Lifestyle Change Can Happen In Seconds...

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TheBig1 said:
To my eternal shame, I had a princess. But so did my dad and I killed that one
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That's what my parents had when I was a child. In fact I think they had two of them in succession. Prior to that it was an orange Austin Maxi, but I only really remember one journey in that and that was taking it to the garage to trade in.
 
Lenny HB said:
Not quite correct.
Trucks over 7.5t the speed limit is 60 mph in the UK, however they have a 90kmh (56mph) limiter fitted. The speed limit for coaches is 70 mph if under 12m, 60 over 12m.
Under 12m they used to have a 70 mph limiter fitted under the latest EU rules they now have a 100kmh limiter (62mph).
All rather confusing as UK speed limits are higher than the limiters fitted under EU law.
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Of course the drivers can take it out of gear downhill and achieve more speed because the limiters work on the engine, which is then idling, not on the wheels.

It does leave them open to an offence on a Tacho inspection, or if their fleet manager checks it and has a purge, because his operator's licence is on the line for not inspecting and disciplining his drivers. Maybe some countries are not as strict as UK.

Geoff
 
Baycott said:
Maybe too late for this offence but couldn't he keep the Hymer if he had a C1??
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As I understand it in the UK you are able to reclaim your C1 Grandfather rights even if they have already expired. So if JJ could still get his C1 back in the UK. However I am not sure how that would tie in with any Portuguese licence he has.

The suggestion that you need a "medical examination" in the UK is not strictly correct and I wonder if JJ has misunderstood what is involved. My eyes were tested by showing that I could read a test card a few feet away and my blood pressure was taken and recorded on the DVLA form. That was the end of the "examination" bit. The remainder consisted of the Doctor asking me a series of questions from the DVLA form about my medical history which required yes or no answers and recording my answer on the form. There was no attempt by the Doctor to verify if my answers were correct. You only get into taking a more invasive medical examination (at a later date) if one of more of the answers you give show you have a particular medical problem. Fortunately the answers I gave were all satisfactory and all I had to do was send the completed form away.
 
nicholsong said:
Of course the drivers can take it out of gear downhill and achieve more speed because the limiters work on the engine, which is then idling, not on the wheels.

It does leave them open to an offence on a Tacho inspection, or if their fleet manager checks it and has a purge, because his operator's licence is on the line for not inspecting and disciplining his drivers. Maybe some countries are not as strict as UK.

Geoff
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From what I have seen the limiters also work on the brakes in this situation. Several times I have seen the brake lights going on and off on lorries when they are travelling downhill. I wonder if somebody could confirm if this is automatic or just the driver being a good boy (or girl).
 
peter10 a lot of modern trucks have brake retarders on them working through the ecu system that when they exceed the limited speed they will apply the brake's or exhaust brake the engine to bring it back under the correct limit so you are right in what you see with brake lights,(y)
 
Just the driver being a good boy, with digital tachographs recording an overspeed that will show up when he downloads the card in the office. Any more than 1 or 2 in a month or so will mean a disciplinary. In olden days before tachos you could hit the ton coming down the steep hills on the a34 with a full load ( not me I'm a chicken !! )

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Willhamburger said:
i decided to become a member only last week therefor only able to view selected posts until I paid your fees. Never considered that I had joined until then. from my point of view I am a ”NEWBEY”
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Welcome on board. Been on here for a long time and still learning. To be honest, the banter is good. Mostly. A lot of really good technical information and discounts so worth every penny (y)
 
Jaws said:
Just bought it... Looking forward to reading that ( But it is in a queue so will not be for a while )
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The chap that wrote it and others was a funster when fun first started , Keith superk ? Janie was one his proofreaders and we got a free copy, we enjoyed it, having been in some of his situations. :doh: Bob.

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Nearly exactly a week since I was hit by my self inflicted disaster (although hearing about all the REAL disasters caused by the floods in Blighty underlines the fact that mine is a pretty feeble disaster.

Many, many things have been thought about. Many ideas have been discussed, both in real life and on Fun.

I have a head hurting number of options depending on events but there is something I would like to post about...

... the support that has been offered from Funsters on here (I understand all the criticism).

However I must report that, when, last night, a Funster friend offered me financial help should I ever need it, I almost cried... (and I am a well known, hard case, Rufty Tufty!)

Thank you all.

JJ :cool:

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JJ said:
Always have tended to take chances and sometimes, they go wrong... very, very wrong!

Medical issues led to me to avoid taking a test at 70 so my licence no longer covered my Hymer 660S.

I looked at my options, made a choice and took a chance!

Yesterday, after two years of trouble free motoring, 5 seconds of distraction led to me touching the side of a car in my local supermarket carpark.

Totally my fault.

End result... I can no longer drive my beloved Hymer on the road (although, of course, I can still live in it!).

Still rather depressed over the matter and trying to work out my (many) options...

Right now one of them would be to trade in the Hymer for a smaller, Portuguese registered, van....

Just look at the "incident" that led to my downfall...

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Again... totally my fault but my current lifestyle has been changed in seconds!

Oh well... serves me right hey?

(Update... his repairs will cost me €700. Hymer totally unmarked)

JJ :cool:
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was this in the uk or in Europe cos im let to believe you don't need a medical at 70 in Europe but not sure I had the same problem with my motorhome cos it was 4ton I didn't realise that when you get to 70years old you renew your licence they take class c off you so I had to have a medical lucky I was ok ….
 
bernard pilkington said:
was this in the uk or in Europe cos im let to believe you don't need a medical at 70 in Europe but not sure I had the same problem with my motorhome cos it was 4ton I didn't realise that when you get to 70years old you renew your licence they take class c off you so I had to have a medical lucky I was ok ….
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In France it is necessary to have a check-up by a listed doctor (something like 20, or so, in our region) NOT one's own GP. For me, this consisted of a check that I didn't have the shakes in my hands, I could rise up on my toes and then balance on my heels, and then that I could read the eye chart - the old-fashioned card type. Oh yes, my BP and pulse were both acceptable. Now, I am aware that my eyesight has deteriorated and I haven't renewed the "extra bits" on my (French) licence, but I have seen a consultant about cataract removal and, when that is all complete, I will have normal long-distance vision and will only require corrective lenses for reading.

What can't I do now that I could do with all the normal groups? I have lost the right to tow my 1000 kg trailer behind my 3500 kg camping car. I have to admit that I initially didn't realise I had lost B+E along with the C and D groups.
As has been said previously, not everybody checks their paperwork scrupulously.

J
 

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