warren t claim Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2547962/Britains-worst-commute-Father-SIX-HOUR-round-trip-work-day-clocking-100-000-miles-year.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackeldackel Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 These are normally spotted fitted with great big extra diesel tanks fitted to the sides and a manky looking jerrycan of water somewhere as well. I used to see them quite often coming across Dartford bridge and all round that corner of the M25, usually in convoys of 2 or 3. Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I drive a 3.5t vehicle for work, no tacho, and the hours as stated by worldofceri apply to me.Having said that, 12-13 hour shifts are not unknown, and that's working for a supposedly reputable UK based supermarket. It would be pretty difficult to prove how long these boys had been on the road anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I worked for a courier company last year, some of their Kangoos including the one below were on 300k+ miles, and drove fine. Just occassional problems like leaky and malfunctioning injectors at worst. They also had a Berlingo with less than half the miles which was already on its second gearbox and turbo. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Is someone about to bury it rather than 'bridge it? beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 If you cross the channel you will see loads and loads of them overnighting at the services close to the ferry ports. Waiting for trans-shipments I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You see these small trucks more and more here in Austria too. Mostly with Czech, Slovakian and Hungarian plates, Poland too. I often wonder how long the driver of one of these is already driving without any sleep. Poor fellas, modern slaves. They are faster than the big trucks and they don´t need a tacho so they can drive as long as they are able to drive. I think the number of them will get bigger. Until something awful happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 7/8/2014 at 5:21 AM, warren t claim said: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2547962/Britains-worst-commute-Father-SIX-HOUR-round-trip-work-day-clocking-100-000-miles-year.html Christ that would take him double that now with all the restrictions 😳😳😳 warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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