5thwheel:
I was quoting from an article in the financial supplement in the Telegraph newspaper,anyway,fore warned is fore armed,I would change my Greek Euro’s as soon as I could,if I had any that is!!!
I can just imagine the reaction I would get in our bank if I demanded that they change Greek issued euros. It would mean that they study each note and coin carefully to identify the origin. It just wouldn’t happen. In fact I have just had a look at some of the coins in our purses. It took several minutes with specs and magnifying glass to identify one, Austrian, I gave up after the next 2, both French.
Further to my previous post,I had to go to Venlo to have the papers stamped,making that particular run something of a personal record for me.
Load Italy then transit France ,Luxembourg,Belgium,Holland,into Germany to come back to the outward Zoll,Holland,Belgium, France then UK.
The old N4 was a pleasure to drive.
Once you had wound up the speed over the first hill it was flat out all the way to Namur.
Something in the order of about 100 k’s.
The new motorway just lost the plot especially that swine of a gradient that even had the 142 wheezing a tad,or the trailer brakes cooking nicely.
As to the fuel stations wasn’t it the Belgium and Luxembourg border that ran down the street.
I can remember the locals dashing between the traffic,arms full of “contraband” to avoid the Customs post at the bottom of the street.
harry:
As to the fuel stations wasn’t it the Belgium and Luxembourg border that ran down the street.
yus.
Hullo Harry,
You said that a few post ago mate, and I replied to M. Saviem saying I had remembered that it was on the N4 in Belgium. I had to go that way on Brians Money
Cheers, Archie.
harry:
As to the fuel stations wasn’t it the Belgium and Luxembourg border that ran down the street.
yus.
Hullo Harry,
You said that a few post ago mate, and I replied to M. Saviem saying I had remembered that it was on the N4 in Belgium. I had to go that way on Brians Money
Cheers, Archie.
Cor Blimey,Archie -I was replying to the previous post.
14 TOO:
Further to my previous post,I had to go to Venlo to have the papers stamped,making that particular run something of a personal record for me.
Load Italy then transit France ,Luxembourg,Belgium,Holland,into Germany to come back to the outward Zoll,Holland,Belgium, France then UK.
The old N4 was a pleasure to drive.
Once you had wound up the speed over the first hill it was flat out all the way to Namur.
Something in the order of about 100 k’s.
The new motorway just lost the plot especially that swine of a gradient that even had the 142 wheezing a tad,or the trailer brakes cooking nicely.
As to the fuel stations wasn’t it the Belgium and Luxembourg border that ran down the street.I can remember the locals dashing between the traffic,arms full of “contraband” to avoid the Customs post at the bottom of the street.
Archie ,Re;Martelange.I was with a rubbish Swiss firm that really took the P with junk motors & day+night schedules but cash diesel.I thought I would make some money so I filled up in Lux UK bound & paid. Then I thought I would drive to Belge & swap the receipt for a Belgian one -same litres ,higher price.So I pulled into what I thought was a Belgian gas station & gave the guy a fiver for a ticket with identical litres . I drove away without checking the ticket. I had done the deal in Martelange without realising it was Lux…so I was fiver out of pocket!
harry:
Archie ,Re;Martelange.I was with a rubbish Swiss firm that really took the P with junk motors & day+night schedules but cash diesel.I thought I would make some money so I filled up in Lux UK bound & paid. Then I thought I would drive to Belge & swap the receipt for a Belgian one -same litres ,higher price.So I pulled into what I thought was a Belgian gas station & gave the guy a fiver for a ticket with identical litres . I drove away without checking the ticket. I had done the deal in Martelange without realising it was Lux…so I was fiver out of pocket!
I worked for Richard Ford for many years and drove’ miss piggy’ in 142 form a few times the regular driver was Ivor Glasborrow, Richard Ford is still going under the name Gary Richard Ford, his son, 0121 783 1100
My dad worked for Andrews & Bond running meat from S.Ireland all over europe , has anyone got any photos this is the only one. Before that he worked for a company called Fridgelink from Kirby who were near to Frigo,s depot but again i only have one photos of them, If anyone has any photos
schubert58:
the povey volvo was a f12 and ted used to drive it to italy most weeks they did do airfreight but mainly groupage stuff and Elizerberth Arden +Faberge+ semperit tyres and R H Stevens amongst others (European Freightbus)
