just remembered.renault binliner,a.k.a. the turboliner.whilst on the subject of renault’s i have heard of magnum’s called megane’s.in america gmc’s are known as jimmy’s or got mechanic coming.i remember germans nic-naming fiats after a chain of german cheap shops! sadly i can’t remember the name now.parrot nose dodge,is another.
regards andrew
plastic pig–erf well thats what my dad used to call em
Scammell Handyman/Routeman were called cheese graters 
pete 359:
i remember germans nic-naming fiats after a chain of german cheap shops! sadly i can’t remember the name now.
dunno if you’re getting mixed up, but the cloggies used to call Mercs “Neckermanns” which was a German forerunner to pound shops 
In a recent update, a Dutchman said to me the other week that they say ‘I’d rather have a star (i.e a crack) in the windscreen than a star on the grille’ made me chuckle, although he was driving a 480 MAN at 65 tonne gross so hmmm 
what about the good old gobstoper (globetrotter) i call mine jelly bean cuz of the reg KY 57
Here’s a couple - Craptros, Kaxor
Then there’s the Scania R for rubbish cab and P for poxy cab only applies to 4 and R series, 3 series was much better.
hiya,
Used to call an early Scania 80 PARC an anogram of CRAP which it was.
thanks harry long retired.
Colin in Sweden:
These are from the early CB day’s
3 in a bed Scania 111
2 fat ladys Volvo F88
3 legged lady any Merc
not a truck but what about TIR trained in Russia
more cb truck handles sleepyford(bedford)south african(sa.seddon atki) michael edwards rocket (marathon)after leyland md -dagenham dustbin (ford)-revman
hiya,
Had a Volvo F88 which i nicknamed Yorkie because it was forever in Doncaster or Sheffield BRS depots being fixed i don’t think i completed a trip with that thing without breaking down but it was ancient when i got it, it would have been a cracking motor when in good nick though.
thanks harry long retired.
hi
daf 2800 used to be called yorkie bars ,after a tv advert showing a driver munching on a yorkie bar whilst driving a daf.
hi ya lads , had a ford iveco euro tec, it was called Apollo 13, every week it broke down, used to ring work shop with these words Houston we got a problem, bumper
when HINO trucks first came out late 70s early 80s used to call them irish VOLVO’S
As MickeyB says, ‘Sudden Accident’, that ones always amused me 
The tug i drive is called possom, As the reg is PO55 0UM
Tonyb
I remember Ford Transcons being named Big Henrys, Fodens were Sandbach Specials, D series Fords were Dagenham Dustbins, most of these nicknames were used over the CB of course and Seddon Atkinsons were known as South Africans.
regards doublereduction.
pile of ■■■■ comes to mind
Called my beautiful N-reg FH that I drove for Owens for Jolly Jumper.
She was such a pleasure to drive and time would fly by. So off course I was convinced she could jump time.
Also, named after Lucky Luke’s horse (cartoon)
The 53 plate Mercs I drove for Tesco was all just called ■■■■■■■ !