haggis
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Feb 19, 2015 14:02:20 GMT
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I thought train spotters were bad enough but truck spotters are a proper pain. I travel to and from work from Glasgow to Essex using the M6 or the A1 and i'm seeing more and more truck spotters Not only do they hang about motorway overpasses with a big camera (which looks like a police speed trap to the untrained eye) they also park their cars on them as well. Ive seen quite a few people now braking hard thinking its a speed trap so its only a matter of time before somebody has an accident. I'm going a bit Clarkson now but when i come to power these anoraks will be locked up  |
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Graham
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Feb 19, 2015 14:40:38 GMT
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I always see them by Watford gap services waiting for Eddie stobart trucks to go by
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MrSpeedy
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Feb 19, 2015 15:27:15 GMT
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I've seen groups of them in the bushes trying to photograph the trucks through the chain link fencing at our local Stobarts depot (Dirft). Real weird bunch.
A mate of mine has just sold his old Stobarts uniform for best part of £100 !!!
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VIP
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Feb 19, 2015 15:27:54 GMT
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You win most boring thread of the week, well done. I googled prize car and this is what I came up with.   |
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haggis
Part of things
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Feb 19, 2015 15:35:31 GMT
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You win most boring thread of the week, well done. I googled prize car and this is what I came up with. Aww thanks, Ill Pm you my address for delivery It is pretty boring but not as bad as spending yer days off standing next to a motorway LOL |
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Feb 19, 2015 16:10:15 GMT
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When I was driving coaches, I once had six spotters wanting pictures at a coach park in the space of about 20 minutes
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Truck SpottersMercdan68
@forddan68
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Feb 19, 2015 16:23:16 GMT
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When I was parked up the common they all came out of the bushes...... Whoops wrong forum....!
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Last Edit: Feb 19, 2015 16:24:49 GMT by Mercdan68
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Truck SpottersMercdan68
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Feb 19, 2015 16:27:26 GMT
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Readers rides?!!
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Last Edit: Feb 19, 2015 16:29:31 GMT by Mercdan68
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Feb 19, 2015 16:34:24 GMT
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When I was parked up the common they all came out of the bushes...... Whoops wrong forum....! Did you see Stan Collymore?.. |
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New cars. Who needs em.....
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Truck SpottersMercdan68
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Feb 19, 2015 16:39:51 GMT
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When I was parked up the common they all came out of the bushes...... Whoops wrong forum....! Did you see Stan Collymore?.. Yes and Phil mitchell |
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Last Edit: Feb 19, 2015 16:40:39 GMT by Mercdan68
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Feb 19, 2015 16:44:14 GMT
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got just over 7k Photo's of hgv's from my late dads collection, there is at least the same amount of uk cars and close to double that amount of american cars.
These where from just driving around through work and the occasional car show
its taken us nearly a year to sort through the hgv collection and there are at least another 700 photo's still untouched
he took photo's from 1957 to the end of 2012,
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Truck SpottersMercdan68
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Feb 19, 2015 17:34:19 GMT
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got just over 7k Photo's of hgv's from my late dads collection, there is at least the same amount of uk cars and close to double that amount of american cars. These where from just driving around through work and the occasional car show its taken us nearly a year to sort through the hgv collection and there are at least another 700 photo's still untouched he took photo's from 1957 to the end of 2012, Now that thread was interesting anymore pics?? |
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Feb 19, 2015 18:02:07 GMT
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got just over 7k Photo's of hgv's from my late dads collection, there is at least the same amount of uk cars and close to double that amount of american cars. These where from just driving around through work and the occasional car show its taken us nearly a year to sort through the hgv collection and there are at least another 700 photo's still untouched he took photo's from 1957 to the end of 2012, Now that thread was interesting anymore pics?? i havent uploaded any for a while just been trying to organise the hgv ones that are still to be scanned on, havent even touched the car ones yet. there are plenty on my facebook all sorted into albums link should be in signiture |
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Truck SpottersMercdan68
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Feb 19, 2015 18:44:47 GMT
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Arsebook ain't for me!
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Feb 19, 2015 18:58:09 GMT
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Well that's not my bag either, but the most successful thread in here is about spotting abandoned retros. I'm just sayin'.
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Truck SpottersMercdan68
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Feb 19, 2015 19:05:53 GMT
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My neighbour laughs at me tinkering and buying cars, over the last ten years we've had loads of banter, he goes fishing every weekend, now what's that all about?? But I tinker with cars,,,the world would be boring if we all had the same interests!..... But train spotting,lorry spotting,and stamp collecting ain't for me!
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Feb 20, 2015 23:41:10 GMT
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I like old trucks, and can understand someone taking an opportunistic photo of an old classic lorry if they see one on the road. But taking photos of eddie stobarts modern fleet? I'm struggling with that one.
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I like old trucks, and can understand someone taking an opportunistic photo of an old classic lorry if they see one on the road. But taking photos of eddie stobarts modern fleet? I'm struggling with that one. this was once modern fleet when photo was taken, however you don't see many now this was 16 years ago 
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If people are braking hard to avoid the 'speed camera' and the following car is so close that it could cause an accident is this really the fault of the person on the bridge or the fault of the person who is driving too fast and the car behind driving too close?
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Feb 21, 2015 21:48:56 GMT
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mattnlisa - fair point, I suppose it's creating an archive for future generations of Retro-Riders. I suppose we all get a little bit excited when seeing old street scene photographs and start playing spot the make & model.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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