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Quote: Originally posted by babygoo on 09/9/2011

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We were thinking about buying a caravan but we're anxious about towing. This thread has made us worse!!!
Does anyone know where we can get lessons in Scotlandshire?

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Please dont let a few posts on here put you off!

Thats the thing about forum's. Alot of the time it will be made up of subjects like problems, bad experiances, gripes, people wanting advise etc etc. You'l see far more threads about problems and folk wanting advise than you will about people saying what a fantastic time they had towing their first van, its just the nature of the beast! Ive just  been talking to a guy of 79 years old who has just completed a 500 mile towing jounrney across Spain followed by another 24 hour trip on a Brittany ferry to Plymouth with a single axle, 7 metre van without incident!! He's staying here for 4 weeks to sell his van and buy a motorhome before driving back to the south east of Spain. Its really not that bad, honest!

Must agree with Gary H.

The forums point out the difficulties (which you will probably not encounter) but not the joys.

Yes, it's daunting at first but every journey gets easier.

How the hell do you think I felt the first time I took an artic of 42 tons down the road?

Quote: Originally posted by Andy R on 12/9/2011

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To set right another myth from rustyncrusty's post - in my experience, when overtaking an HGV while towing, I find almost every HGV driver will pull to the left of their lane to minimise the effects of wind disturbance.    They are trained to a much higher level than someone with a car licence (particularly a pre B+E test towing licence).   

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With due respect to Rusty, i've re-read his original post, and in view of his comment above: I drive like him.

If it suits me, I'll stay in the middle lane rather than trying to work in and out of the inside lane, in heavy traffic.

Anyone on here who says they do different is trying to fool us, or themselves.

Thats not to say that when its safe and clear to do so, I resume the inside lane, and ALWAYS ensure I am not impeding the passage of others...unless they weight 38tons and driving on my tail, in which case they may get impeded until, like Rusty, I can boot it an leave 'em standing.

Anger management? You just read the bible on it.

Quote: Originally posted by strax on 13/9/2011

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With due respect to Rusty, i've re-read his original post, and in view of his comment above: I drive like him.

If it suits me, I'll stay in the middle lane rather than trying to work in and out of the inside lane, in heavy traffic.

Anyone on here who says they do different is trying to fool us, or themselves.

Thats not to say that when its safe and clear to do so, I resume the inside lane, and ALWAYS ensure I am not impeding the passage of others...unless they weight 38tons and driving on my tail, in which case they may get impeded until, like Rusty, I can boot it an leave 'em standing.

Anger management? You just read the bible on it.

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Quote: Originally posted by camping100 on 15/9/2011

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Have now completed two motorway journeys with no.issues and Ican still get 55 mpg out of my car

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Quote: Originally posted by jaysere03 on 31/8/2011

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on joining the motorway i try to maintain a speed of around 56mph,traveling at that speed agrees with my fuel tank and ive done the tests and makes a worthy saving.I stay in the "slow" lane and find me a nice hgv that is also traveling at around 56mph I sit behind that hgv for as long as possible leaving a good gap for 1.breaking (as i carnt see the traffic in front) 2. other passing vehicles to pull in that wish to over take me. 3. it gives me enough room to speed up by 4mph to overtake the hgv if he carnt pull up a long incline.

now when hgvs overtake me i tend to slightly slow a little and flash them in front of me,

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Quote: Originally posted by rustyncrusty on 13/9/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by strax on 13/9/2011

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With due respect to Rusty, i've re-read his original post, and in view of his comment above: I drive like him.

If it suits me, I'll stay in the middle lane rather than trying to work in and out of the inside lane, in heavy traffic.

Anyone on here who says they do different is trying to fool us, or themselves.

Thats not to say that when its safe and clear to do so, I resume the inside lane, and ALWAYS ensure I am not impeding the passage of others...unless they weight 38tons and driving on my tail, in which case they may get impeded until, like Rusty, I can boot it an leave 'em standing.

Anger management? You just read the bible on it.

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I do have some sympathy (believe it or not) with hgv drivers who come across people in lane 2 at 50 m.p.h. We saw it the other day when an old boy was poodling along with quite a croc of trucks behind him and the nearside lane was clear for a great distance.

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Its also people that have to do about 54-55 mph in lane 1. Please can you do 50 or 60!!

Those few tiny differances may be of no consequence to you in a car but it can be a nitemare when driving a truck!!