'' saw the lorry on his inside gradually increase his speed and then saw him wait to drop back down to eventually pull in and clear the outside lane''.

Yes the driver who accelerated on the overtaking driver was indeed dumb.

Could be something to do with the speed limiters which physically prevent British registered HGVs from exceeding 90 km/h. Fail! Not a problem here in Spain as they are either not fitted or else are "magically" disabled, along with such niceties as tachographs, ahem.

And if I had a Euro for every near death experience involving an HGV driver losing his patience and charging into the THIRD LANE to overtake another in the second lane - right in front of me!... 'nuff said.

Yet one more compelling reason to have proper motorway patrol cars rather than "prosecution by camera", which somehow does not have the desired effect on foreign registered HGVs.

Perhaps someone in the know can explain the logic behind cabs and trailers having different registrations, often from different countries. Spanish trailers have to carry a second black and red registration plate for the trailer (for HGVs and caravans weighing over 750 kgs). So the Polish driver with a Belgian transport firm has a Lithuanian registered cab and a Slovakian trailer and the fine for reckless driving goes to... apparently nobody.

Just spent 3 days motoring on Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium- all had restrictions on HGV's in the outside lane during daylight hors on their two lane motorways.

What a difference it made and if it can be done in those countries without the World ending then why not here- even if it means raising the speed limit for HGV's.

The only piece of Driving stupidity I saw was the laughable attempt made by a British HGV to overtkae another on the motorway near Calais.

For 10 minutes we were able to laugh as he blocked the road during his attempt to overtake another HGV with his increased speed of around 2mph, saw the lorry on his inside gradually increase his speed and then saw him wait to drop back down to eventually pull in and clear the outside lane.

DUMB AS A BOX OF ROCKS!

And the truck(s) gets stuck behind the car or car + caravan doing 40mph (or less) causing even longer tailbacks, a full ban would cause utter chaos. However, something along the lines of the 30 second overtake, or maybe the driver being overtaken easing off a little, or not restricting to such a stupidly low speed may be the answer.

Yes, being stuck behind a looooong overtake on a two lane road is frustrating, the A34 springs to mind, but a total ban, I think not!

BTW, I am a car driver, not a trucker, I do believe that i should be compulsary for all car drivers to spend a day with a trucker to experience what they pit up with, especially from the clowns in cars.

.My main point still remains---for whatever reason HGV's are to often blocking the outside lane on a 2 lane motorway with their overtaking attempts.

I am a professional driver and well aware of the faults of many motorists including myself at times but this issue is not going away.

Include ALL speed restricted vehicles at peak times, If Sainsbury want to run their vehicles at 40mph its their choice but dont let their decision determin my progress on the road.