milkfloats, discuss..
Discussion
Ran my son to school this morning, something i seldom do, got stuck behind an horrendous line of traffic, at the front of which, proudly trundling along, was the traditional british milkfloat, an archaic novelty to our friends any where else on earth, is there any valid reason, that we still need them, sensible answers on a postcard please!
I think we need MORE of them - or more specifically, put the ones we have to better use.
We do (or rather my wife does) our weekly grocery shopping on the internet. For some reason, Tescos have decided the most effective vehicle to deliver the shopping is a huge Transit type thing, which sits outside our house, blocking the street and spewing out it's evil diesel-filth for about five minutes whilst everything is unloaded. I've often wondered why they don't hook up with Unigate and dispatch all the groceries on the morning milk round.
We do (or rather my wife does) our weekly grocery shopping on the internet. For some reason, Tescos have decided the most effective vehicle to deliver the shopping is a huge Transit type thing, which sits outside our house, blocking the street and spewing out it's evil diesel-filth for about five minutes whilst everything is unloaded. I've often wondered why they don't hook up with Unigate and dispatch all the groceries on the morning milk round.
I was once witness to the spectacle of a speeding milkfloat.
Dont laff, these things can seriously shift with a full charge.
Still doubting me huh?
Well i overtook this geeza in his float doing 50!!!50 mph in a milk float!!
At first i thought i had a problem with the car, but it was just his diff was whining....and at that speed, im not surprised!
Mind you he was going downhill at the time..................
Dont laff, these things can seriously shift with a full charge.
Still doubting me huh?
Well i overtook this geeza in his float doing 50!!!50 mph in a milk float!!
At first i thought i had a problem with the car, but it was just his diff was whining....and at that speed, im not surprised!
Mind you he was going downhill at the time..................
When I used to work for Westland Helicoptors, I frequently had to drive their milkfloats which they had used for carrying stuff across site.
They were hilarious to drive, and you could get them up to 25 mph (although speed limit was 15mph on site...ahem). Because they had a really short wheelbase they were hilarious over bumps.
And the best bit about them?
The Benny Hill comedy horn that they had...
They were hilarious to drive, and you could get them up to 25 mph (although speed limit was 15mph on site...ahem). Because they had a really short wheelbase they were hilarious over bumps.
And the best bit about them?
The Benny Hill comedy horn that they had...
Why do we need them? Dunno - do caravan's go too fast these days?
I think that, depending upon the circumstances, the BiB could consider charging them with obstruction. Certainly, in the past, I have heard this view put forward in relation to tractors on the highway where they are well aware that there is a line up behind them.
These days though, in our litigious society, you can expect someone waiting for their Gold Top to start suing the dairy over dealys. Perhaps one of these would make a better Milk Float: www.tiscali.co.uk/motoring/roadtests/roadtest_540_1.html ??
I think that, depending upon the circumstances, the BiB could consider charging them with obstruction. Certainly, in the past, I have heard this view put forward in relation to tractors on the highway where they are well aware that there is a line up behind them.
These days though, in our litigious society, you can expect someone waiting for their Gold Top to start suing the dairy over dealys. Perhaps one of these would make a better Milk Float: www.tiscali.co.uk/motoring/roadtests/roadtest_540_1.html ??
rpguk said: I don't think I know anyone who gets milk from them anymore, sad really but unless they add some more services (like the post as was brought up a couple of years ago) they will be gone soon. Not that I'm up at a time to see them
Exactly what I mean. Seems obvious... perhaps a little too obvious
k off 
Ernie was the fastest milkman in the west , so it wasnt him you were stuck behind 
out ere in the sticks they used to have a few electric milkfloats and you used to see them getting towed back to the depot with flat batterys by....... another milkfloat 
Most have been replaced by transits that rattle away outside at 4 in the morning 
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