Dash Cam - Road Fails UK. Round Two

A further selection of Dash Cam clips from my journey's through the Shropshire Countryside (UK). Road Fails UK.
This will probably be my last road fails video as I got rid of the Audi A4 and purchased a Mercedes Estate. I've owned the Mercedes for 12 Months now and I haven't had a single car pull out on me or captured anything else worthy. Maybe it's because my new car is White and the Audi was Black, or a Brand thing? Who knows.
#dashcam #fails #roadfails

[@jacobrussell4113]

The combine is doing nothing wrong and yes it dose have a reg plate

[@oliverbrook1878]

Yep nothink wrong with it dont blame the chap he tried to get as close to the verge as he could

[@jonaslarsen5251]

Yes. The driver did a great job.

[@connorsharman6139]

Its just these townies thinking we don't need farmers even they'd be the first ones to complain when there's no food in the shops

[@cameronharris-aldred9594]

@@connorsharman6139 exactly, the other option would be is don't use b roads or stop being a whiny bitch 😂

[@jwatkins5155]

@@connorsharman6139 everyone hates tractors on the road... But they sure love to eat...

[@fearmister3134]

No harvesters on the road then no food in supermarkets ...

[@jakeforestryandfarmingblog6188]

Guess what yes a combine is aloud on our roads there is a a tractor infront warning on coming traffic plus with out them means no food…

[@darabradley5173]

By the looks of it the combine did have a reg plate, just too dirty to see

[@sam.p12345]

Ehh? By the looks of it is has something you can't see?

[@matleics]

we take our combine onto narrower roads than this lol

[@TheThorpester]

They are beautiful beasts. I always wondered that if I open up my Sunroof, I could help in some way :)

[@Alex-bu7nn]

That the thing people seem to assume we just have magic portals to all ou fields and that we don't have to FUCKING DRIVE THEM THERE 😂

[@tomreid8696]

The combine is completely legal and does have licence plates. It’s dusty from harvesting the crops. It is also allowed on any British road

[@dandeene89]

was about to say nothing wrong with it how else is it gonna get around, transform into a helicopter? lol

[@hardcoretam]

It's not completely legal if the number plate is obscured. In fact, it's very illegal.

[@jimgoodwin6294]

@@hardcoretam oh bore off townie....

[@MyCav1]

The Combine was under escort anyway as you saw with the tractor in front, it doesn't need one behind it....how else are they to move from one field to another or back to the farm? on the back of lowloader which will be the same width anyway..? Your just butt hurt cause you stuck behind it - hope you enjoy your bread and cereal in the mornings..

[@davebroster8930]

Reg plate was in the middle between the lights, he probably doesn’t realise it’s full of dust just like you. You’ve spare time to edit & post videos . He’s up against the weather and the clock. Get a life

[@patricklevet2282]

oui on apprecie sauf que je mange pas de biscotte ni de cereales sauf que le suivre pendant une heure il n y a pas que vous qui bossez les manges merdes !! il aurait pu se garer pour laisser passer !! cela ne mange ni pain ni biscottes !! 😡

[@lewgamage]

Well how the fuck is the combine supposed to harvest the crops that you eat

[@MadTractor88]

The combine had a reg plate, and it does need to be on the roads to do its job. Also to go to dealership for servicing and repairs that can't be done on farm

[@hardcoretam]

What was it's registration?

[@jimgoodwin6294]

@@hardcoretam I don't know but have a feeling that you'll tell the world...

[@jimgoodwin6294]

Don't want farmers then don't eat - its quite simple. If only a combine could fly eh......

[@alanhindmarch657]

Regarding the Combind Harvister, your comment, “Far to wide for these roads,” how else is it supposed to get from one field to another. Regarding no numberplate, farm machinery traveling within a small distance such as from field to field don’t need to be registered.

[@TheThorpester]

All said tongue in cheek mate. I do understand what they have to do and wish them all the best. I just wish they'd move this outside of the rush hour.

[@championn3c574]

Alan Hindmarch, quite right. I don't especially like being stuck behind agrics, but I do like eating food!

