HGV's Causing Obstruction

[tonyrec]

Imagine the scene, you are stuck in a long tailback and when you eventually get to the front what do you see? The Police standing around looking at an Artic etc which has just stopped in the middle of the road.

Do you know what could have happened, have you ever wondered why the Police 'appear' to be standing around doing nothing?

This is a common problem that causes so many of us delays and one which we (Trafpols) deal with on a regular basis.

[te51cle]

Is the HGV still resting on top of the motorcyclist ?

[jmorgan]

Air brakes badgered?

[cptsideways]

jmorgan said:

Air brakes badgered?

The tell tale 200 yard skid marks give that one away


Driver fallen asleep at the wheel & you can't wake him up?

[andyc16v]

King-sized Yorkie bar fell from driver's sausage-sized fingers and now wedged behind accelerator pedal?

Police now trying to melt said choccie bar with welding torch - ask anyone who's ever tried to break a chunk off a Yorkie

[tvrslag]

Artic thrown the tread from a re-mould?

Most truck tryes are re-moulds especially on the trailers. You often see the carcasses of the re-moulds lying around hard shoulders looking like giant rubber roadkill.
Obviously the BiB can't do much about changing the tyre on an HGV without the proper equipment.

[paolow]

driver cant/wont move it and none of you are hgv certified?

[tonyrec]

paolow said:

driver cant/wont move it and none of you are hgv certified?

Whos not qualified?

[dazren]

Lorry gone wrong way ie towards an obstruction eg weak or low bridge?

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Monday 8th March 12:21

[Bonce]

Waiting for Customs and Excise to turn up?

>> Edited by Bonce on Monday 8th March 12:18

[julianhj]

I would think any kind of breakdown involving an HGV must be a pain in the arse, particularly if he couldn't make it to the hard shoulder.

So, waiting for one of those massive recovery trucks, then?

[marcos maniac]

tonyrec said:

paolow said: driver cant/wont move it and none of you are hgv certified? Whos not qualified?

Well done Tony

[Roadrage]

air brakes leaking so cant move it ?

driver forgot to fill up ?

or its just wont go

[jwo]

Driver had been caught speeding and was mounting one man protest?

[Mr2Mike]

Lorry has huge consignment of dougnuts in the back, and plod are busy checking the load to make sure it is secure

[volvod5_dude]

Full of dead Chinese??

[cptsideways]

I thought you used tow them outta the way with your Range Rovers! That's what you all used to do anyway. I think you get a wrollocking if you do it now though.

[sqwib]

Waiting for him to finish his conversation on his Yorkie while he munches away on his mobile?

[stooz]

jwo said:

Driver had been caught speeding and was mounting one man protest?

is he french?

[tvradict]

hmmm,

Could be any number of things, the one I would go for is that there is something worng with the trailer, unit or both, or the drivers tacho records have been checked and they are incorrect/incomplete and htey are wating for a recovery vehicle, another driver to move the vehicle.