Once I was in the car with my dad they was a bus and a lorry behind us and then this audi driver came up whne it was our right off way so my dad just tuck the keys out locked the car roles a cigarette and sat on the bonnet of his car till they moved
For a person to say "I know this road like the back of my hand, & she uses this road regularly". Well, that's the best reason why you & your little car should reverse back, & so use your expertise to do it safely. Obviously her road knowledge should help both of you.
Yep even if you meet a standard sprinter van in a car on road like this the car goes back if needed, simple logic, the person who can do it the easiest should do it for everyones benefit.
LOL. You made this aussie smile. I would have driven right up to the front of the car and stopped an inch from her bumper, then made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to reverse, and say to her the truck won't do it; it's not designed to go in reverse up still inclines. She would believe that being a woman. I'm curious to know whose responsibility it is to keep the foliage trimmed back on the edges of the road. I assume the local council.
Usually it's down to the farmers but they are not allowed to cut or trim hedgerows between 1st March and 31st August to protect nesting birds and their nests.
+Question Everything Even so, she doesn't know that. Saying "I'm paid by the hour" means he has nothing to lose by her sitting there and blocking the way, and he has everything to gain. Even as a bluff, it will give him the psychological upper hand, as she obviously has someone important to go.
Lol at all the fools here saying the wagon shouldn't be on that road...why the hell not? How do you imagine farm goods get taken away from the farm? If you order a new septic tank or 20 tons of animal feed, it's not gonna fit in a Volvo estate you know. I've done my share on crappy little roads like that delivering to businesses in the middle of nowhere, do you imagine we enjoy threading vehicles that big down lanes designed for a horse and cart? We collect, we deliver, from anywhere to anywhere. Don't try and tell us our job when you clearly know nothing about it.
Amen to that brother 0:) Don't get me wrong I love my job. But the hardest thing about driving a lorry, is every other fucker. We Constantly have to drive for everyone else aswell, it can be quite tiring at times, Especially doing multidrop.
Couldn't have said it any better Owen👍 I diliver to places like that all the time, prob about 70% of my deliveries are down bloody lanes, and named houses and farms which don't come up on Google Maps. I love my job too, but it is extremely stressfull sometimes. Thankfully i haven't encountered anyone like that yet, i hope when i do i am as diplomatic lol. Have actually delivered to the same place, few weeks ago, but came from the other direction which wasn't so narrow.
You kept remarkably patient (and indeed the bigger man) in this situation. Reading a few of the comments on your vid, I get the impression that you stand out from the rest - even in your country. I commend and salute you, mate - I wish I could buy you a pint.
Had this happen before, pretty much the same situation. I engaged the parking break, switched the engine off, and read my newspaper, they eventually get bored and just go back. Don't ever let them think they can get the better of you!
+Robert Langford I didn't give way I come up with a plan to get the job done. She had to go to the rear of the truck just in case another car came, happy days I got the job done I turned around an opinion of a hostile driver so now she will be less likely to do it again and she has a better opinion of truckers that's not giving in mate.
It would have saved a lot of time if that silly byatch would have reversed her car, FFS, it's a lot smaller and easier to reverse than a freaking truck.
Yes he was, if i was driving then sorry my boss would give approval to ram her off the road, police would be on the Lorry drivers side , money cant buy these people brains sadly.
You handled the situation calmly and didn't lose your rag. I've been in very similar situations myself and in narrow lanes like that your mirrors get bent round and you can't see a damn thing, it's no use trying to explain because they've no idea what it's like driving a truck and her saying 'You can't drive' i reckon i'd have lost my temper and done a lot of swearing. Well done mate.
I know it's been said, but I'd have stayed there all day. If she had come up and asked politely or had been a decent human being about it, I might have considered backing up. What an entitled waste of air.
As an HGV driver this is my worst nightmare! There’s such limited rear visibility and so many blind spots, and dangerous if there was a car coming up close behind you. She’s being completely unreasonable; with good rear visibility, she ought to be aware of that, be a respectful driver and hang her head in shame for putting you in that position. Good on you for handling it like you did! I bet you had to take a breather after making that drop!
