Motoring Discussion > Trundling. Miscellaneous
Thread Author: R.P. Replies: 23
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New Mon 24 Jun 13 22:06 
 Trundling. - R.P.
Took my 27 foot 4.5 tonner for a trundle down the length of the A55 (visiting a specialist van conversion firm the other side of N Wales) - it was a straight 65 mile trip (one way) the van usually cruising in its sweet zone of 55 mph - Not a speed I often trundle at and you can't help notice a couple of irritants. Cars that inhabit the "zone of invisibility" - beyond the scope of the giant door mirrors - I could just make out their shadow on the road behind me.....and cars that are trundling even more than I was - seem to be cruising at 45 to 50 mph - must be really irritating for regular truck drivers. THey have my sympathy.
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New Mon 24 Jun 13 22:20 
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>> Took my 27 foot 4.5 tonner for a trundle down the length of the A55
>> (visiting a specialist van conversion firm the other side of N Wales)

The one at Minfford RP?, used to take Berlies there LPG conversions, they make some serious motorhome conversions...coach based million poind jobbies by the look of them.

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New Mon 24 Jun 13 22:24 
 Trundling. - R.P.
No the other end in Deeside - firm called DeeFab. I know of the one in Minffordd - they couldn't do what we wanted. By the way there were a good half dozen car-transporters parked up on the eastbound carriageway (empty) which way is the Irish trade now ? Seems motors are pretty expensive there these days.
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New Mon 24 Jun 13 22:38 
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By the way there were a good half dozen car-transporters parked up on the eastbound carriageway (empty) which way is the
>> Irish trade now ? Seems motors are pretty expensive there these days.

Afraid i haven't got the foggiest, its been nearly 4 years since i got out, few Irish companies working almost exclusively in the mainland and into close Europe.
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New Mon 24 Jun 13 22:30 
 Trundling. - PhilW
"must be really irritating for regular truck drivers. They have my sympathy. "
It is I am sure and my sympathy also as they battle to get back to base under the tyranny of those tachos, and don't forget all the other drivers who are held up by the truckers who take quite while to overtake these trundlers esp on dual carriageways. M/A42 was a pain for this tonight - and A 14 is all day every day. If only the trundlers would do a couple of mph more, but they seem oblivious to the hold-ups they cause.
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New Fri 28 Jun 13 13:22 
 Trundling. - TheManWithNoName
Rightly or wrongly, truckers and indeed other road users will have to get used to more trundlers if the price of fuel increases. On a recent trip from Essex to Devon and then onto Cornwall, I noticed more vehicles travelling well under NSL than I've ever seen before.
Mind you it could just have been the laid back driving style of West Country drivers!
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New Fri 28 Jun 13 16:22 
 Trundling. - corax
>> Mind you it could just have been the laid back driving style of West Country
>> drivers!

Much more likely. Trundling in Essex? Most seem hell bent on using as much fuel as possible the way they accelerate and brake violently.
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New Fri 28 Jun 13 16:35 
 Trundling. - Haywain
"............in Essex? Most seem hell bent on using as much fuel as possible the way they accelerate and brake violently."

Even though I live in glorious Suffolk, I wouldn't say anything derogatory about Essex folk. My old friend Col (immaculate BMW520d) lives in north Essex though, and he says that he is thoroughly ashamed of south Essex people ;-)
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New Fri 28 Jun 13 16:35 
 Trundling. - Westpig
>> Mind you it could just have been the laid back driving style of West Country
>> drivers!
>>

You are not wrong...it's about the only thing that still gets to me.

I don't mind them mimsing along, free world and all that...it's just that they don't exactly help you out if you want go faster... and they could, so easily.

You still get the odd one that will automatically flash you after you've overtaken...what on earth for?...... (if you are to accept there's nothing inherently wrong with the actual manoeuvre itself)

The other thing is mini-roundabouts...the three way "after you", "no after you"....etc.
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New Fri 28 Jun 13 16:49 
 Trundling. - Dog
Consider yourself lucky you didn't choose to retire in Bexhill-on-Sea!!
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New Fri 28 Jun 13 17:28 
 Trundling. - zippy
>>Consider yourself lucky you didn't choose to retire in Bexhill-on-Sea!!

Oi that's where my folks have retired to!

Oh, come to think of it you are right!
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New Sun 30 Jun 13 08:36 
 Trundling. - Ian (Cape Town)
>> Cars that inhabit the "zone of invisibility" - beyond the
>> scope of the giant door mirrors - I could just make out their shadow on
>> the road behind me....

"If you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you" - very common on the back of HGVs and Artics here.
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New Sun 30 Jun 13 10:32 
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZbQ3lTObas

:-))
Last edited by: gordonbennet on Sun 30 Jun 13 at 10:33
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New Sun 30 Jun 13 11:30 
 Trundling. - Westpig
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZbQ3lTObas
>>
>> :-))
>>

Which one are you gb?
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New Sun 30 Jun 13 12:20 
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I love those stickers on the side of the cab.

I'd have to be the gentleman left to help Pamela Anderson out i suppose, someone's got to do it..;)

looks like the Riverside Cafe at Colnbrook to me where they're throwing up.
Last edited by: gordonbennet on Sun 30 Jun 13 at 12:22
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New Sun 30 Jun 13 12:26 
 Trundling. - MD
Hell.........What year was that?
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New Sun 30 Jun 13 12:31 
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Probably around 1987 i reckon MD, judging by the Leyland Constructor which should really have been badged Scammell maybe a little later say '89?
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New Sun 30 Jun 13 13:22 
 Trundling. - MD
Doesn't it look so dated? I moved to Devon in '87.
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New Mon 1 Jul 13 08:38 
 Trundling. - L'escargot
When I first saw the thread title I thought it was going to be about this sort of trundling. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trundling
;-)
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New Mon 1 Jul 13 11:39 
 Trundling. - Auntie Lockbrakes
Bit earlier than 1987 I recall, more like 1982-ish IIRC.
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New Mon 1 Jul 13 11:56 
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Yes i think you're right Nick, i'd moved on from the job with a Contructor Rolonoff lorry by then, it would indeed have been earlier 80's, changed jobs within the company and came off the rolonoffs around '83.

But thanks for nothing for reminding me how much older i am than i try to convince meself, 1987 didn't seem quite so depressing..;)
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New Mon 1 Jul 13 12:24 
 Trundling. - Manatee
>> When I first saw the thread title I thought it was going to be about
>> this sort of trundling. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trundling
>> ;-)

You seem to be developing an unhealthy fascination with slang dictionaries L'es.

Let me divert you with a clue from Saturday's prize crossword.

18 Across
In France, slow mover set out carrying load (8).
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New Mon 1 Jul 13 13:39 
 Trundling. - L'escargot
>> You seem to be developing an unhealthy fascination with slang dictionaries L'es.

I knew what it meant already because that's the sort of street slang all my mates use, but I just thought that some of you oldies needed bringing up to date!
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New Mon 1 Jul 13 22:00 
 Trundling. - WillDeBeest
Telegraph, Manatee?
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