I was lucky with my driving career, I caught the end of the old era My first lorry was a TK Bedford in 1966, based in north London, my first artic was a 1958 AEC Mercury working for BRS Gloucester I did 20 years of night trunk in various vehicles Daf 85's Leyland Marathons, F10 Volvos etc I wouldn't want to be on the road now, with GPS trackers, and the boss knowing when you stop for a cuppa I loved every minute of my 47 years on the road, even roping and sheeting in the winter.

The company now prefers contractors who get paid per job and couldn't care less about customer service to avoid pension liabilities, sick pay, etc. Truly awful management with no clue

Unfortunately this job now is extremely difficult for reasons the public can't appreciate. Mind you, the difficulties a copper engineer faces are dying away now fibre is coming. They really got every last drop out of a metal conductor....Gfast 330 mbs? Man..

Paramedics became a thing in 1971 albeit locally. They were rare for many a year.

The job was great 40 years ago when I joined the company drove nearly all if what you are showing, I had a high top commer shame you didn't show one.

We were there in January this year ❤❤❤❤

"Luxurious" old chap.

You’ve got to feel for the cop that got the maestro. He pissed off somebody upstairs 🤣

That poor cat inside the bag...😥 ok I'm a sassenach 😉

Thank you. That brought back memories of a Police Force. Decent cars, decent uniforms and a proper Traffic Division. Nice to see some of the vehicles used in Essex during that period. Best car, in my opinion, was the Triumph 2.5PI

hmm, a out of hand drunk several years from now. HE IS A SUPER HERO MAN.

Can't believe I'm watching this in 2024 as a 26 year old born 1997 the eve of 98' I feel as though I was born a decade too soon

I sat in passenger seat as drivers mate for 5 years I don’t think any lorry driver can say that and still driving them at 71 🚛

Love the old ford transcontinental

She her home 0:39

Back in the days when the country was sane and the Police were on our side.........Tommy Robinson arrested today for sitting in a cafe.

Haunted/horror house.....

Is that a museum?

fake af

Falta el humo

Is this a the park or something

Always remember a customer when we changed to the grey BT after yellow British telecom. She said Atleast with the bright yellow vans I knew to move out the way. Now you lot just appear from nowhere and give us no chance 😂. Ahh the days before data tracking and social media

I had the yellow little van,I bought it years after,had good memories , I painted it in black and used to do painting and decorating 😊

I wosh bedford was still around 😔

That looks nice 💯

Iv’e driven a lot off these vehicles in this video over a 23 year career in the City off London and not one single dent each van had lots off em 😂😂😂😂

I got a RM 2002 Pilot that i hope to keep running,the last of 70s British enginering..

Walter in form today

A few loop d loops and banked turns , bring on a felon and see how a real jet’s defying gravity

Shite and am a brit , it’s dated and completely useless in modern air warfare

Strait wood grain grippin

What's the carriage name please?

Very very important

Very cool!

Saw the air planes today by brize Norton

3:00........i have an original early one. She is 40 two days ago. Of those 40 years i've owned her 32 of them. Been in storage nearly 3 and a half years. Maybe out end of summer.

Didn't see a Rover SD1 C,mon guys, were you even there :-)

Nostalgia hit seeing seeing the Corsa, Astra, Sierra and Impreza used by Humberside Police. They were one of the last forces to adopt the battenburg livery, and used the traditional red stripe and blue checkerboarding till the late 2000s. Really nice video, mate. Thank you 👍

The RS2000 2:46 was a Merseyside Police Car, Liverpool Registered, it's still in Merseyside now at a Transport Museum in St Helens, where that picture was took

Great to see a ARC and a Pioneer concrete agitator. They used to operate from Stanway Colchester. In the time we earned real money😊

Nice to see A transcontinental again good truck

I love that tune. What's it called again?

Hahaha actually do it the real way

Thats some massive rampant rabbit 😆

Thanks for the upload from an ex postman. I worked during the last 'golden era' when the start times were later, there was job and finish, overtime started as soon as you finished your round, we still had our bikes and it was a 5 week day with a great pension.

😂

This is the bottom tunnel to the Scottish power gas with a 7 wall to hide behind

M. A. R. A. V, I. LL. A

I love the old trucks, brings back lots of memories in my working life as a h.g.v driver..

Next time you see a mail van go past, see how many dents and bumps you can count, I always find this entertaining as I sit in non moving traffic.