“Hey Name and Address supplied !
Whatever happened to the quaint old distribution network where as the foreign trucks dropped their trailers off at the respective ports.
These trailers were then shipped to the UK and picked up by a British Driver at the docks, who know the full extent of the Brit law and all speak understandable English driving RHD vehicles?
Appears to be the time to return to these practices doesn't it?”

“Not your day citizen, I have never worn a flat cap or owned a Volvo. If other drivers sticking to speed limits annoys you then that is your problem not theirs.”

“And who is a "grump",mr/mrs/ms O. Do I ask you to read my comments? No. What I produce is my views. If you do not like them. Easy. Just ignore them. Simple,but effective.....What is the point in paying large amounts of money for internet facilities and not use them...Silly (right wing) person.....I watch very little TV,listen to the radio less,and have no interest in sending texts. I will make you an offer "O". We can meet in the North Sea for a discussion on this matter.You swim,and I shall walk. The fact I am wandering around a very large ship is irrelevant. I luurve "winding up" right wing dopeys.....It is just sooooo easy.”

“Neil, as usual you multi-post about things nobody but you give a stuff about. You don't even comment on the story. What a sad little man you are.
John, you sound like a flat-cap wearing Volvo driver that drives everyone mental by tediously sticking to 29mph in a 30 etc etc. Drive to the conditions and use a bit of common sense.
Cops should be arresting muggers and burglars not chasing down lorry drivers.”

“John, the telegraph comment simply asks questions, doesn't suggest it shoul be overhauled, In fact the last question actually suggests that it would be crackers to even think about it. Still it provokes debate and that's what we're here for.”

“No discretion required - he was guilty. When your husband trained as a heavy goods vehicle driver it would have been explained to him that higher standards are expected of such drivers. That is why he went through a much higher level of training plus a test of added awareness of the highway code and vehicle safety. Why on earth do you think there is a seperate course for heavy goods drivers ?
It is no defence to suggest that other traffic was moving faster since speed limits generally reflect the deadly effect that the vehicle can have on others.
You are entirely wrong to suggest that "the speed limit for all other vehicles is 60 m.p.h." Vans, cars towing trailers or caravans, buses, coaches, minibuses and motorhomes weighing over 3,500 Kg are all limited to 50 mph on single carriageway roads.
Who can say whether overtaking traffic would have been involved in a serious accident ?
As one who has suffered from the aggressive tailgating of speeding HGV drivers on many occcasions, simply because I was sticking to the speed limit for MY vehicle, speeding HGV drivers will get no sympathy from me.
I am not suggesting that your husband drives aggressively but many do. He is lucky to have been given the alternative of a speed awareness course, I hope he learns from it.
As to the Telegraph comment - given the carnage recorded so frequently in your pages - that is so ridiculous I wonder at the sanity of the writer.”

“Oops ! Can't spell again...."Fortunately". If I get one more gloating postcard from either her or her mum, I am going to sulk - even more......”

“Fortutately,for everyone who lives in this country,my neice now lives and works in Bermuda, She is the worst driver I have ever had the misfortune to grab a lift from. I only tried it once. She has even managed to pass their driving test. How is beyond me. Probably due to their speed limit of 20mph......Even on a small island,it took ages to get anywhere. Did I mind? Not really.”