[@Masseyman-nv2kl]

TheThorpester fuck your right clever make the farmers that are on a tight enough time table revolve around you. Makes a lot of sense in you mind maybe but not in reality

[@shirleyhannon3618]

The combine did have a number plate just to dirty

[@BOOTYSLAYER_-le3di]

Alan Hindmarch I agree with you mate but any vehicle on the roads needs to be registered. That was but the number plate was just to dirty

[@donalfitzpatrick7737]

Yep combine has as much right on the road as u

[@maxbacon4828]

Tha reet owd lad!.Farming along with health care is the noblest of proffesions .No tractors,nobody eats!.

[@TheThorpester]

I agree. That's why I asked the question. Thanks for clarifying.

[@samjwhowie]

Yes the combine needs to be on the road or how would it get to it’s next field to cut the crops too feed all you spaztics?

[@hardcoretam]

Using a Z instead of an S makes you come across as one.

[@oliverbrook1878]

It does have a number plate it's just covered In dust because when farmers are harvesting 5 fields a day they haven't always got time to clean the number plate its obvious there is one there and there is an escort vehicle the tractor for example if a lorry is coming along the road the driver on the tractor will radio the chap in the combine over the CB if there is an obstacle just look to see if there is a number plate first before you put all this on you tube

[@hardcoretam]

Having an obscured number plate is illegal.

[@gazzathebazza7967]

Like the way you speed up when cars/vans etc pull out further up, your the dangerous prat on the road

[@ElwynYork]

Indeed. Many I have seen early on in the video have been where the camera vehicle has speeded up approaching a hazard or failed to use mirrors.

[@DarthVader-on4pe]

The stress must be unbelievable if your expectation is to have trouble free uncongested driving every time you go out!

[@JamesDTapley]

Combines got to get to the fields somehow, perfectly legal for road use, its got a beacon flashing.

[@Earthbren]

2:30 if the farmer had notified the police and is under 4.3m wide he or she is perfectly within their rights to do so, any larger that that though and theoretically they would need an escort vehicle

[@henryrolt3747]

Do you eat bread? If so I see no grounds for complaint about a combine using the road.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

What was the fail with the harvester ?? It's just a large vehicle negotiating ridiculously narrow UK roads.

[@hardcoretam]

No visible registration

[@jimgoodwin6294]

@@hardcoretam what number would you like - I'll send you one for christmas.......x

[@torte_365]

Combines and co. dont need an numberplate if they are capped to 20 kmh

[@susanbusby5779]

No one was injured . I always let lorries out as its difficult for them to pull out . Have a little patience . Enjoy your Mercedes.

[@georgehoward7991]

The combine is a class lexicon and it is legal and has a number plate and it does not need an escorts because it is legal

[@sam.p12345]

class lexicon or Claas Lexion? It may have a number plate, but it's not showing it, which is sort of the whole idea of the plate. And whether or not it is legally required to have an escort, it is clearly bloody stupid it not having an escort on those roads.

[@beneveriss3169]

​@@sam.p12345 yes legally required to have a escort. INFRONT dumbass

[@moocow0014]

@@sam.p12345 it had an escort. the tractor is considered the escort and is working perfectly well as the escort

[@stevehillier7018]

I agree there is some appalling driving but some of it comes down to reading the road ahead anticipation and being able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear

[@robbielawson4828]

Some of the driving was bordering on rude & inconsiderate but it wasn't that bad. Too many people getting angry & driving defensively, it's not good for your health.

[@farmersson6721]

2:56 yes it probably does have a reg plate but it has dust and why the hell are you that close to it you’re in it’s blind spot I bet talk about uk driving fails

[@hayleyellis96]

Very true

[@hardcoretam]

It has a maximum speed of 12mph so keeping with the required 2 second gap means you don't need to be as far away.

[@SinkyYT]

Below the white part that says Lexion on the combine is where the plate is. You can see it's filthy and not readable.

[@jjohn341]

Looks like a pretty normal day on the road to me.

[@Sequencers]

Normal day at work for me also ! Most of these are drivers being unkind or in to much of a hurry

[@oakwellrex4237]

Nice music sir. Really calming

[@stefanwosinsky1935]

I mean ideally the combine harvester would be in the fields, but in order to get there they need some roads. Introduce too many impatient drivers and it becomes a problem. Everybody should ask themselves what they can do differently, not what someone else can. We don’t enjoy using public roads but with all the city folk spreading and settling in the countryside there’s no real way around it is there?

