What happens to 'old' lorry cabs?

[Astra Dan]

They get sold to U-Drive.

Some of the tired old things we get are just shocking. One got a prohibition notice on the A303 DoT inspection place for a rusted and broken fuel tank strap.

[busta]

Awesome stuff Paddy N Murphy!

[v15ben]

I remember seeing loads of old UK-spec trucks out in Tanzania when I was there. The usually have the body pointing at a different angle to the wheels and make a shocking noise, yet they carry on regardless

[Fun Bus]

There is a businessman in Nottingham who makes a living out of trading old tractor units, a very good living too - I wish I was a million behind him.

[Iang84]

I know our old units have been exported 1 to cypress (guy flew over to see it) and the others have gone to africa they like the old trucks because there are less electronics to worry about

[graham22]

A local pub/nightclub used an old ERF Cab (fibreglass) as a DJ booth - anyone remember it in the Pirate in Falmouth during the early 90s?

[Norfolk Enchance]

Quite a few go to India, when I was working for exel, we sold via a broker 30 daf 95's which were all shipped to India . Later confirmed when I saw one on some documentary on Indian driving standard

[K50 DEL]

I was rather surprised driving into Luanda port one day to find 3 RHD tractor units still with their UK plates on parked at the side of the track.
Still signwritten with a Yorkshire based haulage company name, painted in their original green paint.

They were 1985 C plated trucks and looked as though they'd been in Angola for a long time!

[Kong]

There are LOADS of old school lorries in Kenya. Particularly 60's Mercs. No idea what engines they have but they sound superb.

[baysis]

I used to import them to Cyprus when I lived there - The local cement/concrete works was buying-up hundreds of scania units, extending the chassis and sticking a mixer or concrete pump on the back - They didn't last long as they were very badly driven.

[richyb]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Yup! Round here of you get stuck behind a slow stinking thing it's always a horsebox.

By the way, you may have noticed that "fairground" lorries and other vehicles are often very old. this is because there are exemptions from a lot of the regulations for "Showman's vehicles". This includes road tax, tachograph regulations and all sorts. Brief outline on this link,

http://www.showmensguild.com/transport.htm

Useful link. I had always wondered how they were able to do 'double trailers' (as in a rigid lorry pulling a trailer, pulling a caravan).

[barmonkey]

v15ben said:

I remember seeing loads of old UK-spec trucks out in Tanzania when I was there. The usually have the body pointing at a different angle to the wheels and make a shocking noise, yet they carry on regardless

+1 - I was rather taken aback to see a lorry in Arusha still wearing the colours of a haulage company from about 20 miles up the road from me...

[busta]

barmonkey said:

+1 - I was rather taken aback to see a lorry in Arusha still wearing the colours of a haulage company from about 20 miles up the road from me...

Well what with the recession and everything, some businesses are having to take on work further afield to make ends meet...

[Swoxy]

West Indies, most countes are RHD.

Edited by Swoxy on Friday 29th July 19:07

[iva cosworth]

Here is a typical Tilbury export.

Ex military [?] Bedford TK 4x4 with smaller truck and a car as a joblot

[Perd Hapley]

Please tell me there was a motorbike in the car, a skateboard on the motorbike and a pair of rollerskates on the skateboard.

[iva cosworth]

Perd Hapley said:

Please tell me there was a motorbike in the car, a skateboard on the motorbike and a pair of rollerskates on the skateboard.

Didnt look any closer.

Not even sure if i should be taking pics in there.

I was going to take a pic of a pink stretch off to Africa....WTF ?