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dennij



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overturned caravan #M40 J5>J4

I hope this isn't a member on here

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never had it happen to me, but by heck that must be scary Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis
Post #324049 26th May 2017 1:36 pm
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dennij



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Thankfully looks like everyone is OK and no one else involved, could have been a lot worse.
Post #324050 26th May 2017 1:39 pm
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silly season begins Rolling Eyes At work
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"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race
Post #324055 26th May 2017 4:00 pm
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Here's hoping that no one was hurt and that the Land Rover wasn't damaged!
Post #324056 26th May 2017 4:28 pm
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chicken george wrote:
silly season begins Rolling Eyes


not the least bit biased are you CG. Common sense isn't very common.
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Post #324067 27th May 2017 2:39 am
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Unusual that there is a lack of debris. Very difficult to get it into that position without bashing it to bits. Everyone can spread it - Anyone can catch it. Stay home - the life you save can be your own!
Post #324072 27th May 2017 7:51 am
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chicken george



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axle wrote:
chicken george wrote:
silly season begins Rolling Eyes


not the least bit biased are you CG.



Nothing biased about a dislike of poorly balanced outfits flipping round on motorways. Do other peoples lives a favour keep caravans off motorways.

If they invented the damn things tommorrow they would never get road use permission At work
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Post #324074 27th May 2017 8:18 am
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If they invented the damn things tommorrow they would never get road use permission

We can say the same thing about tractors. Let us be glad they both got through before the legislation! Everyone can spread it - Anyone can catch it. Stay home - the life you save can be your own!
Post #324075 27th May 2017 8:25 am
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tractors arnt allowed on motorways At work
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winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race
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Not going to get in the brawl but do caravans by law need to have a stabiliser bar fitted or not ? I assumed and sane person towing £25K behind them would have one . FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
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Post #324085 27th May 2017 10:35 am
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chicken george wrote:
tractors arnt allowed on motorways


Which is why the grass does not get cut! Everyone can spread it - Anyone can catch it. Stay home - the life you save can be your own!
Post #324089 27th May 2017 12:21 pm
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We saw a caravan in the ditch on the M5 last Saturday on our way to Devon and the recovery crew were just picking up sheets of ply wood and various personal belongings, its was totally destroyed.
Post #324240 30th May 2017 12:04 pm
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quite often the reason this happens is

1) poorly loaded caravan with little or no thought given to weight distribution
B) driving too fast resulting in the caravan/trailer getting a wobble on which is difficult to control unless you have the experience
Z) incorrect or inadequate towing equipment (ball, stabiliser etc)

Ive driven enough with trailers of all sizes, shapes and weights (towed behind LR, Minibus, Truck) to know how bad all the above can be if got wrong.

hopefully the occupants were all ok and the car wasn't too badly damaged (don't give a rats Censored about the caravan Laughing )
Post #324242 30th May 2017 12:12 pm
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quite often the reason this happens is

towing caravans Rolling Eyes At work
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winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race
Post #324257 30th May 2017 3:32 pm
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