VIS orange vest. Then i would seriously ask if he should be driving his
rig. Not only that, but the stupid sod followed me for 3 miles, before
deciding to make his bloody overtaking stunt.
Mart
31 August 2014, 01:26 PM
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And being a biker, my biggest pet hate is hgv drivers who have absolutely no fckuking idea of how intimidating 35 tons of arctic is when sat 10 feet from my ****!!!
Kings of the roads my a*se! If the moron who nearly wiped me out on the way to work last week had half a brain he'd have been gifted lol.
If the road is limited to 60 and i'm doing 55, why did he need to overtake. given that at 60 he's going to be bouncing of his limiter.
Not only that, but he had no idea that to overtake even without a full load, he needed considerably more room than the 75ft of cab & trailer he was driving.
So captain moron pulls out, goes steaming past only for a car to come the other way. so what does the gallant knight of the road do. sacrifice his sad sorry ***... . brake and drop back in behind me ... like f*ck he does.
He just comes back into the lane! So he's halfway past me, and he's now closing the door on the 7 feet of available space left that's my life space!
I braked like no tomorrow and as luck would have it he missed me.
So what did captain moron do then. slow down?, stop , appolgise for almost wiping me out? like f*ck!, he just carried on oblivious to the roundabout 100yds up the road, where he turned left into a trading estate.
So no, i think there just as bad as car drivers
Mart
Kings of the roads my a*se! If the moron who nearly wiped me out on the way to work last week had half a brain he'd have been gifted lol.
If the road is limited to 60 and i'm doing 55, why did he need to overtake. given that at 60 he's going to be bouncing of his limiter.
Not only that, but he had no idea that to overtake even without a full load, he needed considerably more room than the 75ft of cab & trailer he was driving.
So captain moron pulls out, goes steaming past only for a car to come the other way. so what does the gallant knight of the road do. sacrifice his sad sorry ***... . brake and drop back in behind me ... like f*ck he does.
He just comes back into the lane! So he's halfway past me, and he's now closing the door on the 7 feet of available space left that's my life space!
I braked like no tomorrow and as luck would have it he missed me.
So what did captain moron do then. slow down?, stop , appolgise for almost wiping me out? like f*ck!, he just carried on oblivious to the roundabout 100yds up the road, where he turned left into a trading estate.
So no, i think there just as bad as car drivers
Mart
Did it have UK plates??? Because I find a lot of the foreign lorry drivers come flying past me when im doing 55mph and there clearly doing 60-65mph with a higher limiter or no limiter at all.
Also I laugh at how many foreign lorry drivers come to a roundabout and just carry on with out giving way to the right and no regards to other motorists. Also I see so many foreign numberplate lorry drivers on the hard shoulder of the motorway with 1-2 panel damaged car behind it, swapping numbers(see this 2-3 times a day) of using the M5, M42, M40, M25 on a daily basis!!
31 August 2014, 05:25 PM
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Finally open? bloody hell! - I think they've managed to resurface all the toll roads in the same time its took to fix that bridge.
I wouldn't know...I skip it all and go down the D6015 until I reach the A13. Last time I avoided Rouen altogether and drove to Spain via Dijon. That was a mistake....all was well until I reached Lyon and suddenly every man and his dog decided to evacuate to the south coast....a rush hour that lasted for most of the day.
- I think they've managed to resurface all the toll roads in the same time its took to fix that bridge. I wouldn't know...I skip it all and go down the D6015 until I reach the A13. Last time I avoided Rouen altogether and drove to Spain via Dijon. That was a mistake....all was well until I reached Lyon and suddenly every man and his dog decided to evacuate to the south coast....a rush hour that lasted for most of the day.
Other days have produced over 300km.
Have you tried any of the "Routes Bis"? Go onto the "Bison Fute" site and download a map, or stop at a Bison Fute on one of the bigger motorway services and ask for one. Great routes, easy signing, (no town names, just "Route Bis" in green or yellow, depending on if you are going south or north), and usually loads of small eateries, hotels etc for stops.
** The days, usually Saturday, when those who have finished their holidays, return, and those who are about to start, set off. Mayhem usually reigns.
The only good thing about that Pont Mathilde is that the burning alcohol ran THROUGH the road way and set fire to five Gyppo caravans parked underneath....what a shame....not.
01 September 2014, 03:01 PM
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There are at least three lorries that indicate and begin to move, forcing him to change lanes.
What happened to "Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre"?
You signal, then wait for a space, not signal and beginning moving, forcing someone to GIVE you space.
