Lidl Lorry get stuck - East Street, Southampton GORFCAM Southampton Car Cam Man

Lidl lorry get stuck on East Street, Southampton. GORF CAM - Southampton Car Cam Man #LidlSurprises
This news paper clipping is from the same road - East Street, Southampton.
East Street is too narrow for lorries of this size.
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Archive - Friday, 28 October 2005
Lucky escape for father and daughter and daughter A father and daughter have described their horror as their parked car was dragged down a busy street by an articulated lorry and overturned while they were trapped inside last night. Cecil Thorne and his daughter Nerissa Thorne screamed for help as his Reliant Robin car was pushed backwards by the lorry. The car then rolled over, trapping the terrified pair inside during the drama in East Street, Southampton. Passers-by raced to free the couple from the vehicle which was leaking petrol. They were both pulled out of the wreckage by a quick-thinking off-duty coastguard and a nearby shop worker.

[@UltimateCoolGuy12345]

That driver did a great job of getting out of there without causing any damage, and your standing there filming and laughing at him. if you are going to film him at least call the video something more realistic like "great skills by hgv driver who gets out of a tight spot without causing damage" and don't just stand there and laugh, put yourself in his shoes, also why should he loose his license for taking a wrong turning and going somewhere too narrow, i bet you should have lost your license loads of times then.

[@brianbell426]

***** ....Lorry driver did a great job manoeuvring a 40 ft lorry with inches to spare ...Pity the camera 'man' couldn't operate his phone camera with the same precision. I've just taken my seasickness pills and feel better now...and I have Adblock turned on :-)

[@user-ot7jd9dt7t]

Literally, the dude with the cam prob doesn't even have a provisional license

[@Simon88ification]

Typical deluded person with the camera, got to lose his licence? What, for taking a wrong turn? I'm a class 1 driver and believe me, like that driver have taken wrong turns several times but all you do is stay calm and deal with it. Both that driver and myself have probably done more miles going backwards than the guy who thinks he should lose his licence for merely taking a wrong turn but then having the skills, excellent and experience to get out of it without even touching a kerb. Well done driver 👌

[@djire]

Absolute shit driving. From a hgv driver.

[@arnebroeckeart6404]

@@djire can u do etter then or what?

[@roadcamfr3243]

"Gotta lose his license for that" - what a prick... If you've never been to a certain city before, you HAVE to rely on a HGV GPS, this day and age, but even HGV GPS can get things wrong, trust me, it's happened to me on quite a few occasions. If you don't know the city, dont know the roads and are relying on a GPS, when it goes wrong, do you really think you should lose your license? It's called a mistake, Also, what you don't realise is what it feels like to be driving down a road just to suddenly realise that you can't go any further with 40ft of trailer behind you. You can't go back because of cars behind you, you can't turn around because of your size, what do you do? If you were a cleaner, I wouldn't piss on the floor to make your job harder, why do people insist on making ours harder than it already is.

[@bleppebleppsson1169]

Thumbs up!

[@tsingh8681]

Totally agree with you. Little twats riding their little bicycles thinks they know about 44t lorry!

[@1ns4ne1d10t]

"Gotta lose his licence for that" For following a road past the Star hotel and the army careers office that starts off wide enough for the world and his wife? then suddenly goes into a stupid right hand bend that suddenly bends into a street barely wide enough for a Minibus? With no weight, width, or unsuitable for HGV warning? Makes you laugh. The old road used to carry on straight over the padestrean area past the left side of the bargate next to Burger King before this dumb council and Jackie Rayment decided to padestreanise the old wide road that ran straight through and instead sent all vehicles to turn right into the skinny little East Street permanently because they can't go straight on. Solent Blueline Bristol VR buses used to pass the Star hotel and head on past the Bargate. The people taking the mickey aren't mature enough and havn't been around here long enough to understand how East street was f***ed up like this by our blind sighted council.

[@paulfoster7905]

Typical comment from a car driver 🙄

[@user-wq1cf7ms5r]

He did a great job to get out of there. Why he lose his licence for a mistake? You never make a mistake eh?

