Was It You That Blocked, Grantham? (1 Viewer)

[karl c]

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well was it you? that blocked Grantham lol..?

 

[Gromett]

You would have thought with the new HGV speed limits he should have got further through than that

 

[funflair]

Trouble is it wasn't very well marked

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[TheBig1]

let the tyres down and it might fit

 

[Minxy]

DX09 HFS ... anyone???

 

[RS_rob]

Beginner mistake not knowing your height & planning ahead (1st rule for any HGV driver) & should be no2 for an RV driver.......

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[Minxy]

Beginner mistake not knowing your height & planning ahead (1st rule for any HGV driver) & should be no2 for an RV driver.......

... I think he probably did 'no 2' when he realised his mistake!!!

 

[Baldeagle7470]

crap tv reception parked there I bet!!

 

[9526]

At least he remembered to do the most important thing before setting off. (close his grey water drain)

Whoever you are, I hope you're ok. We've all taken a wrong turn at sometime, or missed a road sign or two.

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[old-mo]

DX09 HFS ... anyone???

Just posted on RVOC...

But would you own up....

I would get a number plate change,,,, pretty quick..

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[GWAYGWAY]

Looks like there is plenty of room left the TV aerial is the high point. All he needs is to get as many people as possible to climb in and lad it up to drop the springs, BUT they would probably book him for overloading it then.

 

[Barclaybasher]

Looks like there is plenty of room left the TV aerial is the high point. All he needs is to get as many people as possible to climb in and lad it up to drop the springs, BUT they would probably book him for overloading it then.

.....but what about the aircon unit.......

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[GJH]

Interesting. We travelled through Grantham on the A52 towards Nottingham last Friday. The Chinese Sat Nav would have taken us along Springfield Road and up the A1 but the Garmin Camper told us to stay on the A52, which is the route we followed.
We would have been OK under the bridge as we are well under 11'6" high but perhaps it demonstrates the importance of putting accurate dimensions into a sat nav.

 

[scousebird]

oh dear

 

[Chris]

Reminds me of our little altercation with a tunnel in Rouen

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[Clickem]

Reminds me of our little altercation with a tunnel in Rouen

Think we had a close shave with the same tunnel about 2 weeks ago. TomTom was guiding me to the left hand lane, a tunnel under the city and at the last minute I saw the 2.6 (I think) sign and stopped and was kindly allowed to back up

Still having nightmares about the chaos it would have caused

 

[Jim]

.....but what about the aircon unit.......

Yes that's normally the highest part of an RV, about 6-9 inches higher than the folded sat dish.

 

[JockandRita]

Interesting. We travelled through Grantham on the A52 towards Nottingham last Friday. The Chinese Sat Nav would have taken us along Springfield Road and up the A1 but the Garmin Camper told us to stay on the A52, which is the route we followed.
We would have been OK under the bridge as we are well under 11'6" high but perhaps it demonstrates the importance of putting accurate dimensions into a sat nav.

Hi Graham,

The A52 runs over the Asda roundabout in Grantham, and the bridge at that point is high enough for trucks with trailers, RVs, etc, which I have come through many a time in an artic, but not in double decker bus.
The bridge in the article looks like the one on the A607, Harlaxton Rd, which we use to bypass the town. When we first approached it, Rita nearly had a fit, but I knew we were okay.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[Minxy]

Reminds me of our little altercation with a tunnel in Rouen

OOOOOOOooooooooo .... do tell!

 

[Chris]

OOOOOOOooooooooo .... do tell!

I have told the tale before but here goes.

Sat nav played up in Rouen in morning rush hour. We drove round tiny side streets and then found ourselves at a place where the road split into two. We chose the right lane and suddenly there was a big crash.

We had struck a height warning barrier and ahead of us was a tunnel..

The left hand lane would have taken us over the tunnel but the 2 lanes were separated by a concrete wall. There were hundreds of cars behind us.

Do we risk the tunnel or not, do we deflate the tyres?

Or do we just hope for the best?

We hoped for the best and made it through.

A front skylight was smashed but that was it.

We laugh about it now

 

[Minxy]

Not as bad as when hubby parked a previous overcab MH near a tree with an overhanging branch which he clearly knew about and mentioned he'd need to reverse out; when we returned from shopping he forgot to reverse ... fortunately the damage was minimal!

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[karl c]

Beginner mistake not knowing your height & planning ahead (1st rule for any HGV driver) & should be no2 for an RV driver.......

should buy one...
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[karl c]

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[DanielFord]

I thought it was a requirement over a certain height to have the vehicle height clearly displayed on the windscreen, and in view of the driver?

[Edit]
Answered my own question, yes it is, over 3m must show overall travelling height:
https://thevirtualtransportmanager.wordpress.com/tag/in-cab-height-indicator/

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[Cat53]

Arggggh! We live near Grantham and the number of times the bridges are hit by high vehicles is extraordinary. You would think HGV drivers would inform each other because it has to be at least four or five times a year! The chaos caused is unbelieveable. We have suggested the council put up huge signs as you come off the A roads and approach the town. Then the problem could be circumnavigated giving the HGVs plenty of time to divert. This bridge is just after a busy crossroads and is a cut through from the A607 and A1 to the A52.

 

[GJH]

Hi Graham,

The A52 runs over the Asda roundabout in Grantham, and the bridge at that point is high enough for trucks with trailers, RVs, etc, which I have come through many a time in an artic, but not in double decker bus.
The bridge in the article looks like the one on the A607, Harlaxton Rd, which we use to bypass the town. When we first approached it, Rita nearly had a fit, but I knew we were okay.

Cheers,

Jock.

The article says Springfield Road (which runs from the A52 to Harlaxton Road), Jock, and looking at Google Street Map it appears to be that one as the Harlaxton Road one is arched. I'm only going off that though as I don't know Grantham We went under the bridge near Asda as you mention - over 14' that one

 

[JockandRita]

The article says Springfield Road (which runs from the A52 to Harlaxton Road), Jock, and looking at Google Street Map it appears to be that one as the Harlaxton Road one is arched. I'm only going off that though as I don't know Grantham We went under the bridge near Asda as you mention - over 14' that one

Sorry Graham, I should have said Springfield Rd, leading on to Harlaxton Rd A607. The one at the bottom of Harlaxton Rd/A52 junction is indeed a wide arched bridge, with road markings guiding larger vehicles to take a centre approach.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[Gromett]

It is this one which shows a height of 3.6M So if he hit this then he should have a height signs inside his vehicle?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...0x487820d7b8e18acd:0xec445ad0df69f289!6m1!1e1

 

[JockandRita]

It is this one which shows a height of 3.6M So if he hit this then he should have a height signs inside his vehicle?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...0x487820d7b8e18acd:0xec445ad0df69f289!6m1!1e1

Yes Karl, which was highlighted above.

He should also have had a lump of the brown stuff, making it's way downwards from his person.

Cheers,

Jock.