What happened to "Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre"?
You signal, then wait for a space, not signal and beginning moving, forcing someone to GIVE you space.
01 September 2014, 03:01 PM
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I spotted this woman having a **** on the hard shoulder on the M25 2 weeks ago 
you've got to love a dash cam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL-V...s4IqoDXs6XovIA
you've got to love a dash cam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL-V...s4IqoDXs6XovIA
Dirty protest presumably, at he lack of services
01 September 2014, 06:26 PM
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3 near misses with blind lorry drivers (50 seconds onwards) sports direct lorry, then 2 flat beds
5 Aug 2014 - AutoGuard - near misses with 3 lorries - YouTube
5 Aug 2014 - AutoGuard - near misses with 3 lorries - YouTube
Most of the sports direct drivers are Polish from the Shirebrook warehouse
01 September 2014, 07:47 PM
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I think you have summed up what annoys me about people that don't have dash cams,
If I had been side swiped by one of the lorries and not had the dash cam, do you think it would be 50/50? And do you still think it would be 50/50 with the footage?
02 September 2014, 09:49 AM
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Dartford crossing is a ****, just be glad you don't have to use it regularly Jeff...still it's about to be changed to congestion charging type affair in the next few weeks so that should help; no more booths you have to pay online.
02 September 2014, 01:40 PM
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I know. Is there a website?
I'm intrigued as to how it will work if I go south through there, leave the country at Dover, and don't return to the country for eight weeks, for example? Can I be expected to have internet access? What if I haven't?
And what of Johnny Foreigner? Most, I reckon, just won't pay....so the tolls will need to rise again to make up the shortfall.
Goodbye to "free after 10pm and before 6am"?
I'm intrigued as to how it will work if I go south through there, leave the country at Dover, and don't return to the country for eight weeks, for example? Can I be expected to have internet access? What if I haven't?
And what of Johnny Foreigner? Most, I reckon, just won't pay....so the tolls will need to rise again to make up the shortfall.
Goodbye to "free after 10pm and before 6am"?
02 September 2014, 02:27 PM
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I know. Is there a website?
I'm intrigued as to how it will work if I go south through there, leave the country at Dover, and don't return to the country for eight weeks, for example? Can I be expected to have internet access? What if I haven't?
And what of Johnny Foreigner? Most, I reckon, just won't pay....so the tolls will need to rise again to make up the shortfall.
Goodbye to "free after 10pm and before 6am"?
I'm intrigued as to how it will work if I go south through there, leave the country at Dover, and don't return to the country for eight weeks, for example? Can I be expected to have internet access? What if I haven't?
And what of Johnny Foreigner? Most, I reckon, just won't pay....so the tolls will need to rise again to make up the shortfall.
Goodbye to "free after 10pm and before 6am"?
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I know. Is there a website?
I'm intrigued as to how it will work if I go south through there, leave the country at Dover, and don't return to the country for eight weeks, for example? Can I be expected to have internet access? What if I haven't?
And what of Johnny Foreigner? Most, I reckon, just won't pay....so the tolls will need to rise again to make up the shortfall.
Goodbye to "free after 10pm and before 6am"?
I'm intrigued as to how it will work if I go south through there, leave the country at Dover, and don't return to the country for eight weeks, for example? Can I be expected to have internet access? What if I haven't?
And what of Johnny Foreigner? Most, I reckon, just won't pay....so the tolls will need to rise again to make up the shortfall.
Goodbye to "free after 10pm and before 6am"?
http://www.highways.gov.uk/our-road-...iver-crossing/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/d...remote-payment
Same deal as CC in central London; advance payment is preferential but there will be a short grace period. Apparently a deal has been done with other countries across Europe that will enable fines to be levied as applicable...how effective that is remains to be seen.
No it's still free between those hours
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oh and there is no short fall; the crossing was paid for a good few years ago but despite the Government promising the tolls would be abolished as son as the cost for the crossing re-cooped they (Labour) sold it to a French company. *****.
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the 2 flat beds started moving in to my lane as I was passing them, forcing me into the next lane. I'm sure that you are a fantastic driver and anticipate what every other vehicle is going to do before they know themselves.
I think you have summed up what annoys me about people that don't have dash cams,
If I had been side swiped by one of the lorries and not had the dash cam, do you think it would be 50/50? And do you still think it would be 50/50 with the footage?
I think you have summed up what annoys me about people that don't have dash cams,
If I had been side swiped by one of the lorries and not had the dash cam, do you think it would be 50/50? And do you still think it would be 50/50 with the footage?