Toll booth parking

Aidan1150 · Feb 13, 2017

Spotted this today on the northbound M1 toll at Drogheda.

The green Hi-ace van is towing a trailer with the little truck on it but discovered when he braked that the load was heavier than his van resulting in him jack knifing in the toll lane. You can see that he ended up on top of the concrete lane divider. I'd say that the RSA had great fun with this one and that the van driver will have a hefty bill coming his way.

JJH · Feb 13, 2017

If that was me I'd be wanting to get out of there asap. I doubt that van should be pulling that load in the first place. Whatever about our wonderful boys in blue the RSA would throw the book at him. I'd hazard a guess at 1/ no daily fault sheet. JJH

younger06 · Feb 14, 2017

What's the craic with the silver Landcruiser...............is it trying to tow the little van off the trailer????

flatdog · Feb 14, 2017

I'd say the trailer's brakes were faulty or the reverse latch on the hitch left on.
Van that size should be able to tow around 2 tons?

tadhgocuilleain · Feb 14, 2017

The van might be able to tow two tonnes, but I don't think the driver could.

Vans are very light at the back. Even harsh braking without a trailer will cause a van to step out at the back.

That trailer will weigh about 900kg empty. I was amazed at how much they weigh when I first towed one. The truck on top of that would make a hefty payload. If the GVW (note: it's the GVW, not the actual weight that counts here) of the trailer exceeds the towing capacity of the van, that's another big mark against him. He probably doesn't have a BE licence either, which mean he's not insured. All-in-all, a bad day out for him.

JJH · Feb 14, 2017

I don't see how it would be a legal tow. JJH

Comfy Old Boots · Feb 14, 2017

JJH said:
I don't see how it would be a legal tow. JJH

Yes, I agree, does it not need to be a proper metal tow link? To stop exactly this thing happening?

JJH · Feb 14, 2017

I'd say weight. Trailer and load far outweighs the safe towing capacity of the van. JJH

JJH · Feb 14, 2017

Spare a thought for the person sitting in the booth. JJH

stonehenge · Feb 14, 2017

JJH said:
I'd say weight. Trailer and load far outweighs the safe towing capacity of the van. JJH

Yep - The towed weight far exceeded the tow vehicle and therefore dictated the direction of travel (or in this case, the reluctance to stop).

Jockser · Feb 14, 2017

flatdog said:
I'd say the trailer's brakes were faulty

They're (more than likely) pikeys so the trailer probably didn't have working brakes when they stole it :rob

shuck raider · Feb 14, 2017

Hope he paid his €3.40 as well

Bin Ridin · Feb 15, 2017

Looks Ethnic all right, JR!!

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