Recent content by hgv dave

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    Woosie Club

    im confused about all of this hgv dave
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    Valentine present

    ive been told them iRons are difficult to extact from certain places hgv dave
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    Multi tasking

    i saw a film were the woman was moaning......i mentioned to the wife that maybe she should do this........so the next time she complained that the curtains could do with a wash hgv dave
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    Snow Driving!!

    hi all my son-in-law who has not been driving long has a c1 and after a vist to my house i said to him,if you get stuck give me a call.10 minutes later the phone went off,he was still outside of my house,the street outside has a very steep camber and he could not drive out of it,i got in the...
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    Seat belts

    hi all what is the law reguarding campervans? i assume that the driver and front seat passenger have to wear seat belts but what about other passengers,are seat belts fitted?
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    Mondeo problems

    hi all i have a 130 bhp mondeo and it blows black smoke when i put my foot down.mondeos are known for this,to cut down the smoke i use diesel injector cleaner (plenty of brands out there to pick from) and i dont use supermarket fuel because ive been told that they dont use addatives,to keep...
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    ROAD TAX DODGERS

    hi all we had a car dumped right at the side of our house (i live on a end terrace) we reported it to the police but as the car was taxed and insured there was nothing that they could do............the day after the tax expired i was on the phone to report it,the owner got a letter about the...
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    Are we legal for weight and length ?

    ARGGGHHH my head hurts hgv dave
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    Safety when changing spare wheel.

    hi all thanks for that idea ray.........having just bought a coachman laser 600/4 where the spare wheel is under the van,my previous van was a swift rapide where the spare was in the gas locker,i had never even thought about moving it...............i will be next weekend thanks again hgv dave
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    Green Roof!

    hi jwa you could try a good quality polish on the roof to make it eaiser to wash off the green stuff.............also dont forget to clean under the status dome like i did a few years ago hgv dave
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    Caravan Hit Whilst In Storage

    hi all just a tale of what happened to my van.............nothing as bad as georgeandAde..........i had a cover on my hitchlock,it was only a nylon cover but when i visted my van i noticed that the cover was torn on closer inspection someones tyre size was inprinted on the hitchlock cover as...
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    Carcraft subject of OFT investigation

    my son-inlaw phoned me one saturday afternoon saying he was in carcraft and was being pursuaded to buy a 09 plate corsa.....i asked him how much the price was.....he said £9000.........i then asked what the mileage was......after a few ums and arrs they told him 48000.......as it was i was on my...
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    Law on Over Night in a LaybyBy

    hi all as a hgv driver i do use laybys for over-nighting but only when my hgv is empty or loaded with something which is either hard to steal (24 tonne of paper reels) or is of no use to anybody (waste plastic)....anyway in all my time (26yrs) i have never seen a caravan parked in the same...
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    handbook

    hi all i have just bought a secondhand 2001 coachman laser 600/4 and what a very nice van it is i only have one problem......the van did not come with a handbook does anyone know where i can get one from?............ive tried the coachman website and as of yet (2 weeks) ive not had any...
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    New Caravan Reversing Aid from ZF

    many years ago there was a system for hgvs........it was for what was called a wagon and drag that used an A frame for the trailer,basically the outfit had 2 points that articulated and was much harder to reverse than a normal artic outfit the system allowed the driver to reverse the outfit...