I think you'll find that the last two separate digits is the number of times the license has been issued (mainly change of address)

A little insight into UK truck driving

Even though it's more suited to the Computer & Technology thread, have to agree with Andy, the UK haulage industry is way behind the times...

...amazing with what you can do with a Pi (pun intended :-))

This would ruin your day.

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I am just a chicky that likes Boats, Trains and old cars.

What about motorbikes Chicky?

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1) http://mynewsla.com/orange-county/2015/01/10/woman-killed-amtrak-train-san-clemente-apparent-suicide-idd/

2) http://mynewsla.com/orange-county/2015/01/18/witness-man-went-safety-arm-struck-killed-train/

3) http://abc7.com/news/man-fatally-struck-by-metrolink-train-in-burbank/479464/

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More muscles than brains?

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

"Playing" on tracks is a dangerous activity, even in areas where there aren't many trains - too many kids in the UK find this out every year when either they are removed from the gene pool or see their friends removed in front of their eyes. Worst case I know of was a lad who was showing off to a crowd of girls by climbing up an over-bridge, he miss-time his decent and was struck by a train and killed. A number of the girls, now ladies with families of their own, still haven't fully recovered....

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

I am sitting in ABQ waiting for my plane, which is delayed. Some people are upset at the delay. Me, I am glad they are fixing whatever went wrong before we take off.

Better be careful at Albuquerque, make a left turn there and you could get lost.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Modern technology at work.

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Bet nobody is prosecuted

Why would anyone need to be prosecuted? It developed a list, so they ran it onto a sandbank to stop it capsizing and sinking, sounds sensible enough.

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

Bet nobody is prosecuted

Why would anyone need to be prosecuted? It developed a list, so they ran it onto a sandbank to stop it capsizing and sinking, sounds sensible enough.

Someone might need to be fired if the cargo shifted but that is all.

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Prosecution? - That all depends on two things, the prime one being where the load master is licensed. If the UK, and he is suspected of having been negligent in the performance of his duties, then he will be prosecuted, otherwise he could be barred from serving as a load master in UK waters.
Ultimately it is the captain who is responsible for the safety of the ship, so he could well find himself in the firing line, even though the foul-up was not the direct result of his actions. There are reports that the cargo had started to shift before the ship had really got underway, with a lump of construction machinery "making a bid for freedom". If that is the case then one really has to question the actions of the loadmaster in not ensuring that the cargo was secure before venturing away from the wall in Southampton.


A friend, who is a serving Merchant Navy Officer & certified loadmaster, suggested that the loadmaster concerned could do with a bit of training. Her suggestion being - "Training in the art of walking upon water while wearing lead diving boots and carrying a 50kg sack of scrap car parts"

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=383217091777140

I hope this works for all of you, and that it isn't a rerun in this thread.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=383217091777140

I hope this works for all of you, and that it isn't a rerun in this thread.

Much less expensive than waiting for a crane .......

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Ooops

Do those buses not usually go there?

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Ooops

Do those buses not usually go there?

Precisely, or did the branch fall just at the right time?

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Ooops

Do those buses not usually go there?

I would say not or if they do they use the other lane could be that the driver did not drive this route normally.

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Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care

Ooops

Do those buses not usually go there?

I would say not or if they do they use the other lane could be that the driver did not drive this route normally.

In any case isn't keeping the trees trimmed out of the roadway someone's job?

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I'm gonna take a wild stab and say the bus was in the wrong lane



Driver error!!

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