[@kevinsmith-dn1px]

The female Police Officer was as much use as an inflatable dartboard!

[@YouTubeDeletesComments]

kevin smith I'd put my dart in 'er

[@SlimHandle]

I'd be at her mercy if she arrests me #skinnylad

[@andersjohansson4934]

Haha! As usual...

[@pitbullslueth4358]

😂

[@troygardner8870]

Made it worse

[@kalvin1608]

Filming someone struggling. Nice one. Well done to the driver, kept calm in a busy public place and got on with it.

[@bagger7561]

I'm also a class 1 driver and that dumb " gotta lose his licence for that " comment pissed me off !😂

[@zip929]

Fair play to him. a difficult situation and he got himself out of it.

[@Kingkejser]

The driver did a good job. The people standing around like idiots however should have helped with guide him and calm him down cus I could imagine the stress he was in. But overall good job buddy

[@rabmc5879]

Funny when this happens you get people giving you 10 different hand signals some of which I've never seen before lol, but when everyone is trying to guide you in different ways it just adds to the confusion . Best to stop get out and evaluate the shit your in and let the helpers know what your going to do . Oh and smile and wave at the lowlifes with cameras waiting for you to fk up.

[@joker66642]

you got that right!!!

[@betquick]

Well said Sir 💯%👌🏼

[@petercoleman2834]

That's the way to do it

[@franticstorm6074]

The fault here is not the drivers but the fault of the companies traffic office for not routing the vehicle properly and sending the correct length of trailer for this drop. Had a shorter trailer been used, the driver would have had next to no trouble getting that vehicle around that turn. ALL credit goes to the driver! I would like to think that the driver gave his traffic manager a good mouthful when he got back!

[@DennisSantos]

Lidl fail? This driver works for Corporate Solutions Logistics - it says so on his unit. Just so happens that he's pulling for Lidl. In any case the cameraman is a dick for filming this and laughing. As others have said, even Truck GPS get thing wrong sometimes and if it's one's first time at that place, what can you do? Even a map wouldn't tell you if a street is too tight or not.

[@doriangray6911]

I love it how he almost hit the bin following the instructions of the police officer, who undoubtedly has never been in a lorry. Good shout to the driver, nerves of steel. Not to mention he is driving a DAF, which everybody knows is a pile of S**T

[@arnebroeckeart6404]

the most iritating thing is people who giving instructions to you and say what to do to get out. Best thing is to ignore them. Great job fella driver! Nice skills!

[@MsBenass]

Man That was some tough driving conditions. well done.

[@jasongraves1841]

Well done that drive you kept your cool my hat off to you sir from a fellow driver 👍

[@1ns4ne1d10t]

For all the Unprofessional drivers out there: East Street Southampton does not have ANY warning signs warning Heavy Goods vehicles the following right hand bend is: 1. "6-6" width 2. "Unsuitable for HGV's" or 3. "3.5T" East Street is not wide enough for full sized Coaches or full sized Trucks when cars/vans are occupying spaces on both sides of East Street. But drivers who do not know this city are not warned of this by ANY pre-signage whatsoever. There are no signs by the Dolphin hotel or near the holy rood church warning large vehicles that the next right hand turn into East Street is 6-6/Unsuitable for HGV/3.5T in the next 200 yards. Southampton City council havn't learned any lessons from these mistakes and they won't put any signage up to lorry warn drivers. Everybody blames a large vehicle driver but we shouldn't lay the blame on the drivers we should be questioning the council's. Like Winchester City council at Charity Stoke who only warn drivers of the 11-3ft 'low bridge' when they drive in from the Charity Stoke end of the junction but guess what? They don't warn drivers who drive in at the Micheldever end of the road junction. I soon found that out when I had an 11ft 11 Beulas MAN with passengers on board.

[@darrenstephenson4606]

"Gotta loose his licences for that" wise up fs, as a HGV driver myself we do take wrong turns but we never give up and the skill in driving a class 1 someone like yourself clearly has no understanding you probably couldn't even tow a caravan ffs... well done driver for getting unstuck fair play buddy, happens to us all

[@MaxHeadRush]

Well done drive!

