JUST PURE DISASTER!

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

I do post in community chat for updates if you wish to check them out thank you.

[@oxide32100]

i worked for years for john raymond transport, (head office was in south wales, some of the site tips they gave us, i think they thought we were driving motorcycles, still the best job i ever had. thanks for the videos brother.

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Lol, hi oxide well thanks for taking the time to watch my videos, I just grab a camera and share my experience if it's a good day or a bad day. But I do my best to make it interesting as I can 🙂

[@SebsTruckStop]

Dude!!! The quality of your videos is insane! Really easy and fun to follow along, and a great show of the sheer skill you possess as an HGV driver. You're living my dream my man, not long until I can do it myself.

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

@@SebsTruckStop this comment is powerful thank you so much, if I can make someone's day and maybe teach someone in a similar situation as a new HGV driver I'm happy.. 🙂

[@Nihil2005]

I overtake other truckers at 75MPH. That’s in the US. But I usually drive at 68MPH

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Before we had speed limiters fitted to UK / European trucks, remember my mate driving scania 143 early 90's pushing 70 mph tall step-frame trailer as well

[@Nihil2005]

@@Dudleymiddleton It is crazy you all are forced to drive at that speed today. Are there drivers or companies that remove the speed limiters?

[@tomellison4514]

Proper driver! No nonsense and show boating, happy and confident to say oops when nearly hit something lol. Good videos to watch, got a sub!

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thanks tom much appreciated 👍

[@DanielEvans07891323596]

excellent driving and very entertaining well done. The only thing I will say the pedestrian crossing at around 16 mins 30 seconds is that he did look round and clock your lorry, he also has right of way under the new highway code rules.

[@fitba88]

Honestly, I was amazed by Your high driving skills. Massive respect !!!

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Well thank you very much, I've been doing it now for 2 years so experience has definitely paid off luckily 😂

[@oxide32100]

@@LifeAroundTheUK enjoy the job kev, i loved it and did it for 20+ years, best job ever.

[@Denbo1999-lp4ku]

I’m glad I hung my keys up on the 31st of may.. 18 years was enough for me.. safe driving..

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

@@Denbo1999-lp4ku thanks dennis, yep not always easy out there lol

[@davejones3372]

Very interesting excellent driving big respect to ya and I worked for company you delivered reels to 👍

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thanks dave, glad you enjoyed the content.. so you worked at stalybridge then?

[@davejones3372]

@@LifeAroundTheUK no u delivered to a company called D s smith I worked at the featherstone site but we get the reels from there

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

@@davejones3372 AHH I see well thanks for watching the videos mate much appreciated 👍

[@rayjohn8689]

First time viewer,enjoyed the video...a quick heads up about location when looking at that fantastic scenery would be helpful 😉

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thanks ray for the advice and welcome to my channel, I'll do just that next time am in a nice scenery but that location was woodhead A628 🙂

[@paulwhitear545]

I used to work at Townsend Hook paper mills. 19 yrs.

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

That's along time in the same business, great job and commitment 👍

[@X-stream-xj3ey]

Good video 💯 great driving 👍😁

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Glad you enjoyed

[@WackyNZ]

Whats the weight of paper? Does not look that heavy, used to cart 10 in truck and 14 in trailer here in NZ.

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

@@WackyNZ it's about 11 or 12 we carry and it's about 2.3 ton per roll that's roughly

[@WackyNZ]

@@LifeAroundTheUK Ahh ok ours were 1950kg. Our trucks a tad different Quad axle truck a now 5 axle trailers, 54 tonne 24 metres. but so much easier to get around tight corners, even small roundabouts. Not being rude but your magic view stop is our every day view. Good stuff to get out of the traffic and just cruise, 35 yrs in the game here, only 1 accident where someone tried to undertake me as i was going left trailer climbed onto his bonnet, i had already got front unit on straight and was off then a almighty wtf moment as it caught his car.

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

@@WackyNZ I've actually done a video for you on the weight it went up to 3045kg 👍

[@victorob71]

Your a very skillful driver you showed some skills getting around that post great video looking forward to the next one 👍

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@simontaylor2319]

I once wanted to be an internatina lorry driver in the 70s and do the Middle East runs, now I wouldn't consider it, far too nerve wracking (too old anyway). These guys/girls do a stirling job

[@frankmlchaelglasscock6539]

What would you do with out power stirring the mind boggles

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Yeah definitely needed 😆

[@Acanofbeer]

A small tip when blindsiding activate you passenger main mirror and as you lose sight of the end of your trailer move the mirror outwards. Give it a try. Hope you don’t take offence at the suggestion.

