stevieboy308:
robroy:
8wheels:
Some interesting things crop up when looking at this‘‘Interesting’’ may be stretching it a bit.
Amazement would be a better word, …amazed at how the job has been reduced to pedantic crap by those who make the rules, and those who enjoy discussing them, where a driver has to think twice about something as mundane as innocently riding passenger in a truck., as to whether or not he is doing wrong even if he has no intention of driving it, but only because he ‘‘could’’ drive it, or is qualified to do so
Is it just me or what, who can not believe stuff like this today in the job.Anyhoo, some of you seem to right across it, so I’ll leave you all to discuss it further .
I wonder which other industries you get looked down on for knowing the regs? It usually works the other way!
Driving the truck is the easy bit, and being a truck driver isn’t just knowing how to drive a truck.
The industry is famous for massively running bent on the past, but now you’re complaining because of the regulation to stop it.
It’s really easy to find and read the regs, they’ve been online your years, but you’ve not read them but complain when there’s a rule you wouldn’t expect or don’t understand why it is like it is, put yourself in your old mindset and I’m sure you can work out why it is like it is.
You ain’t gonna change it, so you can keep moaning about it, or spend a little bit of time to learn it, I know it’s cool to moan about the regs though!
I know, not worth it, not interested, nearly retired, can’t wait to get out, best years are long gone…!
Start the reply with wow?
I know, I’m what’s wrong with the industry
Ok just for you…‘Wow’. 
Wind yer neck in mate, …who tf is ‘‘looking down on you’’
Rather than ’ moaning’ as you put it, I was more making an observation on how those that make these stupid bloody rules have drivers ■■■■■■■■ their pants over them, when there is no real need.
Just look at some of the questions on here from time to time…‘‘I’ve gone a minute over my time’’ (exaggeration btw) what should I do?
I’ve already pointed out I understand why (fines) and I was just making a point.
But thanks for explaining the definition of a truck driver for me anyway.
I certainly ain’t complaining that we don’t run bent anymore, I’m saying that it has gone to the extreme opposite end of the spectrum, whereby some of this stuff has by passed common sense,
A happy medium is surely a better situation to work under.
It’s still an ‘‘innocent until proven guilty’’ state of play last time I looked, so if I’m innocently getting a lift, or maybe on a ride out even,.I don’t want to be bothered in case some over zealous copper or whoever is going to nick me for it.
As for learning the ins and outs and every little detail of all this stuff., I do quite fine thanks on my ‘‘need to know policy’’.proven by, as if my magic I almost never get an infringement,.(not that I’m too bothered if I do…sorry 
) so I must be doing something right, I just don’t get all menstrual about it all, that is my point…(before you go off on another one,.I ain’t saying you do either. 
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