How long for the AA to recover a breakdown

[Walter]

Walter Clarkson? Nope it doesn't sound right

No probably not. I just happen to live in a rural county with lots of single carriageway roads where slow moving vehicles including caravans, tractors, tourists and tedious old scroats doing 35mph in Morris Marinas can cause irritating delays when you are trying to get somewhere.

It is not any of the above per se that irritate me but the lack of consideration frequently shown to other road users by drivers of slow moving vehicles. For example I frequently travel on the A 1068 between Ashington and Alnwick. There is virtually nowhere on this road that there is a stretch of straight road long enough for someone driving a large HGV, car and caravan rig or the like to get past a scroat doing 35mph or a tractor. There are however plenty of places where someone driving a reasonably powerful car can do so quite safely. So why then, when there is no prospect of overtaking does the driver of the HGV/ caravan sit right up the arse of the scroat or tractor so that no-one in a more powerful vehicle can get past them one at a time but is forced to stay in the artifically created "queue" unless they are foolish enough to take unnecessary risks to pass both. It seems like the attitude is "I can't get past so neither will anyone else".

Notwithstanding any of that I do agree with Paul that "when you're sold something and you buy it in good faith only to be disappointed when the service is required" it is downright annoying and I feel for you too.

 

[chas_41_uk]

I tend not to use single carriage ways of the type you mention Walter, unless absolutely necessary. E.G We were at Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire. Sat nav wanted us to go through the centre of Lincoln and then down single carriage roads of either smaller A or B designation. I went the long way through Newark, down the A17 then the A153 and finally the B1192 cos I had no choice. And when I am causing a traffic jam I will pull over into a lay-by to let the faster traffic past (usually)

 

[Walter]

when I am causing a traffic jam I will pull over into a lay-by to let the faster traffic past (usually)

I was generalising of course. Not all caravanners (or HGV drivers) are inconsiderate, but sadly those who behave as you do are in the minority. On the other hand there are the raving loonies who will be past no matter what. They are a much worse and more dangerous problem.

As someone once said to me, the two types of drivers I can't stand are those who sit on my tailgate to try to make me go faster and the ones who won't get out of the way when I want to get past.

 

[Buckeye]

I was generalising of course. Not all caravanners (or HGV drivers) are inconsiderate, but sadly those who behave as you do are in the minority. On the other hand there are the raving loonies who will be past no matter what. They are a much worse and more dangerous problem.

As someone once said to me, the two types of drivers I can't stand are those who sit on my tailgate to try to make me go faster and the ones who won't get out of the way when I want to get past.

The ones who tailgate me get to travel even slower and it is quite funny to watch on the camera later as they fume, why should I travel faster than road conditions allow and risk scalding myself with coffee or dropping my sandwich or chips.

Peter

 

[Grump]

The ones who tailgate me get to travel even slower and it is quite funny to watch on the camera later as they fume, why should I travel faster than road conditions allow and risk scalding myself with coffee or dropping my sandwich or chips.

Peter

And I can never get through on the phone to you it's always engaged while you're driving init?