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

It's a good suggestion mate I actually do it myself from time to time, I could see the trailer end it's just the camera couldn't as it's on SV (super view) Which gives it a fisheye look 😂

[@Acanofbeer]

@@LifeAroundTheUKkeep up the content mate and drive safe 👍

[@chriskberks5471]

Great skills

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thanks Chris 👍

[@dauntless1248]

that car at the roundabout jesus christ is he driving with his eyes closed or something?

[@UncleYoda86]

Good effort on that blindside kev

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thanks Danny 👍 wasn't sure if I could get it in one go 😂

[@deanjames2279]

I don’t get why he drove down on his good side to then blindside it in 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@accytv5627]

nice driving, very skillfull

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thank you 👍

[@JohnSmith-hl2mg]

What a town banker

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

Will be easier once those trucks will start driving THEMSELVES WITH COMPUTER, and you can direct them with joy stick from home sitting on sofa eating your pizza😅😅

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Lol, need that to come now, sound good that 😆

[@Nihil2005]

I do that already with Euro Truck Simulator 2.

[@jacksonpauljackson2557]

Great job skill or what

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thanks 🙂👍

[@Judasmaiden]

Is that Smurits Snodland

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Yes Jude it was 🙂

[@Judasmaiden]

@@LifeAroundTheUK Thanks , thought it was spent many a day in there

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

@@Judasmaiden you was a HGV driver or worker there?

[@Judasmaiden]

@@LifeAroundTheUK Driver for a company in Nottingham, used to load waste paper at smurfits nottingham tip Snodland drop trl in their yard they loaded it overnight pick it up in morning With reels upto smurfits Northampton tip reload at Northampton cc back to Snodland same again 😂😂

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

@@Judasmaiden not bad sounds good, yeah I hate reel at time lol but hey it's a job 😂

[@Chase-1717]

Good video 👍

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thanks 👍

[@WizardOfTheKremlin]

@ 13:34 lil forky!!! ｡◕‿◕｡

[@nigelbevan8449]

Snodland to Stalybridge.

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

It was 👍

[@chrisyboy666]

Did you have another Chanel years ago doing the continent

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

No Chris, This is my only channel 👍

[@Afc1987]

Id rather a Bentley continental than a chav BMW m3 not classy😂

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Definitely but each to there own really 😂 I would like and dream a Bugatti but I was just trying to abit more realistic that's all 😁

[@Acanofbeer]

New M3 costs over £90k. I don’t think chavs own them tbh.

[@eddherring4972]

16:40 ped has priority. Insane highways rule. (And you with the biggest vehicle and least visibility have lowest priority) bloody stupid.

[@ACERASPIRE1]

A lot of excuses there driver!

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

And you're not going to share them??? 👍

[@eddietodd1942]

Good blindside but why didn’t you stay on left outside when you got there and reverse in on good side or even turn it in and then reverse on good side make life easier my friend but enjoyed the video first time viewer liked and followed

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Yeah your right I could of done, it was my next step but I knew I'd be ok because of the size of the gates I was talking about how narrow it was near the shutter door at the end where thay wanted me, it looked narrow for me and a forklift to be down there but I was wrong 😆

[@nick4995]

woodhead pass

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Yes, that's correct 🙂

[@johnplatt8369]

Yep great vlog, good driving well done...... Vlogs could work better with a bit of content tell us where you and, where you heading, where you were when you had them great views etc vlogs would be a lot more interesting and would stop viewers skipping bits, I'm sure your vlogs will get better with time, for sure but still great vlog thanks 👍👍👍

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Thanks John for the compliment, always trying to improve and share as much as I can lol, but it's not Easy to remember everything as a new youtuber 😂 but I'll give it my best from now on, thanks for the comment and the advice 👍

[@rvrebel2209]

That entrance. Why did you not get trailer in line with the entrance on turning. Instead of driving as if it was a 4 wheeler. Instead of driving for your camera drive learn how to drive properly first

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Most likely a comment coming from a non-HGV driver! 😂