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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 08/4/2015

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Look on the positive side, his Aquaroll seems undamaged.

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Quote: Originally posted by G7ACU on 08/4/2015

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The camera never lies, but then again the dash cam only films one view so we can't speculate.

Interestingly, this is from the lorry drivers Facebook page:

"Ok just to set the record straight as I can't sleep. When I was stopped at the lights there was one car by the side of me the red one. There was a box van behind me that had been there from the time just after I came off the M5. We pulled off from the lights. I only have 6 tons on so was short shifting 480 horse truck gross weight no more than 22 to will get to 30 quite quick. As I was going through the gears the red car passed me I looked in the mirror and saw the box van was not trying to pass I did see a car and caravan but this was behind and to the right of the box van and looked like he was going to pull in behind the box van less than 8 - 10 seconds later glanced in the mirror as something caught my attention. This is when I hit the horn and the brakes as hard as I could. Stopped lorry in around 20 yards and got up on the curb as much as I dare as anyone who knows where this happened will tell you there are large concrete blocks just off the path where I stopped. I was not trying to block him out as estimates suggest he came through the lights at about 50 mph. Hope this makes sense as not had much sleep since. Oh and I am not a newbie. Had a class 1 for 24 years. Cheers."

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Quote: Originally posted by RTS5 on 08/4/2015

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Quote: Originally posted by G7ACU on 08/4/2015The camera never lies, but then again the dash cam only films one view so we can't speculate.

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Interestingly, this is from the lorry drivers Facebook page:

"Ok just to set the record straight as I can't sleep. When I was stopped at the lights there was one car by the side of me the red one. There was a box van behind me that had been there from the time just after I came off the M5. We pulled off from the lights. I only have 6 tons on so was short shifting 480 horse truck gross weight no more than 22 to will get to 30 quite quick. As I was going through the gears the red car passed me I looked in the mirror and saw the box van was not trying to pass I did see a car and caravan but this was behind and to the right of the box van and looked like he was going to pull in behind the box van less than 8 - 10 seconds later glanced in the mirror as something caught my attention. This is when I hit the horn and the brakes as hard as I could. Stopped lorry in around 20 yards and got up on the curb as much as I dare as anyone who knows where this happened will tell you there are large concrete blocks just off the path where I stopped. I was not trying to block him out as estimates suggest he came through the lights at about 50 mph. Hope this makes sense as not had much sleep since. Oh and I am not a newbie. Had a class 1 for 24 years. Cheers."

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Yep as thought by 99% of people, the driver with the caravan was a complete idiot!

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Quote: Originally posted by Baileyjake on 08/4/2015

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Look on the positive side, his Aquaroll seems undamaged

ha ha made me laugh.

i agree the driver of the mondeo was at fault. the poor old truck driver wouldnt be able to anticipate this cretin trying to overtake (and it sounds like he is understandably shaken by it). surly if you are overtaking its your duty to ensure its safe to do so. not the duty of others to allow you to pass.

i know i have been honked at by an irate lorry driver for pulling in too close on the motorway after passing. its difficult to judge where the end of a long caravan is. i do apologize for that.

i am thinking of fitting a reversing camera to the back of my van permanently running so i can be sure i have passed.

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