Radio 2 traffic hotline

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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any of you lot actually go to the trouble of phoning the traffic line for radio 2 up to report summat??
do you use the 0870 number to do so■■?
did you know that 0870 numbers are charged at 11p / min :open_mouth: more from a mobile :open_mouth: :open_mouth:
try adding 020 77655488 to the phone to bypass the 0870 number :wink:

theres a website that you can logon to http://www.saynoto0870.com to find cheaper alternative phone numbers (this website was featured on R2 oddly enough)

and yes I have started to contribute to the traffic reports recently inc today

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they give the proper number when the 0870 goes on the blink

and dont forget www.bt.com for directry enquiries

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hitch:
they give the proper number when the 0870 goes on the blink

:blush: :blush: :blush: missed that at some point

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i think its rubbish… if i was anywhere near any of those callers i would divert to a different route cos some on them are permantly stuck in traffic its the same people phoning everyday :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: and if i was their boss i would sack cos it sounds to me they go looking for traffic just to phone up.

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jessicas dad:
if i was anywhere near any of those callers i would divert to a different route cos some on them are permantly stuck in traffic

I’m sure I’ve heard reports from a certain “jessica’s dad” in our sally’s reports though…

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I thought it was 0500 100 200 :blush:

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Whenever I’ve phoned it I can never get through so I dont bother now.

Calv

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Krankee:
I thought it was 0500 100 200 :blush:

that’s the number I tried ringing a couple of weeks ago - it didn’t work :blush:

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Oddly enough, on the Steve Wright show, they were complaining about all the companies that use 0870 numbers and make money from the phone calls. Touch of pot calling the kettle black I think!!

Oh yes, I do call in if I see something thats just happened and might cause a big problem, like a 3 hour closure of the M2 a few weeks ago!!

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i used to call in but sally kept calling me les instead ofmezzzzz :imp:

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repton:

jessicas dad:
if i was anywhere near any of those callers i would divert to a different route cos some on them are permantly stuck in traffic

I’m sure I’ve heard reports from a certain “jessica’s dad” in our sally’s reports though…

ha ha ha repton not me i never have and never will :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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Last time I got through, it went swimmingley 'till I gave my username, then Bowles thought it was a wind up :cry: .

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jessicas dad:

repton:

jessicas dad:
if i was anywhere near any of those callers i would divert to a different route cos some on them are permantly stuck in traffic

I’m sure I’ve heard reports from a certain “jessica’s dad” in our sally’s reports though…

ha ha ha repton not me i never have and never will :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Not you stuck on the M62 the other week then :laughing:.

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Liberace:

jessicas dad:

repton:

jessicas dad:
if i was anywhere near any of those callers i would divert to a different route cos some on them are permantly stuck in traffic

I’m sure I’ve heard reports from a certain “jessica’s dad” in our sally’s reports though…

ha ha ha repton not me i never have and never will :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Not you stuck on the M62 the other week then :laughing:.

nope not me an imposter plus ive been of work for 5 1/2 weeks so far :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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I always phone when i see trouble on the roads, usually to inform them of an accident they have been reporting all day and when you get there its gone.

If noone told them they would keep reoporting the same ones all day.

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■■■■. If I’d have thought about, Martin Lewis (MoneySavingRxpert) was on the JV show today, and he also opposes the use of 0870 numbers.

I could have sent a email asking for his reaction to the BBC now charging for this service particularly as over recent years they have turned the personalities into an integral part of the programmes and actually save money by doing so because they play less records, and thereby limit payments in respect of Performing Rights.

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I think Sally Traffic is a man - or maybe she just smokes 40 a day :laughing: :laughing:

Maybe it’s her that does Ask Elvis. Me and my brother have been tring to work out if the Old Woman is really an old woman for weeks.

Sorry got a bit carried away there :blush: