I'd Change It If I Could...........

I tested a Class VII tipper-bodied vehicle the other day (and I have seen a similar example before), where the hydraulics had been ‘de-commissioned’ so effectively making it no more than a drop-side pick up. I wish I could have filmed this; the combined hydraulic unit (reservoir and motor) was swinging around on its hoses with a ‘cam-lock’ type strap doing a very poor job in secondary security. It is just a matter of time before the whole lot drops off and the most I could do was ‘advise’.

We have spare wheel/carriers that must be secure, exhausts similarly, and sharp edges etc. IMO, what we also need is something like………

‘Any part of the vehicle or item being carried, likely to detach that may be a danger to other road users including pedestrians‘

Might go in 6:4 with a bit of tweaking, Whaddya think?