Ste
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I think it is a great idea. Fair play to them for having a go at seeing what the law allows
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Pablo
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"They are too big"
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Kevxx
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heard this on the radio yesterday, fucking large  but if it works, then all good all good 
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Craig P
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Personally i think it's a good idea,Less trucks on the road has got to be a bonus?
I would not like to drive one though!
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Jakey
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No matter what size they are, one of them is boud to crash on the M6 on a Friday between J16 and 19 
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Marc
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I was expecting a massive rig that would fill the road 
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mwg
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hardly a road train
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willay
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question is will it mean less trucks on the road or will be it mean LOADS of these fucking large ones?
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Rob_Quads
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I laughed when i heard the "green" person moaning about these saying "Oh now they want to carry way more stuff, heavier loads, next it will be 40 Tonnes they can carry"
He missed the whole point of the truck in that it can carry physically more but no more weight and due to the extra size causes less wear and tear on the roads and means it costs less to transport the good - all blood "green" things. Muppet
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chrisritch
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Nothing compared to the Aussie road trains though lol.
fuck driving one of them cunts.
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Fro
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Should be interesting when a Sat Nav sends one of them down some country lanes/ through towncentres
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob_Quads
I laughed when i heard the "green" person moaning about these saying "Oh now they want to carry way more stuff, heavier loads, next it will be 40 Tonnes they can carry"
Errrrrr our lorries are 44 tonnes total anyway, so that tells her to do mor research
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mwg
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I can see how they make sense for travelling on the motorways on long haul journeys up and down the country purely between depots on the outskirts of cities/towns.
They cant be any good if they have to start entering towns though to get to their drop off points
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Graham88
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The amount of times I see lorries struggling to make turns at the length they are at the moment. I can't see it taking off.
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Rob_Quads
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
quote:
Originally posted by Rob_Quads
I laughed when i heard the "green" person moaning about these saying "Oh now they want to carry way more stuff, heavier loads, next it will be 40 Tonnes they can carry"
Errrrrr our lorries are 44 tonnes total anyway, so that tells her to do mor research
40 was justa number i picked - did not listen that closely to know exactly which number they used.
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sand-eel
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good point there is still a weight limit, so quite a lot of trucks weigh more than a challenger tank?
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SetH
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Id hate to be a truck driver, i bet its a right mission of a job and you are probably agaisnt all kinds of obstacles and hostile people.
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Cosmo
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Whats the point of a much longer truck if they can only carry the same weight as a normal one?
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SetH
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it has a hostel type compartment for carving whores up real nice.
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MarkSport
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I dont get why they ban these for being too big then have thes bendy bus running where i live like so
surely they are the same?
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
Whats the point of a much longer truck if they can only carry the same weight as a normal one?
A load of feathers?
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SetH
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LOL is this what off day has come too in recent times. A sensible debate on these plus sized lorries... dear oh dear
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
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Originally posted by Cosmo
Whats the point of a much longer truck if they can only carry the same weight as a normal one?
A load of feathers?
Thats all I can think of - when carrying something that is large in size but not in weight so they dont make the limit.
But surely weight is the issue most of the time and not not enough room?
Or are they saying they can carry the max load in each of those trailers?
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chr15barn3s
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
Whats the point of a much longer truck if they can only carry the same weight as a normal one?
Because a lot of trucks are full of light products which don't take the truck to the full weight limit. The arguement is they will be able to fit more of these products in one vehicle reducing the need to have more vehicles on the road carrying the same gear.
I think it's a good idea. They would be useful for depot to depot deliveries.
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chr15barn3s
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
I dont get why they ban these for being too big then have thes bendy bus running where i live like so
surely they are the same?
They are only a few foot longer than a normal artic. These super things are about 25 foot longer.
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