We encountered a similar problem during one of my HGV drivers licence lessons. This woman just stopped a few meters shy of our truck and threw her hands in the air like "what am I gonna do now" and gestured at us to reverse. So I - being super new to truck driving and not exactly looking forward to reverse on a narrow road that my instructor had specifically picked for its narrowness to show me how to navigate tight bends - looked at my instructor and went: "Oh god. I don't know if I can get back to that intersection half a mile back." And he just looked at me as if I just told him, I didn't know how to bring Elvis back and said: "Reverse? Are you mad? Her shoebox is a quarter our size. She'll be reversing." And what should I say.. It took half an hour to get her moving, but move she did :D
My Dad used to be an HGV driver when he was alive. He always said to me, "You can't argue with a lorry." He was right! Those huge vehicles terrify me (reason why is shown in one of my videos), despite having travelled in his cab from time to time when I was a kid. I drive a lot more now we've moved to the South West and oh boy these roads are narrow! I have been down the odd single track road like what you're driving on in this video and I really don't like them! Well, they'd be good if they were one way! Still, I'm mortified when I meet a lorry on them but I would never have done what she did. I would have reversed for sure and prayed that no-one would be behind me, least of all another lorry or even a tractor!
I once had a similar situation where i was driving a transit van with a towing a compressor. A driver turned right onto the lane I was half way along and expected me to reverse. After explaining that it was very difficult to reverse while towing over any great distance they still refused to move. I got out of the van, locked it and began walking off. The driver soon got the message and grudgingly reversed to 20 yards back into the passing point.
I don't drive HGV's yet but even now I can see what issues you guys have with other folk on the road. As it is I have more respect for you for this. Personally I would have driven back in my car, it wouldnt have taken moments.
Yeah tell her her delivery is going to take 1month to deliver as they have to break it down to fit it in the back of a car and it'll take 100 car trips to delivery. I bet she'd soon be ranting and raving about it.
dont understand why people have to be so egotistic, its hard to reverse a big truck back up a lane like that and easy to do in a car, i bet these people are the sort of poeple who look down on everyone around them
Well done .. I live in lanes very similar .. I often meet hgv's artics horse boxes etc etc .. no one has right of way the only right thing is to be sensible .. this is a situation where size wins and the best route is for the more agile.vehicle to back up .. its clear strait away a rig ain't gonna be able to back up .. just reverse van or car out the way and u did a good deed and the HGV driver is generally happy that he/she can carry on ..
Situation handled very well by HGV driver. The arrogance of the car driver and passenger is surreal...... I would have let the woman attempt to back the HGV up and see how long she lasted. I feel sorry for her husband!
the vehicle coming down the hill has to give way unless its a public service vehicle lorries have no special right and there fore must obey the highway code
When I brought my first sat nav I took it out for a test drive, had my then 5 year old daughter with me. It kept saying ' bear right ' , she looked round and said ' I can't see any bears daddy ' 😄
I would(and have) pulled forward to about a foot away from the car and stayed there, If the thick tarts can't reverse then they can't drive, Never back down mate I never have.
Sir, my compliments on your driving and your patience, Some of the English roads made me very nervous after being used to Aussie roads, and I have driven trucks and buses.
I’m sorry to say that this happened to me yesterday, and quite frankly I’m ashamed of myself for it. I’m a tipper driver and I met 3 cars down a narrow country lane. 2 of them reversed to let me pass, but the last one just sat there, and the idiot and his wife bullied me into reversing my truck, and I unfortunately let them. I should’ve said ‘I’m not moving’ and turned the engine off. I’m not letting that happen again.
They should back up for us pal....but instead of causing a scene and wasting police time you wers the bigger man and yoy got the Job done....don't be ashamed you won 🏆
@@fastasfox yeah, it just brought back bad memories. Last time I let someone bully me into reversing a truck, I ended up knocking over a parked motorbike.
Poor guy, we’ve had to go through these type of roads in a Renault Kangoo going to Thorpe St Peter and the amount of times we’ve nearly ended up in a ditch due to Range Rover drivers owning the road, yes Range Rover drivers, sorry 😐 Just saying. What a rude lady, like a previous commenter said they really should stop leaving the farm gates open for the cows to get out😂
Patience of a saint mate, I would have backed up no bother, She seems unable and / or unwilling to back up a few yards to let the bigger vehicle through
I used to work for a company called 'Grain Farmers' (formerly Scats), some of the places I was sent too were incredibly tight even for a car, never mind a 44 tonner. I feel for you and so pleased to be retired. Good luck.
This is the only time I would say that HGVs can use their weight to their advantage. I drive a van, and fully loaded you still cant reverse up a hill like that. What I do is to drive closer to them and make them move
can someone explain why would she make the lorry reverse? surely its obvious that its easier for her to either reverse or turn even turn around to go a bit back and let the lorry past
I agree with you Paul. Also I'm just guessing you're Scottish by the wording in the comment? Please please be Scottish, lol. I'm Scottish so it's not a racist thing lol.
When I encountered similar situations I used to inform the driver blocking my route that as my wing mirrors were not giving a clear view of anything behind me (which was generally true) I was not prepared to reverse my vehicle unaided.
