truckyboy:
That looks like a double decker…so maybe the driver hasnt pulled one of those, yet has used that route, mind you, the height limits are there to see…maybe we should revert ton a europe wide height of 4m…that way theres no mix ups, although i think some drivers will still try and get under a 3m one…ha ha
That looks like a double decker…so maybe the driver hasnt pulled one of those, yet has used that route,
How much further do/can we dumb the job down so the incompetent can do it?
When we’ve dumbed it down to absolute rock bottom, and the job then attracts even worse incompetents where do we go from there when we’re already scraping the barrel?
We’ve already lowered the bar down to idiot level, at what point does someone with clout ( i keep hoping the TC’s will do this one day) say ‘‘Enough, it’s obviously time for a rethink’’ breath not held.
Certainly looks like a decker,close to 16ft,obvious the Driver never checked his overall height or treats all trailers as being the same height and bulldozies on according to his sat nav instructions
The a5 bridge is nothing try making a delivery to Deptford now that was fun. I had the hairline of a God before going there.
I’m still on the Make all vehicles 4 metres unless special loads side of the fence.
I may be wrong but aren’t all trains generally the same height ?
If so maybe having bridges going over them rather than them over us (if that makes any sense) would be a better option.
Ok it’s an expensive fix to do that nation wide but would stop all this behaviour.
I heard you can get a 16 foot 2 double decker under that bridge ,a5 hinkley
peterm:
I’m still on the Make all vehicles 4 metres unless special loads side of the fence.
There’s a lot of types of goods that a maximum 4m height limit would make uneconomical – I once had a job transporting cardboard packaging and our trailers were 15’3" high, and yet some of the tractor units were plated for only 28 tonnes. Dropping the 5th wheel height would make a bit of extra room, as would longer trailers (where there’s room to back them in), but it would restrict the amount of goods that a driver could transport, even in a normal working day. Of course, that might mean some new jobs, but it might also mean lower wages as carriers would more likely pass the costs onto us than the customers.
Plus most of the major parcel and pallet logistics companies use double-deckers (though yes, TNT and FedEx get by without). Bridge bashes aren’t that common, because drivers are told which way to go or to use proper truck sat-navs. I’m surprised there aren’t more canopy bashes at filling stations, as some filling stations that appear to take HGVs only have canopies 4.8m (like the BP on the A3 at Wisley) or even 4.7m (like the big Co-op station at Polegate). They ought to have signs on entry, not little signs just under the canopies.
How do they deal with these problems in countries with 4m height limits?
BradCarTransporter:
I may be wrong but aren’t all trains generally the same height ?If so maybe having bridges going over them rather than them over us (if that makes any sense) would be a better option.
Ok it’s an expensive fix to do that nation wide but would stop all this behaviour.
Gradients on rail lines have to be gentler than on roads. Re-aligning a railway line would take a lot more effort (and money) than doing the same to a road.
Most were built when road transport was by foot or horse and cart. Height limits weren’t a problem for more than 100 years after that. They can’t re-align all the railways.
villa:
I heard you can get a 16 foot 2 double decker under that bridge ,a5 hinkley
Yeah I heard those height signs are just a guide and the bridge is always loads higher than what it says it is so why not give it s go 
villa:
I heard you can get a 16 foot 2 double decker under that bridge ,a5 hinkley
Clearly a lot of drivers have heard that. Only to hit the bridge as they merrily try to go under!