We have a very steep hill that we must negotiate on a country road every time we travel. Last weekend we started the climb and as usual got upto spees OK but then noticed we were fast approaching a lorry that put it's flashers on and started to slow. The lorry was still some distance ahead but then stopped and started to reverse into one of the drives on the hill..I must admit I panacked a bit and just started to slow down hoping the lorry would be out the way before I arrived by him meaning I would not have to stop. I got down to second gear and was now crawling along at 10mph and just managed to pass the lorry as it was going into the drive. I pushed my foot flat to the floor but had no more power and continued to crawl up the hill at 10mph (BIG QUEUE) behind me. I did make it up the hill, all but slow, I was wondering wheter I should of changed down to first gear, but did not want to do so, not knowing how the car and van would have taken this...It is a busy hill and has now put me off going up it, but we need to every time we take the van out.