Oh gawsh, i say i live rynd here, I know this road well but i cant reverse. Snooty snotty woman. Even the posh people use 4 letter words. How unbecoming.
You have a false idea of posh, even royalty swear (trust me I've heard it!) and truly posh people would have the scruffiest old banger as well as the most expensive... but they would almost always be a British badge! (Yep, they're still afraid of "Johnny Foreigner")
I sympathise with you, had a similar situation in my van, what they dont understand sometimes in narrow lanes, when both your mirrors are both brushing against hedgerows you have no visability behind you to reverse. They come hearing down the lanes ,then stop a foot away from the hedgerows and expect you to drive through all the undergrowth and hedgerows on your side of the road ,while they sit pretty, One time a Range Rover had a passing bay right behind him, but because it was a little bit muddy, refused to move back, so I just sat there, I dont have a reversing camera on my company van ,so if someone is parked directly behind me I cant see them in my mirrors if I was to reverse, unless they are a reasonable distance back.
What a nice man ...she would have had to spend the night in that VERY spot unless she backed up - cos I would not be the one moving. Beggars Belief !!!
We love women who cannot do reverse. It makes us so superior. What goes through the mind of a woman when she engages reverse? Answer, "I wonder what will happen if I release the clutch"
Pretty impressed with the HGV driver. He could have done one of so many unprofessional things in this situation (we can all think of many!) but he somehow kept his calm and acted superbly. Hopefully his interaction with her improves her opinion of truck drivers now and she'll be more considerate in the future, and think about how much easier it is for her to just reverse the car instead.
Truck driver should never have given in to this cow, the farmer must've known that one of his cows was missing, lock your gates mate!! The woman who got out of the car was the passenger, probably because she failed her licence, and the driver had no idea where reverse was.
I would have switched it off, put the taco on POA and put the kettle on. NO WAY would I have reversed for anybody. If it were a man driving that car, it would have reversed pretty sharpish to the next opening and let the truck through (dangles the hook) :-)
Even as a woman I agree with you, however, not all woman are inconsiderate and incapable of reversing. I always reverse for lorries, trucks and vans they have no rear view windows. As a van driver I know how difficult it is, my boss would sit in the van, tell me to turn off the engine and get his paper out. If you can’t reverse ladies, or judge your car, get a bloody bike.
“We’ll sit here forever” fine by me I’ve got a sleeper in here, got coffee and enough snap to last me all night. Even got Netflix to myself, when your ready give us a knock on window. That’s what I’d have said!
How bloody ridiculous! Awful woman. So if he cant reverse back down a very narrow country lane in a big hgv he cant drive ? Then she says these lanes are incredibly narrow and she in a small car with more visibility and wont reverse back ?????????????????? Who's the one that cant drive ? Poor man really feel for him .
I would very much doubt that she has a certificate to be a banksman for one. two it would be safer to reverse the car (a little common sense ) if your in this situation tell them straight you're lgv is only going forward unless you have a police officer to help assist at this Pont sit in you're cab and be patient if you need assistance call the police thay will either talk to the lady or man all come out to where you are....
Hi, I didn't get bullied into reversing mate and I could like most people have commented turned the taco onto rest and put my feet up.....however as it was a very very quiet lane and I asked the mother to keep the rear clear in case another car rocked up, so the net result is I was able to get the Job done, we didn't waste police time, we didn't get into a slanging match or fisty chuffs and She left with a better opinion of truckers and indeed thanked me. Just to give you the whole picture in the car was the rude lady her daughter and in the rear was her grandmother and the driver (the daughter) looked terrified with the thought of selecting reverse gear :-) Bottom line is I opted to be the bigger man and most importantly the (THE JOB GOT DONE), cheers for commenting ff.
I understand all that but most times you don't get understanding drivers and if you think it's wasting police time it's not if looking at the bigger picture if sumomes not a banksman the risk is tenfold of hitting sumthing this is not saying you did the rong thing at the time it's saying is it worth the risk
I just did a couple of Drops in Central London and one was at Great Ormond St Hospital and they had several Banks men stop the traffic so I could reverse into the site and still pedestrians kept walking behind the truck ..madness.
Yeah, and if you ever get too close to one, they're straight on the phone making a complaint. It's bliss to drive something without a phone number on it.
That was an intense showdown. LGV drivers always seem to be the more competent and patient ones. You'd think the tests were even more strict than car driving, and involve more experience. In my opinion, the opposing driver would probably struggle to reverse their car more than the LGV driver did.
The consolation is you only have to put up with her for a few minutes of your life... someone has to spend a lifetime with her...