[@georgebarlow5829]

He’s got to lose his license for this. What a STUPID comment. The driver done exceptionally well. Well done Driver.

[@owenlewis8006]

He got himself out again, good job drive.

[@terrycrusader]

why would he lose his license?,what damage did he do?who did he hurt?bet that really pissed on ya fire that nothin like that did happen eh....well done to the driver,....and i'm sure he wont ever go that way again. its bloody grim when ya go somewhere new,the signs are not informative or you just get it wrong,done it myself and so has every other lorry driver. I bet you never get anything wrong do ya!

[@tomsmith6158]

Gotta lose his license…. What a arrogant bloke for saying that. Fair play to the driver kept his cool and got out of it 😎😎

[@Whothefuckdrivesastationwagon]

Why is the WPC there trying to bank him out when she doesn't know what to do?. His main concern is the bollard on his blindside. These people that think they know how to bank a HGV out of a tight situation when they haven't got their Cat C+E are a liability and add confusion into the mix. I tend to lose confidence with any banks man or woman who disappears from my mirrors.

[@welshlad2]

fucking ridiculous iv been in a situation like this and believe me its a fucking nightmare and it doesnt help when theres about a dozen fucking idiots waving there arms about and shouting it only adds more shit to the shit your already in what i used to do is get out and weigh the situation up myself didnt take me long to work it out

[@matthewquinn6666]

From my experience never listen to someone trying to guide you when they aren’t a hgv driver themselves, I made that mistake when I first started out and took a 100 year old wall out the ground 🤣 best to get out and look and make your own decisions

[@radiogramgramophonetoons5802]

It’s a shame that this driver hasn’t got another HGV class 1 Driver acting as his banksman, those police officers look like all they are doing is confusing him.

[@geraouttahermaeens1075]

The way all the people look at you and judge your driving like they could do a better job….. most of them probably would not pass a HGV test

[@captaincatchupjones6337]

Great bit of driving, a truly skilled driver, and all the muppets just stand there and laugh, he did really well

[@steve660917]

The first people to condemn this driver are those that don't drive them!! Could be a number of reasons this happened. It may be his fault but ya can't tell from this video. Well done to him that he did no damage!!

[@johnlong3214]

It wasn't even a big truck, it was only Lidl.

[@mk-os8gl]

good1

[@dr1303]

The female police officer annoys me. She keeps looking at the driver instead of at the trailer. The driver is about to hit a trash can with the trailer, and she still waves him forward.

[@CptPersia]

those bikers could have moved their bikes and helped the poor driver out. jerks

[@paddy4799]

That bin at his front near side corner actually just lifts off. Am I the only one to realise this.

[@user-tw9og8mq1v]

Show me someone who has never made a mistake

[@user-wq1cf7ms5r]

These big stores usually have the routes planned out for the driver if its a bit tight or limited access. Easy to make a mistake, done it myself. The driver did a great job, bet he was soaked with sweat to!!

[@andersjohansson4934]

Big up for the driver!!! :D

[@Tripl3blue]

I had a look on Googlemaps I don't see any width or weight restriction signage leading up to that road. This was not really the drivers fault or the bikers as some of the more ignorant on here are trying to say. The bikes where all within the designated parking area. The issue here is no signage and having any sort of parking area on the side of the road where a lorry may need to swing in, this 1 is down to the morons that plan our road layouts, parking and signage and from what I hear its not the first time.

[@troygardner8870]

Have to laugh at the police office backing the trucker up once he got out of the jam. He definitely couldn't see him 😭🤣 he was stood in a blind spot govong guidance lol

[@patricknewall5634]

Imagine the way the lorry driver must have felt, with everyone either getting in the way, or giving instructions despite not having a clue about HGVs, and on top of that some clown with a camera videoing the whole thing. The driver did well to keep cool and get the lorry straightened up. The police woman was just waving her hands around uselessly. The idiot who said he should lose his licence for this, is a complete w****r, who would probably not have what it takes to pass an HGV test in the first place. By the way, I drove HGVs for 45 years and been in a few sticky situations myself.

