What was he doing?

Pippah45
Pippah45 Forum Participant Posts: 2,452
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edited March 2016 in General Chat #1

I just came home via the A46 Leicester to ...... And on the Leicester bit there was a lorry in layby on the Westbound bit round Leicester who appeared to be standing on his bumper isetting up a Satelite Dish - approx 3 pm.. Was he having his break and watching
Rugby or WHAT.  It was the sort of lay by that I try to avoid - right on the dual carriageway.  Not far from the Services on the A 46 or the Leicester Forest ones on the M1??  It looked very strange to me! 

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  • johnathome
    johnathome Forum Participant Posts: 101
    edited March 2016 #2

    Wanted to watch the Leicester football team extend there lead by three more points.

  • triky auto
    triky auto Forum Participant Posts: 8,690
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    edited March 2016 #3

    Wink , Many 'Truckers' ,especially foreign, carry a small dish to watch T.V while they're on their break or nights out.It relieves the bordom of
    sitting/sleeping in the cab when away from home.

  • Pippah45
    Pippah45 Forum Participant Posts: 2,452
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    edited March 2016 #4

    I thought it was such a weird place - not what I call a proper layby- the really dangerous ones!  I won't stop in those except in dire emergencies! 

  • jamiej
    jamiej Forum Participant Posts: 79
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    edited March 2016 #5

    Due to tachograph rules he could be having his daily rest as he had reached his daily driving limit so a lay-by although not everyone's ideal choice is a lot of lorry drivers home for the night to avoid paying to stay in the services, the dish would be for his evening entertainment

  • vivien
    vivien Forum Participant Posts: 449
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    edited March 2016 #6

    We have a layby right on the slipway to Junc16 M4 always lorries parked up, yet across the junction is a new area for lorries etc to have breaks.  Reason why they stop in the layby is its free, its less busy plus if a driver is about to run out of time, he can get his head down before the motorway.

    i have many lorry driver friends that will do anything to avoid certain service stations on motorways, leicester Forest East is one and to be honest after i pulled in there wth the caravan i can see why! I stayed for exactly 3 minutes, enough time for pickles to do a wee! I was discusted at the state of the place! To think i was once on the management team of the service station back in the late 70's when it was spotlessly clean! Now i can only discribe the place as vile!

  • crannman
    crannman Forum Participant Posts: 101
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    edited March 2016 #7

    im a lorry driver and if your out all week and have to pay for parking out of your own pocket then claim it back of your boss later it becomes expencive not enough lorry parking in this country

  • tombar
    tombar Forum Participant Posts: 408
    edited March 2016 #8

    We have a layby right on the slipway to Junc16 M4 always lorries parked up, yet across the junction is a new area for lorries etc to have breaks.  Reason why they stop in the layby is its free, its less busy plus if a driver is about to run out of time,
    he can get his head down before the motorway.

    i have many lorry driver friends that will do anything to avoid certain service stations on motorways, leicester Forest East is one and to be honest after i pulled in there wth the caravan i can see why! I stayed for exactly 3 minutes, enough time for pickles
    to do a wee! I was discusted at the state of the place! To think i was once on the management team of the service station back in the late 70's when it was spotlessly clean! Now i can only discribe the place as vile!

    Doesn't help when "Pickles" has a wee does it?Undecided

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