Nobody’s spending a lifetime with that Karen
Could have apologized and ask her for a moment to assist by standing behind the truck then run over her by mistake 3 or 4 times.
@TheNewblackdog Sometimes it can be the other way around?
I pity the fool. (I don't but if I would it would be a mountainload of pity.)
I'd rather be single, mouthy cunt
I used to turn off the engine, lock up and walk off in the opposite direction. That usually did the trick :)
Once I was in the car with my dad they was a bus and a lorry behind us and then this audi driver came up whne it was our right off way so my dad just tuck the keys out locked the car roles a cigarette and sat on the bonnet of his car till they moved
EXACTLY !!! ALWAYS WHEN A WOMAN IS INVOLVED IT IS OF NO VALUE TO ARGUE WITH THEM. YOU TURN OFF THE MOTOR LOCK UP AND WALK AWAY.
Yeah, another solution. Stop the truck, go to the lorry, pick up the parcel, and walk with the box under the arm and say "I'll be back"
For a person to say "I know this road like the back of my hand, & she uses this road regularly". Well, that's the best reason why you & your little car should reverse back, & so use your expertise to do it safely. Obviously her road knowledge should help both of you.
What are you doing man?! Everyone knows the unwritten rule. "Smaller vehicle reverses".
Yep even if you meet a standard sprinter van in a car on road like this the car goes back if needed, simple logic, the person who can do it the easiest should do it for everyones benefit.
yeah, i always reverse when meeting a truck on a narrow road. even if i have a big van/rv
Yeah we’re always told switch off the engine and get out the newspaper they soon back down and reverse their car
Dammit, farmers should keep their gates locked all these cows escaping
Funny mate.
lmao
yeah that's fucking funny.
LOL. You made this aussie smile. I would have driven right up to the front of the car and stopped an inch from her bumper, then made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to reverse, and say to her the truck won't do it; it's not designed to go in reverse up still inclines. She would believe that being a woman. I'm curious to know whose responsibility it is to keep the foliage trimmed back on the edges of the road. I assume the local council.
Usually it's down to the farmers but they are not allowed to cut or trim hedgerows between 1st March and 31st August to protect nesting birds and their nests.
That's fine we'll sit here forever.
My reply would've been "fine with me, I'm hourly paid!"
+99hammy99
Except I doubt the HGV driver is, he's likely paid by the job.
+Question Everything possibly, but agency work is usually an hourly rate.
+Question Everything Hourly rate.
+Question Everything Even so, she doesn't know that. Saying "I'm paid by the hour" means he has nothing to lose by her sitting there and blocking the way, and he has everything to gain. Even as a bluff, it will give him the psychological upper hand, as she obviously has someone important to go.
the driver obviously couldn't reverse
Lol at all the fools here saying the wagon shouldn't be on that road...why the hell not? How do you imagine farm goods get taken away from the farm? If you order a new septic tank or 20 tons of animal feed, it's not gonna fit in a Volvo estate you know. I've done my share on crappy little roads like that delivering to businesses in the middle of nowhere, do you imagine we enjoy threading vehicles that big down lanes designed for a horse and cart? We collect, we deliver, from anywhere to anywhere. Don't try and tell us our job when you clearly know nothing about it.
owen lewis
You Sir have hit the nail on the head.
Well said fellas. Shame you were forced into a dodgy blind reverse.
nice one well said
Amen to that brother 0:)
Don't get me wrong I love my job. But the hardest thing about driving a lorry, is every other fucker. We Constantly have to drive for everyone else aswell, it can be quite tiring at times, Especially doing multidrop.
Couldn't have said it any better Owen👍 I diliver to places like that all the time, prob about 70% of my deliveries are down bloody lanes, and named houses and farms which don't come up on Google Maps. I love my job too, but it is extremely stressfull sometimes. Thankfully i haven't encountered anyone like that yet, i hope when i do i am as diplomatic lol. Have actually delivered to the same place, few weeks ago, but came from the other direction which wasn't so narrow.
I'm a HGV driver. " can't see a bloody thing" simple.... don't reverse
Agreed. Don't ever reverse without a banksman. Anyway give it 30 mins and she'll need the toilet, and then watch her reverse!!!
She can't reverse a tiny little car then she shouldn't even be driving in the first place
She wasn't she was the passenger
raymond o sullivan , it is only by accident that we have been allowed to drive!
Nobody should be driving anything they can’t reverse.
@@mynewcolour are u a lorry driver? Big difference between a car and a lorry. He’s probably a new driver. All down to practice
Why on earth did he reverse back ! Engine off and newspaper out .
Yep it is a good think he filled the tank right up.
