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 Wed 29 Sep 10 08:17 
 White Van Man - Pat
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-11422478

Ooooops:)

Pat
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 08:27 
 White Van Man - Iffy
White van man?

Looks suspiciously like a small lorry to me.

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 Wed 29 Sep 10 08:42 
 White Van Man - Pat
You're in good company Iffy, the Daily Mail thinks it's a lorry too:)

Pat
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 09:08 
 White Van Man - bhoywonder
That will be a hefty insurance claim.
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 09:12 
 White Van Man - Iffy
...the Daily Mail thinks it's a lorry too...

Must be right, then.

To be serious, the white box in the pic looks like a Luton body to me.

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 Wed 29 Sep 10 09:10 
 White Van Man - Hugo
7.5 Tonne truck at least by the looks of the rear.

What was going on in the mind of the driver at the time?

Ah, I know. It was not on a public road and there was no red triangle on the arch.
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 09:14 
 White Van Man - Cpt. Flack
Different front angle picture shown on TV. Its a Luton.
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 09:16 
 White Van Man - Hugo
Stand corrected then.
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 09:18 
 White Van Man - Zero
Is a Luton a van or not?
Last edited by: Zero on Wed 29 Sep 10 at 09:18
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 09:19 
 White Van Man - Iffy
...Its a Luton...

I've seen similar lack of headroom accidents in the past where the Luton body comes off the chassis cab in one piece and is left lying in the road.

...Is a Luton a van or not?...

I've always called them vans, and you can drive one on an ordinary car licence.
Last edited by: Iffy on Wed 29 Sep 10 at 09:20
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 09:39 
 White Van Man - Pat
>>and you can drive one on an ordinary car licence<<

Can I say 'all car drivers are idiots' today then please? :)

Pat
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 10:00 
 White Van Man - FotheringtonTomas
It's a Luton-bodied Transit (at least it looks like a Transit).

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-11424527

The person who did this cannot be described as careful, or even competent.
Last edited by: FotheringtonTomas on Wed 29 Sep 10 at 10:03
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 10:11 
 White Van Man - VxFan
Not the only white van man to make a mistake recently

tinyurl.com/352f2w6

Oops again!
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 10:35 
 White Van Man - Pat
I like that one:)

Pat
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 10:14 
 White Van Man - BiggerBadderDave
That damage is really shocking, upsetting and bordering on tragic. I can't see how it can be easily fixed. The chassis is all twisted.
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 13:10 
 White Van Man - Cliff Pope
"We are currently taking advice from Historic Scotland and have arranged for conservation architects to examine what remains of the archway as soon as is practical, with a view to undertaking a reconstruction project in the longer term."

Translated from the ancient Scottish, that appears to mean "We hope to fix it".
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 13:27 
 White Van Man - Bagpuss
Wonder what speed he was going to do that.

Wonder what went through the driver's mind as he hit the arch.
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 13:35 
 White Van Man - Zero
What the F was that noise.
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 14:12 
 White Van Man - bathtub tom
>>Wonder what went through the driver's mind as he hit the arch.

The windscreen?
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 13:56 
 White Van Man - L'escargot
Why do we never hear about White Van Women? I'm sure there must be some.
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 Wed 29 Sep 10 19:52 
 White Van Man - Dog
This one really takes the biscuit, how can anyone survive that I wonder ~

tinyurl.com/2dorf2r
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