[@JohnMorten-px6my]

All the pi$$ takers, Sunday drivers, no idea 'advice ' givers and flapping wpc would be crying if they couldn't get their shopping due to drivers skills like this - how do they think it gets to the shops ???? 😭😭 Driver is fully skilled, nothing to lose his license for, all those others mentioned above couldn't be let loose with a push bike in a layby !!

[@stevenbradley9391]

This is the great British public filming while he's delivering your shit most of these roads in the towns are not meant for lorries but they get made to deliver to them anyway for these plebs

[@karaoketrucker1162]

Two things. One, only drive into somewhere you know you can reverse out of, if unsure stop and check. (Its stood me in good stead for the last twenty odd years) Second, bloody hell he made a meal of that didn't he! I mean sure it was tight but he made it a lot tighter. But I guess that's what you get when you employ eastern blockers.

[@karaoketrucker1162]

P.S. Those who stood and laughed, I'm glad I don't know you, cos your not very nice people.

[@stevenlennon4802]

Arthur White totally agree i cant drive an HGV..So i would never have laughed let alone stand there and film the guy.

[@karaoketrucker1162]

Steven Lennon Nice to see someone with manners. They're a bit rare these days.

[@19ARSENAL100]

Arthur White Yeah, foreign drivers do tend to make it look a lot harder than it is.I'm not saying it's easy either.

[@thaifoodtakeaway]

Arthur White To be fair to the driver, the road is deceiving, it is a nice wide two lane road that turns to a narrow single lane when it goes around the corner. Clearly this was the driver's first time delivering to this store, as the loading bay is at the back of the store, and at a different address.

[@volvosales]

when all he wanted to do was curl up into a ball and hope it goes away, he managed to ignore all the waving arms and misinformation from people that had no idea how to drive a truck and he got it out without any damage, well done!!!

[@henktulp4400]

I bet in the UK it is the same as here in the Netherlands.... the average man in the street has no idea.... the average cardriver has no skills or decency... and as a truckdriver supplying in the centre of cities and towns you’re on your own.... What surprises me is that this trailer has 3 fixed axles..... ours have at least one that steers,the difference is huge!!!!

[@rcnelson]

You know, the problem with hand-held cameras is they're too light. Thus we get these clips that look like the camera was attached to a thin reed in a high wind. Maybe a two-pound weight should be attached to them.

[@radarnoz19]

Someone needs to move those bikes. I used to live in Soton and they were always there.

[@jbss7382]

Why did no one suggest lifting the middle axle on the axle pad by the drivers seat? You can override the auto levelling and weight sensor if reversing!!!!

[@spencerstreet8291]

There are thousands of lorries going up down and across the country everyday, and what are they doing ? delivering food and goods that we all need, not just want but need, so if you come across a lorry driver in distress don't take the piss, help him/her out.

[@JackDaniels-gx4ei]

if every driver who takes a wrong turn or makes a mistake would have to lose his licence for that you would starve to death with no groceries in your big city shops.

[@zacpanther6364]

That's why I could never be a truck driver. I bet it's easy to miss signs when you're tired and you've been driving for hrs and you come to a town you're not familiar with. GPS sometimes take you to stupid roads

[@chris77777777ify]

Black officer seems really good. Very good point to say it’s not like a car. ‘Car drivers’ fail to realise what these things are. These vehicles are huge & handle completely different to a car. Don’t ever mess with Trucks.

[@abigaildally4329]

Well done that driver only problem was he missed the prick that was filling him, and walking in the road,

[@masterjingo]

good job for precision driving.... it's a skill many dont have.

[@Terry-nd4vd]

Sad sad sad man for filming that lol

[@l337pwnage]

Well, the two biggest obstacles I see are the pedestrians and all the "helpers". Gotta love it when the cop stands directly behind the trailer. It's no wonder he had to go so slow. I'd be curious to see how narrow the road actually is, cause the first part is practically an airstrip compared to most roads there.

[@lottielove9136]

Firstly I would NOT work for LIDL as they are a SHIT company to work for so that is a NO NO to start with, I myself would NOT have gone down that road unless I had a 10 mtr trailer, but fair play to the driver!! he did well! as for the twat filming who had nothing better to do plus the cops waving their arms he didnt know which way to turn! also I would not have gone down that road especially town center with a 40 footer !! even the best of us can make mistakes!! but he did well!!!