Just gently push them back with the lorry
Well, he couldn't reverse forward!
exactly!
Sometimes it can be better to take the moral high ground and ignore your ego.
You kept remarkably patient (and indeed the bigger man) in this situation. Reading a few of the comments on your vid, I get the impression that you stand out from the rest - even in your country. I commend and salute you, mate - I wish I could buy you a pint.
I’ve had that happen to me next time I’m going to call the cops and just sit there. Highway code says give way to larger vehicles
Had this happen before, pretty much the same situation. I engaged the parking break, switched the engine off, and read my newspaper, they eventually get bored and just go back. Don't ever let them think they can get the better of you!
You mean brake, not break.
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Cardinal sin giving way to a bully. Now she'll think she can get away with this behavior everywhere.
+Robert Langford I didn't give way I come up with a plan to get the job done. She had to go to the rear of the truck just in case another car came, happy days I got the job done I turned around an opinion of a hostile driver so now she will be less likely to do it again and she has a better opinion of truckers that's not giving in mate.
I would love to meet her on a lane when im in my truck, that bitch would of stayed there till it was dark
She was as sweet as pie when he actually backed it up.
It would have saved a lot of time if that silly byatch would have reversed her car, FFS, it's a lot smaller and easier to reverse than a freaking truck.
She wasn't the driver though. Noticed that the driver didn't get out!
Top driver, a true gentleman.
Can't believe the car drivers attitude
Yes he was, if i was driving then sorry my boss would give approval to ram her off the road, police would be on the Lorry drivers side , money cant buy these people brains sadly.
But they are all like it unless they have driven anything big
@@christineayres5339 you can't do that . You'd end up getting arrested. Even though it's a nice though you'd never get away with it.
You handled the situation calmly and didn't lose your rag. I've been in very similar situations myself and in narrow lanes like that your mirrors get bent round and you can't see a damn thing, it's no use trying to explain because they've no idea what it's like driving a truck and her saying 'You can't drive' i reckon i'd have lost my temper and done a lot of swearing. Well done mate.
One of those women who buys a car without a reverse gear!
I think she got her license by fondling with the instructors gear KNOB and not the cars.
Not even any need for a reverse gear, she was on a bloody hill.
She does not know what reverse gear is! ...only MALE drivers have to know THAT!!!
Lol
Probably phones her husband when it needs reversing.
I know it's been said, but I'd have stayed there all day. If she had come up and asked politely or had been a decent human being about it, I might have considered backing up. What an entitled waste of air.
As an HGV driver this is my worst nightmare! There’s such limited rear visibility and so many blind spots, and dangerous if there was a car coming up close behind you. She’s being completely unreasonable; with good rear visibility, she ought to be aware of that, be a respectful driver and hang her head in shame for putting you in that position. Good on you for handling it like you did! I bet you had to take a breather after making that drop!
Why is she mouthing off? She's the passenger.
1 word entitlement.
Your such an nice bloke, me the park brake would've been on. engine off, kettle on whilst awaiting the plod.
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Thanks
LMAFO
At least he didn't run her over
This HGV driver = A knight of the road.
What a bloody nice bloke you are! Especially after she was such a snot bag to you.
We encountered a similar problem during one of my HGV drivers licence lessons. This woman just stopped a few meters shy of our truck and threw her hands in the air like "what am I gonna do now" and gestured at us to reverse. So I - being super new to truck driving and not exactly looking forward to reverse on a narrow road that my instructor had specifically picked for its narrowness to show me how to navigate tight bends - looked at my instructor and went: "Oh god. I don't know if I can get back to that intersection half a mile back." And he just looked at me as if I just told him, I didn't know how to bring Elvis back and said: "Reverse? Are you mad? Her shoebox is a quarter our size. She'll be reversing." And what should I say.. It took half an hour to get her moving, but move she did :D
Full marks to you Mr HGV driver, you have the patience of a saint!
Gentleman. Would have locked it and walked away and come back 30 mins later
My Dad used to be an HGV driver when he was alive. He always said to me, "You can't argue with a lorry." He was right! Those huge vehicles terrify me (reason why is shown in one of my videos), despite having travelled in his cab from time to time when I was a kid. I drive a lot more now we've moved to the South West and oh boy these roads are narrow! I have been down the odd single track road like what you're driving on in this video and I really don't like them! Well, they'd be good if they were one way! Still, I'm mortified when I meet a lorry on them but I would never have done what she did. I would have reversed for sure and prayed that no-one would be behind me, least of all another lorry or even a tractor!
