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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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I witnessed a nasty accident on the M1 N'bound - the first to attend was a passing ambulance... we got all the drivers & passengers out of their cars from the fast lane...Motorway stopped at this stage by a very competent road maintenance contractor.
No major casualties.......only shocked drivers & passengers
The Police came next & merely checked all were "OK"......
It wasn't until the highways agency guys came the busted cars were moved from the fast lane of the motorway by one of the HA guys....moved very competently considering one of the cars had serious wheel damage
When the HA guys were there, they police handed the scene over to them. BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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 11th Dec 2007 7:51 pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
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Bet the HA guys are popular today....
They're practising rolling road blocks on the northern section of the M25 until 4.00p.m. Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 14th Dec 2007 1:01 pm |
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catoperator
Member Since: 29 Jan 2006
Location: hampshire
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i would like to know why they have their vehicle angled out into the live lanes when sheilding broken down vehicles  if someone does happen to run into them their vehicle is then sent out into live traffic......99% of recovery operators face into the verge when shilding a vehicle
by the way there is no fast lane ... 
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| 14th Dec 2007 8:05 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
Posts: 6222
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catoperator wrote:by the way there is no fast lane ...
I really meant
the outside/third lane where (nearly)everyone goes (a bit) faster than the other two - most of the time
thanks for the technical correction..... BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 14th Dec 2007 8:12 pm |
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catoperator
Member Since: 29 Jan 2006
Location: hampshire
Posts: 149
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[quote="BLFarrar"]catoperator wrote:by the way there is no fast lane ...
I really meant
the outside/third lane where (nearly)everyone goes (a bit) faster
only a bit faster 
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| 15th Dec 2007 1:10 am |
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DaveVX
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Hampshire
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we will carriageway clear when able to do so....
its all down to what the stricken vehicle is and whats wrong with it. Auto stuck in gear.. HGV with brakes locked... traffic flow weather conditions etc etc could be difficult to move.
We carry tow straps that are for use up to 2.5 tonne.....the disco I'm sure is more than capable of moving much more we argue its down to the rolling weight but the powers that be disagree.
In an ideal world we would fend off do the traffic management bit get the tow strap on the stricken vehicle wait for my colleagues to turn up who would hitch up and tow to Hardshoulder...proble is on our bit of the network they could be 30 mins away.
If we can move it on our own we will.......if not it has to stay there for recovery .
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| 30th Oct 2008 10:47 pm |
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TrueBlue
Member Since: 01 Sep 2008
Location: North Britain
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JMC wrote:Don't they need a third crew to do the Risk Assessment and a fourth crew (Safety Officers) to check the spelling on the RA prior to letting the first and second crews do the job........ 
ha ha i think youve maybe worked for my company before   2006 Discovery3 HSE TDV6
BIG BLACK BEASTY
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| 30th Oct 2008 11:12 pm |
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Gareth
Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Moved from General to Off Topic Rants etc.
They are only doing their job.
Its the government you should be ranting at, for turning this country into a nanny state with more rules about health and safety than you can shake a stick at 
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| 31st Oct 2008 5:21 pm |
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