Did any drivers on here........?

[coastie]

Originally Posted by grandad

hello mate, i had the dubious distinction of piloting some of those lethal missiles,lol. We were running out of slip -end near luton with bedford "chassis cabs destined for duples of blackpool to have coach bodies fitted. After which we hitched back on our trade plates.they were deemed unsafe shortly after tho they had been driven like that for years and years. From about 76 they had to delivered by transporter. You had to be a bit nuts to put up with no screen no seat, only a bit of ply, and no saftey belt! Lol.

Hello Grandad! Sorry, I haven't seen this posting before so that's why it's taken me so long to reply, but yes, it must have been you, or at least one of your colleagues. We joined the M6 at the junction where the M54(?) joined so it couldn't have been anyone further north.

Luton to Blackpool eh?? Quite a run in conditions like that, especially if it was raining.

[scania nut]

Originally Posted by coastie

In the 70's my Brother and I used to go to Wednesbury to our paper suppliers. When we got onto the M6, we'd see lorry chassis with lights precariously placed, being driven by men sitting in plywood "boxes" and wearing bright yellow oilskins, scarves and goggles going up the M6. We never knew where they came from for definite or where they were going. Looked an interesting, albeit a slighly dangerous job, did any of the drivers on here do that job? If so, where were you going and what wait like?

hiya did not do the job, but what yousaw were bus chassis,s most likely going to Plaxton,s of Blackpool. It still goes on today but they are carried on specialised trailers by a firm called Boules. Aint much good at spelling but best of my knowledge this correct.
Oh sometimes they chassis,s went to Leyland Bus, Cumbria, Workington i think.
All the Best Mate

[coastie]

Thankyou for that info, Scania nut and a very warm welcome to the forum from a warm and sunny Holyhead!

[Fazer9553]

Just found this:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/...c8013e1853.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xavnco2/4352912605/

[G-CPTN]

I see that they were pulling the '11d' trick back then, making you think you were only paying 14/- (or 8/-) when, in fact, you were paying (almost) 15/- or 9/- . . .

[Fazer9553]

'Back then' I understood it to be a tax thing. If they went up a whole shilling there was some difference. Not sure what though ....

[quest-uk]

Originally Posted by Fazer9553

'Back then' I understood it to be a tax thing. If they went up a whole shilling there was some difference. Not sure what though ....

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch...s/moneyold.htm

found thid but havn't had time to see if there was anything on here for the tax codes, and for the younger ones on here to understand the shillings and pence.