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[martin.adamek]

I was surprised, when I got known from photos, that you have neck of fuel tank at left side of van, in the UK.
Because we have it at left side too - I thinked that all van is mirrored.

I thinked that tank neck is allways at steering wheel side, because driver do not need to go around all van at petrol station...
(I mean concretely Transits from 90th years)

What about gearing? I think it is not mirrored, and you have "1" at left front, and "R" at right back?

And I catched, that you have notepad between steering wheel and driver's door. It little bit surprised me, because we have it in the centre of windscreen. But it is logical, for writing by right hand.

What about dashboard? E.g. controling of heating system, in Transit model 1995:
-we have setting of outputs at left, and setting of temperature at right.
Is it mirrored in UK, or not?

Do you use some citizen-band radio for communication between drivers on Britain roads?

[jay]

Do you use some citizen-band radio for communication between drivers on Britain roads?
yes we have CB radio in the UK.but its not as popular as it used to be 5 or 10 yeasrs ago.

[maxlee]

Do you use some citizen-band radio for communication between drivers on Britain roads?
yes we have CB radio in the UK.but its not as popular as it used to be 5 or 10 yeasrs ago.

been killed by things like msn biggest killer of cb radio i think has to be the mobile phone

[martin.adamek]

Do you use some citizen-band radio for communication between drivers on Britain roads?
yes we have CB radio in the UK.but its not as popular as it used to be 5 or 10 yeasrs ago.

been killed by things like msn biggest killer of cb radio i think has to be the mobile phone

So it is the same... CB radio was the once mobile communiccation medium, until mobile phones came.
But on roads it is quite wided - it is in the most of trucks, in some vans, and sometimes in car or bus. And the same is in German, Poland, or another european countries....
From july 2006 we will have stronger road-law with harder restrictions, so I expect little comeback of CB radios, because actual traffic information will be very useful

[UK_ANDY]

you just reminded me ive got a cobra uk 29 ltd st under the stairs , anyone from the forum using cb ??? .I havent used a rig for years but remember the good ol days before mobile phones one advantage is vehicle to vehicle comunication without the bills !!!!

[martin.adamek]

advantage is vehicle to vehicle comunication without the bills !!!!

especially if you are going in group of 2-3 vehicles, you can immediately speak to others, without dialing...
(but for normal communication e.g. building - van is better mobile phone)

[chrisuk]

When I lived in South Africa I belonged to what was called "Rescue alert" where we would aid other motorists in need of help, it worked a treat and our services was always welcomed as it was for free, the AA was about then as it is now but we were there and that was when JHB was called the golden city and it was so, CB radio worked and it worked well, but dont think it has died out because it is still going very strong with Truckers and in Africa, CB radio is a life tool there and it works well andthey will be round for a long time to come, even after alot of us are dead, you can still buy brand new CD radios today in many contries, mobile phones are a scam and although in todays fast moving world we need them I could quite happily live without them if they vansished off the face of the earth but we'll never see that happen.