road salters

Hoffmans

that stuff flying out of the road salters lorry is sum stuff to chip the windscreen
got least dozen small chips after passing 1 up by the pike the other night .......

i pay road tax for this sh*te
70bux a go to get them fixed down the windscreen place...

holla!

Hoffmans wrote: »

that stuff flying out of the road salters lorry is sum stuff to chip the windscreen
got least dozen small chips after passing 1 up by the pike the other night .......

i pay road tax for this sh*te
70bux a go to get them fixed down the windscreen place...

wish they would actually bother to use the stuff out in portlaw. tried to stop the other day going downhill and skidded out into the middle of the road (was going very slow but car just couldnt grip, ice was too thick). looked to my left, about 50 yards away and saw the council lads standing around having a chat and doing absolutely nothing about the road!

sucks about the windscreen btw lad!!

Mossy Monk

I enjoy the safer roads provided by these lorries.

Sully

Not Waterford specific... Ill send over to the Motor folk who can decide whether to give this thread a christmas blessing or a christmas binning (bah hambug is right!)

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Bobo78

Hoffmans wrote: »

that stuff flying out of the road salters lorry is sum stuff to chip the windscreen
got least dozen small chips after passing 1 up by the pike the other night .......

i pay road tax for this sh*te
70bux a go to get them fixed down the windscreen place...

The same thing happend to me 2 days ago.
Except this lorry smack my hole right side of the car. I was pretty pissed and very angry.

Sully

Iv been hit many times and never had any damage done to the side of car or window. Guess im lucky.

Not sure there much good down here, roads are still terrible. Was behind one tonight and don't think he gritted all of the main road, seemed to stop after a while anyway.

Cookie_Monster

I've never had any damage done by them, driven by several in the last few days already.

[pedant]
It motor tax, not road tax
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Poor Uncle Tom

Sully wrote: »

Not Waterford specific... Ill send over to the Motor folk who can decide whether to give this thread a christmas blessing or a christmas binning (bah hambug is right!)

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How are The Pike Hill and Portlaw not specific to Waterford ?

timmywex

Hoffmans wrote: »

that stuff flying out of the road salters lorry is sum stuff to chip the windscreen
got least dozen small chips after passing 1 up by the pike the other night .......

i pay road tax for this sh*te
70bux a go to get them fixed down the windscreen place...

Invoiced to Waterford County Council i hope

Midnight_EG

Don't you have windscreen cover?

Cabaal

Well I pay my motor tax not road tax so I'm not too sure about the OP,

Anyway, I'd much rather these road salters be out and about then not and while I've not come across one just yet I will be keeping back from them so as to ensure my car isn't damaged.

Seems simple enough really....it drops stuff out the back onto the road it seems obvious that this could "potentially" damage your car in some minor way, if you get too close or try overtake while its doing its job your taking the chance that your car may be affected.

The-Game

Cabaal wrote: »

Seems simple enough really....it drops stuff out the back onto the road it seems obvious that this could "potentially" damage your car in some minor way, if you get too close or try overtake while its doing its job your taking the chance that your car may be affected.

Exactly! Not rocket science.

rebel.ranter

I don't think they use salt in Ireland, they use a gritty gravel instead. In the UK they use salt alright.
I am open to correction though.

ART6

Cabaal wrote: »

Well I pay my motor tax not road tax so I'm not too sure about the OP,

Anyway, I'd much rather these road salters be out and about then not and while I've not come across one just yet I will be keeping back from them so as to ensure my car isn't damaged.

Seems simple enough really....it drops stuff out the back onto the road it seems obvious that this could "potentially" damage your car in some minor way, if you get too close or try overtake while its doing its job your taking the chance that your car may be affected.

Except when they are coming the other way:D

angelfalling

Salt is actually pretty pricey-- think thats why they don't use it.

Either way, I'd rather a ding in my car than skidding off the road into a ditch on the ice. Out here in Portlaw too, roads are lethal with the ice no grit!