I once had a similar situation where i was driving a transit van with a towing a compressor. A driver turned right onto the lane I was half way along and expected me to reverse. After explaining that it was very difficult to reverse while towing over any great distance they still refused to move. I got out of the van, locked it and began walking off. The driver soon got the message and grudgingly reversed to 20 yards back into the passing point.
I don't drive HGV's yet but even now I can see what issues you guys have with other folk on the road. As it is I have more respect for you for this. Personally I would have driven back in my car, it wouldnt have taken moments.
I am sure Mrs Snooty would welcome a lorry if it was a delivery for her.
Yeah tell her her delivery is going to take 1month to deliver as they have to break it down to fit it in the back of a car and it'll take 100 car trips to delivery. I bet she'd soon be ranting and raving about it.
The lorry her car was delivered on maybe!?🤔
@@ianhill4585 send it all in bits tell her she can rebuild it herself
when I was on milk tankers we never moved stick on break put your feet up they sooner or later when you get kettle on that pisses um off
Thumbs up to you for actually backing up, I would've went for coffee
Well done on the 3000 subs mate. Keep the vloggs coming, I'm staying with you. 😋
Unbelievable! Would love to see this typical type of a car driver do this job in this size vehicle, they would breakdown crying. Big respect driver!
All those place to hide a body back there. She got off easy.
lol
I have a Kittler, also! But she has a Danzig part up top.
We lighten stressful moments @ home with "Well, Kittler did nothing wrong!"
Defo
It will be bones by time it's found ha
Mate your name and picture, is fucking priceless :-D
I have to say, I haven't driven commercial for 30 years, but that driver has some great skills.
I cant believe how nice and polite the HGV driver was
dont understand why people have to be so egotistic, its hard to reverse a big truck back up a lane like that and easy to do in a car, i bet these people are the sort of poeple who look down on everyone around them
Women have it too good these days. In the iron age she'd have been clubbed.
Ain't you a women these days
Well spotted :-D
Brilliant. Still laughing.
Steve C with a name like a_wise_young_man?
Well good thing im transitioning to become a woman then lol but i wont act like this woman did , as i will retain my male driving skill lol
Never ever reverse without a banksman. This helpful HGV driver took a huge risk.
I made the woman go back to the junction to stop any traffic.
Well done .. I live in lanes very similar .. I often meet hgv's artics horse boxes etc etc .. no one has right of way the only right thing is to be sensible .. this is a situation where size wins and the best route is for the more agile.vehicle to back up .. its clear strait away a rig ain't gonna be able to back up .. just reverse van or car out the way and u did a good deed and the HGV driver is generally happy that he/she can carry on ..
Situation handled very well by HGV driver. The arrogance of the car driver and passenger is surreal......
I would have let the woman attempt to back the HGV up and see how long she lasted. I feel sorry for her husband!
Could work but I would be worried for the truck, she needs to be handled correctly :)
I doubt very much she’s got one !
the vehicle coming down the hill has to give way unless its a public service vehicle lorries have no special right and there fore must obey the highway code
"*sat nav* bear right, then take the next right" "still no bears..." lol :D
When I brought my first sat nav I took it out for a test drive, had my then 5 year old daughter with me. It kept saying ' bear right ' , she looked round and said ' I can't see any bears daddy ' 😄
I'd have rang the police before I went backwards
Can't believe you backup for that car,,, very professional , respect driver from Canada
I would(and have) pulled forward to about a foot away from the car and stayed there, If the thick tarts can't reverse then they can't drive, Never back down mate I never have.
I'd have pissed myself laughing if the delivery was for her :D
If it was Patrick i would have unloaded it on her car lol
Sorry but does it not say in the highway code when meeting a large vehicle on a hill in a narrow road "going up gives way to coming down
Sir, my compliments on your driving and your patience, Some of the English roads made me very nervous after being used to Aussie roads, and I have driven trucks and buses.
If it had been me the saucy cow said can't drive, she'd still be there.
Saucy lol
You are absolutely out of your f....g mind....
If I was in your seat, i`d pushed that car backworth
+J Menge That`s why I still have my job lol.
+fastasfox Might've been worth it to see the look on her face, mate.
This is when she finds out the driver is delivering her new gearbox so she can reverse
I thought you handled that really well, both the confrontation and the delivery, grate skill used on for both. John from sunny Devon UK.
John Patrick
Cheers John.
I’m sorry to say that this happened to me yesterday, and quite frankly I’m ashamed of myself for it.
I’m a tipper driver and I met 3 cars down a narrow country lane. 2 of them reversed to let me pass, but the last one just sat there, and the idiot and his wife bullied me into reversing my truck, and I unfortunately let them.
I should’ve said ‘I’m not moving’ and turned the engine off. I’m not letting that happen again.
