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I do it a lot on the run up to the Dartford tunnel and over the bridge, it's quite rare to see anyone else do it though which has always put that bit of doubt in my mind.
Carrying on from this, I've heard a couple of good rumours recently about vosa fines that I don't believe. One driver is trying to convince me that he was fined for not having his trailer legs wound all the way up. Not that he forgot to do them, that they weren't wound the last couple of turns. I can understand getting a tug for it if the legs look like they're unwinding themselves, but short of them being inches from the floor and not complying with a ground clearance regulation I can't think of what they would write on the ticket. This rumour has led to a few people ruining the cogs in the legs because they're hanging off the handle trying to get them up the last couple of inches
Another one was not fully extending skeletal trailers for 45ft boxes and using the 40ft setting instead, I've got no idea what rule the drivers they're breaking with that one.
Anyone got some more good rumours we can get answers to?
There's nothing wrong with running a skel in the closed position with a 20 box on, I wouldn't do it if it was heavy as it's much more stable at full length and it's easier to stretch it than tiptoe around every corner on your journey. The only thing to look out for before you do it is whether the mud guards are fouling the wheels or the flaps are going to drag along the floor, a lot of them aren't the original ones and when the fitters stick them on they don't think about the different positions that the trailer can run in.
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