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HGV drivers
Jake:
I read this today and i'm all for it.
The human body can deterriate quite quickly and having to prove our sharpness every 5 years can only be a good thing, considering the loads we carry :wink:
The plan is to have 4 hours of retraining and a medical.
With all the changes in law it'll keep us up to date too.
i.e how many 7.5t motors do we see in the outside lane?
Its been illegal for 9 months now but plenty are still out there.
Also the speed limit for 7.5t vehicles has dropped to 60mph afaik
For me (not self employed) my company picks up the bill for training and medicals.
I do feel for the self employed drivers though.
It'll be a costly 5 year body MOT.
:)
discograham:
Everyone should be allowed a retest ! To say a failure means you can't have a retest is madness ! Are you going to improve public transport before you bring in this draconian legislation ? And where is all the money going to come from to pay for this ? I agree with a 5 yearly retest.. but for everyone not just the hgv drivers amongst us...
Terminus:
I agree that it's unfair to single out one group for a retest but then it was most likely proposed by someone who hasn't ever driven a truck but can easily carve up 3 lanes on the M25 in a Jag (hmmm ok M25 - parking lot - perhaps I should have picked a faster road :lol: )
We have to sit an advanced (like silly ridiculously advanced driving test) and one of the greatest eye openers is the fact that the instructor takes apart everything you ever thought you knew about driving and makes you look like you've only just discovered the ignition - then rebuilds your knowledge and advances it.
I'd been driving for many many years, no accidents *touch wood* and even I was humbled by the amount of things I didn't do right.
To quote an old favorite "I used to think I was perfect - but I'm better now" :lol: :lol: :lol:
Edit - oh and 4x4 side of it -- ah what fun :lol: :D
att:
Everyone should take a new theory test evey 5 years, if you fail you should have to re-take your test.
Everybody....No exceptions, and to be done in English, if you don`t understand the lingo, how do you understand the raod signs?
vaz:
--- Quote from: "discograham" ---It would help if everyone was subjected to a re test every five years... but is this really nescessary ? How about everyone involved in an incident in stead ? And here is a question... I have been told that if you come into this country you may drive for a year on the license issued by your country of origin.. but if you leave the U.K even for one day during that year then upon your return your year starts again... in other words a quick day trip to france and you've got another year before you have to take a U.K test...
What standard is the driving test in Somalia, Nigeria, The Sudan, etc.. or India, Pakistan, Iran, .. or Poland etc.... surely that is an issue to be addressed first as at least those with a U.K license passed a test set to our standards...
And I don't want to hear shouts of racism over my comments.. I think its a fair point I've made...
--- End quote ---
here here think there driving license came off the back off a cornflake packet with the standard off driving ive seen of late
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