Does anybody know who won the truck and driver Merc Actros competition in truck and driver earlier this year (the one that was at truckfest)?
Has anybody seen it on the roads? I haven’t seen it and never heard anyone mention it. Is it still in the truck and driver livery or been re-done?
Lee G:
Does anybody know who won the truck and driver Merc Actros competition in truck and driver earlier this year (the one that was at truckfest)?Has anybody seen it on the roads? I haven’t seen it and never heard anyone mention it. Is it still in the truck and driver livery or been re-done?
i can’t remember the winners name, but i have seen the truck on the road a couple of times
the winner was announced in T&D
Imagine the shame,everybody knowing you entered a competition to drive a Merc,would you advertise it? 
Simon 
T & J Cooper won it, think they’re from sth yorks maybe Chesterfield area? Already has a few mercs.
thegeordie:
Imagine the shame,everybody knowing you entered a competition to drive a Merc,would you advertise it?
Simon
Yes, cos it would have been free 
mind you, i would not have driven it myself, i would have given that pleasure to one of my minions
mind you, i would not have driven it myself, i would have given that pleasure to one of my minions
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Merc,Driving,Pleasure?
Am I missing something?
Simon
thegeordie:
mind you, i would not have driven it myself, i would have given that pleasure to one of my minions
Merc,Driving,Pleasure?
Am I missing something?
Simon
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Anythings better than a Premium 
Even though it pains me to say it the actros’ i have driven have been a good drive. not quite an ovlov or DAF but better than MAN, Scania’s and iveco’s.
very comfy with lots of room and no cheap plastic bits falling off or fuses blowing every ten minutes and warnings on the dash like blackpool illuminations everytime you go over a bump!
and like rob said its was free for 12 months, you cant knock that!!! I’m not tight I’m careful!
Got to say the P series Im driving now is a nice machine,but I’d even drive a Renvo rather than the Haxor we’ve got!
Simon
the p series is rubbish, nto even enoughr oom in it to swing a cat and its blooming gutless aswell.
i would happily have drove that merc.
I’ve seen the T&D Actros on the road, was quite attractive & stood out from the crowd 
zebadee:
I’ve seen the T&D Actros on the road, was quite attractive & stood out from the crowd
i take it its still got the T&D livery then?
Yeah Lee, at least when I saw it last week (maybe week before lol)
Lee G:
zebadee:
I’ve seen the T&D Actros on the road, was quite attractive & stood out from the crowdi take it its still got the T&D livery then?
IIRC, that was part of the prize deal, you had to leave it in that livery for the 12 month period that you had the truck
Have a look at my Avator ,have to disagree about the Actros especially the MP2,a great truck
The operator who won the truck is one Tim Cooper, who runs TJ Cooper Transport, Dronfield, Derbyshire. The driver’s a happy bunny (so Tim tells me). T&D (in the shape of moi) will be calling on TJ Cooper to snap the vehicle and get an update on its operational progress. Expect to see it in the mag next year - maybe March or April.