They should back up for us pal....but instead of causing a scene and wasting police time you wers the bigger man and yoy got the Job done....don't be ashamed you won 🏆
@@fastasfox yeah, it just brought back bad memories. Last time I let someone bully me into reversing a truck, I ended up knocking over a parked motorbike.
Poor guy, we’ve had to go through these type of roads in a Renault Kangoo going to Thorpe St Peter and the amount of times we’ve nearly ended up in a ditch due to Range Rover drivers owning the road, yes Range Rover drivers, sorry 😐 Just saying. What a rude lady, like a previous commenter said they really should stop leaving the farm gates open for the cows to get out😂
Patience of a saint mate, I would have backed up no bother, She seems unable and / or unwilling to back up a few yards to let the bigger vehicle through
I used to work for a company called 'Grain Farmers' (formerly Scats), some of the places I was sent too were incredibly tight even for a car, never mind a 44 tonner. I feel for you and so pleased to be retired. Good luck.
Oil Burner
It's like I keep telling people...they don't tend put farms down major trunk roads lol. Cheers.
This is the only time I would say that HGVs can use their weight to their advantage. I drive a van, and fully loaded you still cant reverse up a hill like that. What I do is to drive closer to them and make them move
can someone explain why would she make the lorry reverse? surely its obvious that its easier for her to either reverse or turn even turn around to go a bit back and let the lorry past
+LV Self-entitlement
I agree with you Paul. Also I'm just guessing you're Scottish by the wording in the comment? Please please be Scottish, lol. I'm Scottish so it's not a racist thing lol.
Hahaha no mate i'm from Yorkshire
You're really nice to drive backwards. I did it once, I took the place of the lady and parked her car.
Us nice guys have to stick together.
When I encountered similar situations I used to inform the driver blocking my route that as my wing mirrors were not giving a clear view of anything behind me (which was generally true) I was not prepared to reverse my vehicle unaided.
By the rules of the road, she's wrong.
Redmailnet how so?
This is all about being cooperative in traffic. Why the hell would any sane person force a HGV driver to reverse if you sit in a car. I do not get it!
Kvickstick he is closer to the nearest junction he should be the courteous one here!!
TheDriftdog I am well aware, I would reverse anyway as I said to help him out. Rare commodity these days.
The Highway Code says a smaller vehicle must give way to a bigger vehicle on a single track road. She was in the wrong end off
Oh gawsh, i say i live rynd here, I know this road well but i cant reverse. Snooty snotty woman. Even the posh people use 4 letter words. How unbecoming.
+underwaterbubbles I wouldn't call a vauxhall posh xD
Yes it was a bit weird. A supposidly posh speaking woman in a car like that.
You have a false idea of posh, even royalty swear (trust me I've heard it!) and truly posh people would have the scruffiest old banger as well as the most expensive... but they would almost always be a British badge! (Yep, they're still afraid of "Johnny Foreigner")
I have delivered to some "posh" people in the past and their homes were such a mess.
Hide Myass What is your problem my friend ? I think you may need some professional help. Thanks for sharing ? ..........It was my pleasure !
You done that very well down that country lane I done a delivery in 7.5 ton lorry very tricky for me but done it well
I sympathise with you, had a similar situation in my van, what they dont understand sometimes in narrow lanes, when both your mirrors are both brushing against hedgerows you have no visability behind you to reverse.
They come hearing down the lanes ,then stop a foot away from the hedgerows and expect you to drive through all the undergrowth and hedgerows on your side of the road ,while they sit pretty, One time a Range Rover had a passing bay right behind him, but because it was a little bit muddy, refused to move back, so I just sat there, I dont have a reversing camera on my company van ,so if someone is parked directly behind me I cant see them in my mirrors if I was to reverse, unless they are a reasonable distance back.
one thing for certain she isn't a lady
What a nice man ...she would have had to spend the night in that VERY spot unless she backed up - cos I would not be the one moving. Beggars Belief !!!
I often wonder what would happen if 2 LGV’s met.
I would of got very very very close to the front of the car.
Why did you revers your truck?
We love women who cannot do reverse. It makes us so superior. What goes through the mind of a woman when she engages reverse? Answer, "I wonder what will happen if I release the clutch"
Unbelievable , ask her to reverse the truck lol
Can you imagine being out on this road in the middle of the night.
Her fear of reversing and the humiliation of being seen trying turned into unjustified anger at the lorry driver
Have you ever wished you could just drive over them?
Mark Horton
Nobody has pushed me that far...yet lol.
Pretty impressed with the HGV driver. He could have done one of so many unprofessional things in this situation (we can all think of many!) but he somehow kept his calm and acted superbly. Hopefully his interaction with her improves her opinion of truck drivers now and she'll be more considerate in the future, and think about how much easier it is for her to just reverse the car instead.
