Rare two-shilling Matchbox toy replica of 1916 Osram Lamps lorry sells for £5,520

Two shilling toy lorry from 1961 is now worth £5,520! Rare Matchbox 1916 Osram Lamps replica sells for thousands after a bidding war Toy fetched seven times its £800 estimate at Vectis Auctions in County Durham If it featured the more common metal wheels – it would only be worth about £20  The now decades-old … Read more

Rare two-shilling Matchbox toy replica of 1916 Osram Lamps lorry sells for £5,520

Two shilling toy lorry from 1961 is now worth £5,520! Rare Matchbox 1916 Osram Lamps replica sells for thousands after a bidding war Toy fetched seven times its £800 estimate at Vectis Auctions in County Durham If it featured the more common metal wheels – it would only be worth about £20  The now decades-old … Read more

Terrifying moment driver spots lorry travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway towards him  

Terrifying moment driver spots lorry travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway towards him at 4am Robert Williams, 44, was going to work in Cardiff when he spotted the lorry HGV travelled north on southbound side of A470 for two miles before stopping Driver claims he ended up going the wrong way after avoiding … Read more

Driver spots tanker lorry heading towards him as it ‘tries to overtake’ car

Terrifying moment driver spots tanker lorry heading towards him as it ‘tries to overtake’ car – but operator says HGV was swerving to avoid a collision Simon Kay, 48, captured moment on his car’s dash cam on the A49 in Shropshire  Van Den Bosch company says it has contacted the driver twice since seeing clip … Read more

Police are mocked online for using flatbed lorry to take away confiscated electric scooter

‘Can’t you just put it in the boot?’: Police are mocked for using flatbed lorry to take away a SCOOTER Police in Hereford used a 7.5 tonne recovery truck to move a confiscated scooter West Mercia Police were mocked by baffled Facebook after releasing a picture  Social media users joked officers ‘should have got a bigger … Read more

Moment two migrants appear feet-first from hole cut in side of lorry in west London

This is the extraordinary moment two suspected migrants emerged feet first from the side of a Polish-registered lorry after cutting a hole in its side curtain. The stowaways jumped out of the opening they made just five minutes after the truck arrived in a freight company yard in Hounslow, west London last week. Video footage … Read more

Moment a 20ft container suddenly detaches from lorry on busy motorway

Moment a 20ft container suddenly detaches from lorry on busy motorway forcing terrified drivers to swerve and slam on the brakes By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 09:33 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 09:34 BST, 29 April 2021 Dramatic dash cam footage shows the moment a large container detaches from the rear of a … Read more

Vietnamese man, 18, faces extradition to Belgium over Essex lorry migrant deaths

Vietnamese teenager, 18, accused of being key ‘organiser’ in people smuggling ring that saw 39 migrants suffocate in Essex lorry trailer loses appeal against extradition to Belgium on charges of running a ‘safe house’ Ngo Sy Tai, 18, lost an appeal against extradition to face charges in Belgium  He is accused of being an organiser … Read more

Moment lorry overturns spilling huge avalanche of RICE all over mechanic’s workshop in Vietnam 

Moment lorry overturns spilling huge avalanche of RICE all over mechanic’s workshop in Vietnam Bizarre CCTV footage was recorded in Cai Lay in Tien Giang, Vietnam, this month Huge lorry began to topple after seemingly getting struggling down narrow path Four garage workers could do nothing but rush to get out of the way By … Read more

Lorry drivers entering England for more than two days face Covid tests

Grant Shapps says lorry drivers entering England for more than two days WILL face compulsory Covid tests to fight threat of new coronavirus variants – despite fears it could disrupt food supplies Lorry drivers coming to England must get tested for Covid-19 within 48 hours France has dropped requirement for lorry drivers arriving from UK … Read more