[@BobSmith-nj1po]

Why drive so close?

[@mikethecabbie8476]

Now, be careful here... If you're now driving a Mercedes, there will be those who say that the reason is that YOU'RE the one doing all the pulling out and general bad driving! (It's called 'thinking in stereotypes'...)

[@TheThorpester]

I was thinking about that when putting the vid together. In the A4 I drove a bit faster as it handled really well (better on corners etc). Because it was a manual, I could also pull out etc better/quicker. In the Merc, it takes a bit to get going because of the auto gears and I do drive it much slower. I sort of cruise more in the Merc so yea, there may be something in that.

[@mrhuffler9791]

You'll soon notice other's bad driving - as soon as you get used to your Merc and start driving like a loon again. :)

[@kayfj4903]

Mikethecabbie Ha, ha, damn, you beat me to it! 😂 +TheThorpester Just snap off your indicator stalk - if you even so much as think of using it you'll be drummed out of the Mercedes Drivers' Club! 😉😂

[@TheThorpester]

...the Merc has indicators? Lols

[@kayfj4903]

TheThorpester Ha, ha, great answer! 😂😂😂

[@jimviv6030]

Is there anything remotely interesting about these ridiculous clips?

[@armelind]

I often drive with a webcam setup and the only major infractions I get most often are people doing 20mph under the speed limit. My main road to work is 104kph (65mph) and most people refuse to do it while only going 72kph. And most times because of oncoming traffic, you cannot pass them.

[@TheThorpester]

Very annoying when you can't get round other cars. That last clip went on for about 15 miles and I regularly get stuck behind something on that road (only road to my work). He was doing 8mph in a 60. They're supposed to pull off after a while to let cars pass but never do.

[@124smiler]

@@TheThorpester did you see anywhere that you could pull a combine over because I didn't you want to try driving something that big you might get a better prospective of what these drivers do for a living.

[@hardcoretam]

0:40 more like "why you should always make sure the road is clear before turning into it"

[@TheThorpester]

Looked clear as I was coming up the hill and turning but yea, agreed.

[@LucasPereiradaSilva]

The music ruined the video

[@markwright3161]

Though the harvester is huge it is totally road legal, (apart from the missing or potentially just very dirty reg plate (pausing at 2:59 there appears to be a reg plate shaped patch of dirt at the top of the frame)).

[@TheThorpester]

Very frustrating though especially as there's always a huge tractor in front of it. The road is 20 miles long and if you get behind it at the start, you may as well go help a farmer with the milking. They never pull over.

[@markwright3161]

Agree with you on that. I personally would pull over when I get the chance, especially if traffic can't overtake, but I guess that's irrelevant as I wasn't behind the wheel of this. :) There are some good farmers out there, it's just unfortunate you get more acquainted with the ones who don't pull over.

[@TheThorpester]

I agree, there are some great farmers. On my commute I go past probably 8 or 9 farms. This is the only vehicle I every really had an issue with. Sometimes I'm driving up that road and a farmer will be holding up traffic with a bit of string across the road to let his cows over. I always get out and have a chat as he has around 900 of them and it takes about 20 minutes. Lovely farmer, lovely cows and I love talking to him. Makes my day.

[@markwright3161]

Glad you're an understanding motorist. Many have one or two bad experiences and they apply that to the lot.

[@armelind]

Ahh. I was under the assumption the vehicle is traveling between fields very infrequently. At least here, as long as you have a temporary permit and a "warning/caution" sign on the back, you can legally use public roads (occasionally). It seems this farmer is a regular offender. And yes I agree there does seem to be a license plate bracket there. Ours are slightly different shaped and it didnt occur to me that was what that was.

[@hArDsTyLe2259]

Nice music :)

[@TheMattzki]

Now you have a merc, your the one caught on other dashcams!

[@nickfoord750]

Moan moan moan... boring!

[@tjfSIM]

Great clips - just a tip, put your captions nearer to the middle of the screen - people won't notice them if they're at the bottom of the screen because the focus point is towards the centre.

