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Just for peoples information, i was pulled off the M62 today by the police for a weight check, just east of Manchester. Two caravan outfits were also pulled in just after me.
No problems and was soon on my way again. Just as well otherwise i may have had to jettison the Chester beer supplies.
Mike
 

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Ah, our local weight watchers are open for business are they? A month or so ago it was tranny vans and pickups towing mini diggers on trailers. Someone did mention they thought we would be next.

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Ah, our local weight watchers are open for business are they? A month or so ago it was tranny vans and pickups towing mini diggers on trailers. Someone did mention they thought we would be next.
Well as we are new to all this i have no idea of the weight of our van or how much we are supposed to carry? No worries iam a farmer so it dont matter.(y)
 

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I weighed off in Feb fully loaded, we were 60kgs under so Mrs B can stay in the passenger seat. :LOL:
 
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Well as we are new to all this i have no idea of the weight of our van or how much we are supposed to carry? No worries iam a farmer so it dont matter.(y)
No problem if you leave a trail of mud on the road then either.

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Lots of caravans & motorhomes out for the first time over Easter so it makes sense to do checks now, probably have the wheeltappers out as well.

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Just for peoples information, i was pulled off the M62 today by the police for a weight check, just east of Manchester. Two caravan outfits were also pulled in just after me.
No problems and was soon on my way again. Just as well otherwise i may have had to jettison the Chester beer supplies.
Mike
Ii once posted asking had anyone ever been pulled over and weighed, not your neighbors best friend etc and got no reply. You're the first, so it does happen. We have shares in our local weigh bridge!!!
 

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Ii once posted asking had anyone ever been pulled over and weighed, not your neighbors best friend etc and got no reply. You're the first, so it does happen. We have shares in our local weigh bridge!!!

And whereabouts would that be please, hope it's not to far away from me, my local council one, won't do the job properly, and the one I have used is in a scrappers, don't like the idea of all those bits of metal in my tyres, what a mess it was, but hey they're doing their job so no complaints.

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And whereabouts would that be please, hope it's not to far away from me, my local council one, won't do the job properly, and the one I have used is in a scrappers, don't like the idea of all those bits of metal in my tyres, what a mess it was, but hey they're doing their job so no complaints.

There is a free Trading Standards beam axle weighbridge just off the M62/621 junction at Morley which can't be too far from you, think it is also available 24hrs.
 

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I would like to know the toleranceof these weighbridges.
Where I worked we had a customs certified weighbridge there was always a + or - tolerance even though certified!
Can't remember (oldfartitis) if it was 3% either way or .3%
 
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Ii once posted asking had anyone ever been pulled over and weighed, not your neighbors best friend etc and got no reply. You're the first, so it does happen. We have shares in our local weigh bridge!!!
I've been pulled and weighed. Have posted that a few times in reply to others but must have missed yours. We weigh the van at regular intervals courtesy of the local weighbridge

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