Lane 3 On U K Motorways

[mushroom25]

i was always led to believe that vehicles pulling trailers - including artic trucks - were not allowed to use lane 3 on a UK motorway. Having driven nearly 700miles in the last 2 days, I've seen so many 3-laned elephant races that I'm beginning to doubt my memory.

one of these (on the M20 at Lenham) was in full view of Constables Plod from the Kent Police, so it must now be legal, right?

[jno]

the police aren't admitting it, then

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q590.htm

[mushroom25]

that's interesting JNO:-

points 1 and 2, routinely ignored by everything, particularly UPS, and TNT - in fact to the point where observation shows rigid trucks of any size were now exempt
point 3, routinely ignored by megabus - national express are better but still do it
point 5 - routinely ignored by a particular type of driver, eg driving a 4x4, shaved head, tattooed neck, England shirt, usually pulling a boat - now it seems artics are to be excused point 5 as well.

clearly Plod has no interest in supervising the anarchy I see every day.

[BlueToffee]

Stand on a Motorway bridge mushroom, take photographic evidence of the offending vehicles, along with time and date, then send pictures to Chief Constable, if he/she ignores it, take out a private prosecution.

Good luck!

[jno]

there's a standard exemption for any German car

[Baldric]

Oh, I lurve my Beemer!!!!!

[BlueToffee]

Lol jno, that's because the opening page of the reference book of those particular German cars states..........Now you own a class German automobile, you also own the road!......

[Mick-the-Miller]

Quite right - I've got a brilliant BMW X5 and I really do own the road!!

[mushroom25]

that's fine m-t-m - your german I-own-the-road vehicle doesn't hog the right hand lane at 58 mph whilst overtaking another vehicle travelling at 57.99999999999999mph.

[Nibble]

German-I-own-the-road-drivers have the race at 155mph/154mph, so no problem with mr plod, their hybrid plodmobile only good until 130 mph.

Also jungs, dan fahren wir weiter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iukUMRlaBBE

[TWR]

The only time an Artic is allowed in lane three is when the near side lane is closed or directed by the police, cars pulling trailers + buses are not allowed either, Trucks from abroad "do know this" but try their luck, the Irish have a rule of their own.