duncan Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 (edited) Wonder if he will also be done for no front number plate ? Maybe no rear lights either https://www.fwi.co.uk/machinery/5-point-q-a-to-help-you-with-licence-plate-rules-for-agricultural-machinery edit 5/3/20, I thought the numberplate rules were more definite, seems similar to the distinction between a building contractor / farmer regarding tractors ! Edited March 5, 2020 by duncan more information 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted February 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 29, 2020 5 hours ago, duncan said: Wonder if he will also be done for no front number plate ? Maybe no rear lights either AFAIK tractors dont carry front number plates. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted March 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2020 neat parking.. https://www.edp24.co.uk/motoring/norwich-train-disruption-as-lorry-gets-stuck-under-bridge-1-6543463 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyflyer Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Almost a bridge bash Taken from my drive this morning He kept getting out of his cab to take pictures of the bridge!!! He did in the end reverse the 200yds back to the main road 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2020 Almost? Looks like it is, and there appears to be some damage to the brickwork to the left of the lorry (its right). Best to report that, especially if the bridge is still in use. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunwurken Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Foreign number plates and bridge height in feet and inches. Do foreign drivers only have the height of their vehicle given in metric only? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Reorte said: Almost? Looks like it is, and there appears to be some damage to the brickwork to the left of the lorry (its right). Best to report that, especially if the bridge is still in use. Could also be from a previous strike. If this one did the damage i would expect there to be some rubble on the ground. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2020 Should still be reported in case there was any damage to the bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2020 3 hours ago, happyflyer said: Almost a bridge bash Taken from my drive this morning He kept getting out of his cab to take pictures of the bridge!!! He did in the end reverse the 200yds back to the main road Foreigner. Probably thought it was 12m 9cm high! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 3, 2020 I notice the road seems to slope. Is it possible that there was room for him to enter the bridge but he fouled it at the "upper" side? But an interesting point about imperial/metric heights. What do foreign lorries have to have in the cab? No excuse though. Jonathan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 It could also be the case that the road has been resurfaced and they have not changed the sign, especially since it is only in imperial. If the road was 2 inches lower he might just have made it... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Titan said: It could also be the case that the road has been resurfaced and they have not changed the sign, especially since it is only in imperial. If the road was 2 inches lower he might just have made it... By the looks of the road surface it hasn't been resurfaced at any time recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: By the looks of the road surface it hasn't been resurfaced at any time recently. Does not have to have been done recently, if the sign is 30 years old it could have been resurfaced 28 years ago! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Titan said: Does not have to have been done recently, if the sign is 30 years old it could have been resurfaced 28 years ago! that sign aint 30 years old looks almost new 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 02/04/2020 at 21:07, dunwurken said: Foreign number plates and bridge height in feet and inches. Do foreign drivers only have the height of their vehicle given in metric only? dont know about foreigners but mine is only given in feet and inches nice little indicator panel on the inside of the passenger door tells me my truck is 11'7" high which is a bit of a puzzle as a regularly pass under a bridge on the Huddersfield - Barnsley line that is plated at 11'6" go figure ! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 49 minutes ago, peanuts said: dont know about foreigners but mine is only given in feet and inches nice little indicator panel on the inside of the passenger door tells me my truck is 11'7" high which is a bit of a puzzle as a regularly pass under a bridge on the Huddersfield - Barnsley line that is plated at 11'6" go figure ! Who do we inform about this? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, 62613 said: Who do we inform about this? suspect notwork fail or highways its this one btw https://goo.gl/maps/GdkUuvxehsXW3H8y5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2020 16 minutes ago, peanuts said: suspect notwork fail or highways its this one btw https://goo.gl/maps/GdkUuvxehsXW3H8y5 That explains it. The height given is that at the two verticle white bars at the end of the horizontal bar not that at the centre of the arch. I noticed the road markings also telling drivers of high vehicles to keep to the centre of the road. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, peanuts said: that sign aint 30 years old looks almost new Can't be almost new, the latest standard is to have metric, and has been for some years now. So even if it looks new, it isn't. So whilst it may not be 30 years old or more, it could still be older than the road surface. Edited April 4, 2020 by Titan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 02/04/2020 at 19:26, happyflyer said: Almost a bridge bash Taken from my drive this morning He kept getting out of his cab to take pictures of the bridge!!! He did in the end reverse the 200yds back to the main road Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 02/04/2020 at 22:45, melmerby said: Foreigner. Probably thought it was 12m 9cm high! The bridge sign does not comply with the law, it MUST be marked in imperial and metric. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, roythebus said: The bridge sign does not comply with the law, it MUST be marked in imperial and metric. Not disputing that, but how does that tie in with the fact that speed limits throughout the UK are shown in mph only ? Does any vehicle used on UK roads have to have a speedometer showing mph as well as kph, and in that case should high vehicles not also have an internal sign showing height in both metric and imperial dimensions ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreight1998 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, roythebus said: The bridge sign does not comply with the law, it MUST be marked in imperial and metric. This law only applies to post-2016 signs. Signs from before this date can display imperial only heights until replaced with a new sign. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Hence how we know it is not a recent sign... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 What the heck?? A sign's a sign, & I used to carry a handy & easily available conversion chart showing all heights from about 11ft to 16'6" in imperial and metric. Of course that didn't help me when I thought my trailer was one height, but it turned out to be another, because I hadn't checked properly... Whether a foreign driver might have one is another matter, but that comes back to experience - a well-prepared driver would be just that - well prepared for driving in a foreign country & on the wrong side of the road, so he SHOULD have a conversion chart with him. But as I've said before, due to low wages & awful hours & conditions, truck driving has not been a career people have flocked to in droves. There has been a severe driver shortage for some years now, meaning a lot of less experienced drivers now on the road. There was a recent news item about HGV bridge strikes, which missed this point entirely. The question I would ask; why had he turned off the main road anyway, which if I understand from the OP wasn't far away? He's on some grotty little single-track country lane - not the most obvious of routes to an Industrial Estate, Cold Store or RDC; he's not delivering to the village shop with that rig! Re speed signs in MPH, UK trucks have run in KM for years now, as part of the EU. UK RHD truck speedo's will have KM & MPH on the dial, I'm not sure about LHD EU models, but again, an experienced driver will have a conversion chart or at least be familiar with the 'common' limits and equivalents - 50kph is 30mph. 56mph is 90kph, which is where the stupid 56mph motorway limit for trucks came from, rather than the 60mph it used to be. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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