[@mozzy3663]

45' lol

[@procta2343]

I bet that poor driver needed a drink after that! that looked very stressful!

[@jaxxoceans3866]

I'd be like Any good lorry drivers around to get me out this mess

[@pitbullslueth4358]

Last thing you need is an audience, those pesky bikes always in the way as well 😂

[@noney8243]

Well said David Tyler. I wouldn't say he was stuck, he just found it a bit tight. I bet all of these idiots stood around laughing at him are all jobless sponges that where just passing through to the dole office. That copper was useless, she would struggle maneuvering a remote control car. Well done to the driver for keeping his cool and sorting the situation. Until you have driven something this big keep your smart comments to yourself.

[@pamandrobtrust7624]

Bollards and bins on both sides should be moved further back. They do not help in anyway. The driver can then achieve a better lock for moving forward and reversing. Council planning at its best. Councils want jobs and shops, however hinder deliveries with stupid road layouts. Dangerous and brains spring to mind here.

[@Ruffbiker68]

I have honestly been in worse situations than this in my 30 years as a lorry driver

[@888johnmac]

this was recommended to me by you-tube... 89 likes, 178 dislikes !! where do I get the 30-seconds I wasted watching it back ???

[@bazwr450]

fair play to the driver its the ones in cars that make you laugh cant turn around in a great big car park

[@TheDressageelite]

Congratulations on be a1 hgv1 driver you amazing

[@pmonnas]

Hi, I am making a documentary for Channel 4 about lorry drivers and would like to discuss using this video. Please let me know the best way to get in contact. Thank you!

[@Ruffbiker68]

When the public all become lorry drivers 😂

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Well done driver, surrounded by useless coppers and a guy filming, have a go and see how hard it is!

[@harrycurrie5295]

Well done that driver what skill unlike the other people filming and laughing at least the man works for a living unlike the dole bums laughing

[@davidlittle8308]

Legend

[@P1mpMyBr1de]

Hopefully the police didn't check the drivers tacho, because the drivers unloading times won't correspond with his wtd and driving breaks. Lidle is a crooked firm indeed

[@scits1]

I feel sorry for the driver, others have said he did well getting out of it but did he? he obviously has to go that way and has still got to make that turn. Surely the best approach would be for the council to either get rid of the taxi rank on the left before the turn or get rid of the posts, bin, pointless loading bay (only big enough for a car) and move the motorbike parking further down then at least the trucks that are needed to deliver to stores can get in and out.

[@HGVDriver24601]

Or having a sign to warn HGV drivers, Had a look on Google maps and no signage whatsoever.

[@CoatsandGaiters]

Can't help noticing just how much stainless steel street furniture there was. Does the council really have to place that many bollards so close to the road? Seems like the council have gone just a tad OTT and they succeeded in making it utterly impossible for an artic to get through . I can't imagine that much street furniture would help a large Fire Aerial Ladder Platform get through if they had to in an emergency. You'd think the council would consider that 'one off' scenarios might happen or need to happen and allow for them. Fair play to that HGV driver for keeping his calm even in the face of people laughing at him........that must have taken some self control on his part.

[@ChattingWithMeHGV]

Too many cooks spoiling the broth, bless them. He should have just got out tho and weighed the job up his self, and then told everyone else around him what was going to happen next. A good effort tho in the end to get his self back out of trouble again.

[@Southampton_Dash_Cam_SO19]

I once saw a 7.5T lorry go all the way down East Street to Queensway.... 10+ cars were wrecked that day ...lol. It's tight in a car down there at times as people park so poorly. Should have parking on one side only but greedy council think differently.

[@chris075uk]

Southampton Dash Cam SO19 If a 7.5 tonner cant fit down there, the local highway authority should be restricting parking on there, as a fire engine certainly can't get down either as they're about a foot wider!

[@Southampton_Dash_Cam_SO19]

Unfortunately Southampton Council more worried about income than anything else!