Dad I know you would not have been so polite if you weren't on camera🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
what were you driving ?
i will never go back for a small car, if i did drive the truck.
I can easily reverse a wagon up there. I'd have given her the keys and said be my guest.
Truck driver should never have given in to this cow, the farmer must've known that one of his cows was missing, lock your gates mate!! The woman who got out of the car was the passenger, probably because she failed her licence, and the driver had no idea where reverse was.
Also LOL when he said il be the bigger man , mate you were the only man there i think LOL
Wow I think this man did so well
She was totally out of order to him
Maybe he should have put the kettle on ...... karma will catch up with her
that's fine in a few hours he may have exceeded his driving hours and had to take a long break!
Was this a rigid 18 or 26 tonner or was it a full on artic?
Jos Anoia' 18 tonne
But to be honest I have been in tighter spots delivering to these farms in my Artic too.....it is what it is.
fastasfox oh god haha what a nightmare I had a similar issue to the one in this vid in the 26 tonne a couple weeks back as you say it is what it is
I would have kept dropping forward see how much she loves her car.
She says, I always got my own way with Daddy. so there stamps foot.
i bet she is not from Somerset . she is a city girl who as moved to the country
London plates...
Did the ford dry up?
I thought the larger vehicle had right of way ?
Mug for reversing, turn engine off and put feet on dash
no way in hell i would have backed up.
do you have a valid driving licence madam?
Is this a DAF? It's sounds like one because the signal sounds
Home Chicken19
Scania 13 plate.
I would have switched it off, put the taco on POA and put the kettle on. NO WAY would I have reversed for anybody. If it were a man driving that car, it would have reversed pretty sharpish to the next opening and let the truck through (dangles the hook) :-)
Phil Bennett I needed to get the job done buddy no more no less so did what I had to.
Even as a woman I agree with you, however, not all woman are inconsiderate and incapable of reversing. I always reverse for lorries, trucks and vans they have no rear view windows. As a van driver I know how difficult it is, my boss would sit in the van, tell me to turn off the engine and get his paper out. If you can’t reverse ladies, or judge your car, get a bloody bike.
She said if you can't reverse you can't drive so she can't drive
I felt your pain 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
“We’ll sit here forever” fine by me I’ve got a sleeper in here, got coffee and enough snap to last me all night. Even got Netflix to myself, when your ready give us a knock on window. That’s what I’d have said!
How bloody ridiculous! Awful woman. So if he cant reverse back down a very narrow country lane in a big hgv he cant drive ? Then she says these lanes are incredibly narrow and she in a small car with more visibility and wont reverse back ?????????????????? Who's the one that cant drive ? Poor man really feel for him .
I would very much doubt that she has a certificate to be a banksman for one. two it would be safer to reverse the car (a little common sense ) if your in this situation tell them straight you're lgv is only going forward unless you have a police officer to help assist at this Pont sit in you're cab and be patient if you need assistance call the police thay will either talk to the lady or man all come out to where you are....
Hi, I didn't get bullied into reversing mate and I could like most people have commented turned the taco onto rest and put my feet up.....however as it was a very very quiet lane and I asked the mother to keep the rear clear in case another car rocked up, so the net result is I was able to get the Job done, we didn't waste police time, we didn't get into a slanging match or fisty chuffs and She left with a better opinion of truckers and indeed thanked me. Just to give you the whole picture in the car was the rude lady her daughter and in the rear was her grandmother and the driver (the daughter) looked terrified with the thought of selecting reverse gear :-) Bottom line is I opted to be the bigger man and most importantly the (THE JOB GOT DONE), cheers for commenting ff.
I understand all that but most times you don't get understanding drivers and if you think it's wasting police time it's not if looking at the bigger picture if sumomes not a banksman the risk is tenfold of hitting sumthing this is not saying you did the rong thing at the time it's saying is it worth the risk
I just did a couple of Drops in Central London and one was at Great Ormond St Hospital and they had several Banks men stop the traffic so I could reverse into the site and still pedestrians kept walking behind the truck ..madness.
Yeah, and if you ever get too close to one, they're straight on the phone making a complaint. It's bliss to drive something without a phone number on it.
That was an intense showdown. LGV drivers always seem to be the more competent and patient ones. You'd think the tests were even more strict than car driving, and involve more experience.
In my opinion, the opposing driver would probably struggle to reverse their car more than the LGV driver did.
You were so gracious - amazing that woman couldn’t drive past - she sure had a bad attitude!
Where was that? Looks like Devon way