Just a warning to say that over the last few months of this year I've known both a 2 horse lorry & my friend's trailer have wheels fall off apparently without warning whilst being driven on the road whilst loaded. Very luckily in both cases, no one was hurt. The 2 separate yards where the vehicles are kept are in the Crawley area of West Sussex. It's possible that the wheel nuts have been loosened / removed deliberately (There were no wheel nuts to even be found roadside in the case of the trailer!)
Please can I urge all lorry / trailer users to be extremely vigilant. Vehicles checks should be a part of your hitching up / lorry prep process & should be automatic. It is the drivers responsibility to do this before EVERY journey & alarmingly; if there were to be an accident, you would be held accountable for checking road-worthiness of the vehicle prior to use.
Commercial vehicles apparently have to have 6 weekly' inspections where wheel nut torque is checked & adjusted if necessary. These are Dept. of Transport standards.
I know we all get a bit complacent but I think we need to wise up & be safe - particularly if there is dirty work afoot!
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