[@williamgrice2867]

Hi what is the music used in this video?

[@northseabrent]

I drive a 2017 (70 series) Toyota LandCruiser Ute, no body ever pulls it out, in front of me, not sure if you can buy those in the UK.

[@Zebra-dogs]

If you’re having that many cars pull out on you, you’re speeding

[@TheThorpester]

Really? There are also many drivers on the Road who don't even look before they leap. That's a fact

[@Zebra-dogs]

@@TheThorpester I’d say yes if it was maybe one or two, but if it’s happening often enough for it to be several in a single video then it’s gonna be the cammer’s fault

[@TheThorpester]

...and I'm clearly not speeding in any of the footage

[@Zebra-dogs]

@@TheThorpester you quite clearly are.

[@TheThorpester]

@@Zebra-dogs We must be watching different vids but thanks for your input

[@armelind]

That "utility" vehicle at around 3:00 doesn't usually need plates as long as that emergency sign is clearly visible....in most instances I have experienced. However, their sign isn't clearly visible. But you are correct, it shouldnt be traveling on roads that it doesnt safely fit in. Not without an escort vehicle.

[@TheThorpester]

I thought all road legal vehicles needed a Reg Plate and as Mark Wright pointed out, it would seem it's covered in Mud lols. It did have an escort vehicle but it was a massive tractor. This made absolutely sure that no-one could overtake the Harvester hahaha. I was behind it again a week later and it took out part of someone's front wall when it had to get over for a Lorry.

[@armelind]

HAHA too funny

[@armelind]

Yes but if it is a farm vehicle it doesnt necessarily have to be licensed for the road (or does it there?) Also here, the escort vehicle is some one that drives ahead or behind with flashing lights, could be a pickup truck or an actual "escort" vehicle.

[@thegoony]

Yes it does, all agricultural vehicles need to show a number plate on Public roads. Fixing of registration plates: works trucks, road rollers and agricultural machines 8.-(1) This regulation applies to works trucks, road rollers and agricultural machines. (2) A registration plate must be fixed on the vehicle in a vertical position or, where that is not possible, in a position as close to the vertical as is reasonably practicable- (a)on both sides of the vehicles, so that the characters of the mark are easily distinguishable from both sides of the vehicle, or (b)on the rear of the vehicle, so that the characters of the mark are easily distinguishable from behind the vehicle, or (c)where the vehicle is towing a trailer or trailers and the plate is not fixed on the sides of the vehicle, on the trailer or the rearmost trailer (as the case may be) so that the characters of the mark are easily distinguishable from behind the trailer. (3) Where the towing vehicle is an agricultural machine, a plate fixed on the trailer may, instead of displaying the registration mark of the towing vehicle, display the mark of any other agricultural machine kept by the keeper of the towing vehicle.

[@gregsmith3386]

The combine harvester should have had a better escort vehicle

[@jonaslarsen5251]

It had a tractor in front of it. That should be enough.

[@gregsmith3386]

@@jonaslarsen5251 yeah but the escort should have been further ahead and stopped the lorry at a wider part of the road

[@WildlifeObsessed]

IF the Farmer has the presence of mind and awareness to position a tractor infront of his Combine to act as an advanced Warning, why the hell did he not place one behind it. Duuuuuh !!

[@MyCav1]

Why should they? who would they be giving advance warning too behind it? its a country road surrounded by fields,so you expect to see things like this on the roads at certain times of the year - If a driver or driver's cant see or use common sense as to what's in front of them, then they shouldn't be on the road

[@robertgoadby8336]

WildlifeObsessed what difference would having one behind make? The idea of one in front is more down to fact that larger vehicles have a chance to get somewhere where they can pass so what would an escort behind do because there still going to be going the same speed

[@tjd4982]

TheRollin exactly you can’t miss it it’s claas lexion for gods sake

[@jimgoodwin6294]

What difference would it had made? Should there be someone waving a red flag in front of it?

[@benclarke8840]

Not a legal requirement. Most farms don't have enough tractors/workers to be running around playing traffic wardens. Without farmers we all be dead. Be great full and give us some space or we will just take longer.