Is it just me that finds them a menace on the roads especially at this time of year where they seem to break every rule in the Highway Code? A couple of examples today....Firstly this afternoon we followed a tractor with a trailer full of bales of hay down Hunningley Lane to Stairfoot roundabout the bales had no rope or straps to hold them down, it just looked like the weight of the bales where keeping them in place the tractor then went 3/4 way around the roundabout and went towards Tesco. How would the driver of the tractor have felt if 1 or more bales had come of the trailer and hit a car going around the roundabout behind him? Secondly On my way home i was driving through Wombwell woods when a tractor was approching me, the tractor was so wide it was well into my 1/2 of the road this was at about 4:45 so it was dark the tractor was also towing a trailer and it had just 1 light on the entire thing, a red light on the rear of the trailer that was as bright as a candle. It makes me wonder how many 'FARM HANDS' driving around on the road actually have a car license.
Do tractors actually have a number plate? (I honestly can't remember). Because if they don't they shouldn't be on the road at all. Same with road diggers and other road maintenance vehicles - they are supposed to be transported along the road on a flatbed trailer if they are not licensed.
Yes tractors do have number plates, but it is not necessary to have them if they are used for less than 1hr per year on the road. They can use Red Diesel on the road as long as they are moving from one part of your property to another, this does not have to be close, just owned by you, Also you do not actually need a licence to drive one as long as you are within 5 miles of your home! Which I find bloody stupid .
There is one that thunders through a little village I go through on the way to work. The problem is that for long stretches of the road there are parked cars on the side that this lunatic is driving on. He has no regard for any other road user, they either get out of the way or they are badly damaged and possibly killed. The driver really does not have any courtesy or consideration for other road users because he knows we have no choice than to swerve out of his way, sometimes having to mount the curb quickly to avoid disaster. I'm considering phoning the bobbies or making my own stinger device and waiting for him.
Dont need a licence - really I never knew that -that does seem a bit strange on a public road especially as modern ones are actually quite tricky to drive. In all fairness most of the tractor drivers round where I work are very considerate and will pull in every so often to let the stream of cars behind go past - just get the occasional numpty who doesnt care
Is that all council vehicles in general or the Highway wagons that stop to carry out work on the road? Besides all the council wagons are taxed, tested, insured, road worthy and have drivers with the correct license
the highway wagons who have no thought for other road users, have to park on other roads because road rollers, lorries, tarmacing machines blocking other streets off so we can't get to where we want to go, i e visiting ill relatives who might need emergency services to gain access to them !!!! Fook everyone else were all right jack !!!