[@Pierre_1000cc]

that female officer is HOT FIRE

[@richcousins9328]

Poor guy, good recovery though drive! No doubt this will happen to me at some point this...

[@chrisharper8380]

Those metal posts are erected with no consideration for HGV drivers IMO. If they weren't there, this guy would have had a much easier time with this. Hats off to him!

[@scits1]

Before someone want's to say the last driver done it ok, we are all human and therefore different. True we all passed the same hgv test but I have seen many car drivers over the years who all passed the same car test struggle to park a car either in a car park or a 30ft gap at the side of the road, like I said I feel sorry for the driver the easiest solution would have been to just pick the bikes up and turn them kerbside

[@simonecunningham5361]

You must just like the views 😡 good on the driver for staying that cool

[@trucker684955]

the guy might have gone down the wrong road by mistake but lets see some of u people back up and drive a tractor trailer some of u cant even drive a little car the guy did a great job getting him self out

[@vasiavisilievic1873]

he should have gotten his trailer wheels as close as possible to the inside of the turn, then he would have a lot more space on the left, it would be alot easier.

[@MrGaygok]

Full sympathy for him, but if he'd lifted the centre steer axle it would have made traction more smooth on the fecking cobbles

[@MrGaygok]

Plus to all the idiots who said he should lose his licence, maybe you should try and have a go in one of these loaded to 44 tonnes, not being funny most people can't drive a car, yet have the right to comment. He may have come close, but never hit anything, and noticing it is a 62 plate it will have the auto gearbox which are not the most smooth when shunting back and forth, personally he done well.

[@NytZor]

The only person here failing at their job is Southhampton Car Cam Man.. Rubbish filming, rubbish commentary. Lorry driver did good not damaging anything.

[@khokhar9856]

that stupid police instructions making things 10× more complicated than it is ' what police should have done is to caution people passing by and stop the traffic' so driver can think without getting narvous

[@bullockserveruk12345]

Feel sorry for the driver he's probably the only one there with an understanding of how the artic will steer and he's having to take help of people how don't seem to understand how an artic moves. Get 4 people for a start and move those bikes to prevent damage to property.

[@stephenwilkie8292]

This is a great bit of driving the shop should tell the company that deliver there goods to the store that thay must only sent a max 10.5 tones wagen as the hgv will not fit. The driver did a great job revirsing how meny of you people as this good as this guy with a 32 tone hgv.

[@mk-os8gl]

Black officer thinks he's helping but he really has no clue

[@kapottespatiebalk]

Those cops make it only worse...

[@johncox6101]

Great driving, very easy to lose your head.

[@ibelieveyou2066]

Good driver,very bad place for a shop to get deliveries by truck,planners have put so many obstacles right on the edge of pavement. Had a fit watching. Camera kept moving.

[@mclovin8739]

Fuck that for a job, respect to the drivers who do this but I couldn't do it

[@tacman1974]

Anyone can make a mistake. A wrong turn and this happens. But this guy is not very experienced. It is obvious!!

[@andrewbennett7756]

Flaming motor bikes great job driver i don't miss trucking in the city centre

[@user-cl8us2kl7b]

Also this is when Police officers make the situation a lot worse. Because they guiding a large vehicle where and how to manouver while they don't have a fucking clue how to drive a large vehicle not to mention an articulated lorry like in this video....

[@_matty]

5:25 why are the coppers telling him to pull to the left hand side, the complete opposite to where he should of been. Well done to the fellow wagon driver giving you some advice and well done drive for getting it out with no damage. Looks like he way fairly heavy and them deaf gearboxes aren’t great for such manovers

[@prettywomankitche]

No pressure man Good job of getting unstuck!

[@SuperMrminecraftdude]

Before you start to call him bad and laugh at him try to do it yourself, most people cant even reverse with a 3 foot waggon on their car, then try it with a truck atleast 30 times as large and heavy

[@davidreed9767]

Fair play to him. Some people ain’t got a clue.

[@wfp5484]

We need a shuttle system for deliveries, this day of massive artic trucks negotiating down 17th century streets or whatever is way past it's time, biz op. for someone surely.

[@yan24to]

You will enjoy no doubt higher prices .