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Lorry rolls into Bristol harbour during filming of Stephen Merchant TV series

Published 22 October 2021
By David Mullen
A lorry and trailer have fallen into a harbour in Bristol during the filming on a new BBC comedy series.
Yodel

Yodel drivers may strike

Lorry drivers at parcel delivery firm Yodel are currently voting on potential strike action after failing to reach agreement with the company.
Published 26 August 2021
Revealed: the dangerous defects found on foreign and British lorries

Temporary changes to working hours for HGV drivers

Government move to temporarily extend the number of hours that HGV drivers can work is met with backlash from the industry.
Published 08 July 2021
Lorry driver caught eating lasagne with knife and fork on motorway

Lorry driver caught eating lasagne on motorway

A lorry driver who ate lasagne with a knife and fork on a motorway has been caught as part of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) aided police crackdown.
Published 24 May 2021
HGV driver shows how you’re supposed overtake cyclists

HGV driver shows how to pass cyclists properly

When it comes to the conduct of drivers and cyclists on our roads, it’s very easy to focus on examples that shine a bad light on the situation –...
Published 05 June 2018
This is what happens when an HGV trailer hits a bridge at full speed

Video: What happens when an HGV hits a bridge?

This is the incredible moment a lorry trailer destroyed a pedestrian bridge in Montreal, Canada on Wednesday.
Published 05 April 2018
Truck dash cam captures drug driving crash on M1 motorway in Australia

Video: Truck dash cam captures drug driving crash

A truck's dash cam captured the moment a car driver high on drugs pulled out into the HGV's path while rejoining an Australian highway.
Published 23 February 2018
Reader Letters: Illuminated controls, defining a vintage car, HGV dragsters and another fine maths

Reader Letters: Illuminated controls, defining a vintage...

I enjoyed Jeremy Clarkson’s piece on the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (“Foot down, I’m in clover”, July 24). I must say, though, that if...
Published 08 August 2016
Reader Letters: Speeding fine payment, Humber brag and lorry louts

Readers' Letters: Speeding fine payment, Humber hoopla...

I was caught on camera exceeding 60mph on the A30 near Hayle in Cornwall. I pleaded guilty by letter and sent off the £100 fine. According to the...
Published 18 July 2016
Sunday Times Driving Reader Letters: Austrian tolls, speedo accuracy, Specs cameras and antiquated RAC

Reader Letters: Austrian tolls, speedo accuracy, Specs...

A warning to readers: I have just received notice of a hefty fine for not displaying a vignette — the toll sticker that permits you to drive on...
Published 16 May 2016
The Stig blows up a caravan on Top Gear

And on that bombshell . . . the organisations delighted...

Top Gear is no more. Or at least Top Gear as we know and love it is no more. The eighth and final episode of series 22 aired last Sunday, and in the...
Published 03 July 2015