Hi Ian. Have been watching ned for last couple of years and enjoying him. Hadn't discovered your channel til very recently. I'm not a trucker myself but hugely enjoy the content. I find it facinating.Thanks for your efforts.
@cillcon7 ай бұрын
Super video Ian ! Wishing you , your missus and all your family a Great Christmas and New Year! The Volvo is mint as usual 👌 Happy Tramping
@andywhite67136 ай бұрын
The Jan De Rijk guys were always helpful to me when I used to do airfreight from London Heathrow to European airports. It's so much easier to drive over in Europe compared to the UK, most people are really helpful. Much better truck stops. Have a good one Ian.
@andrewcassidy77957 ай бұрын
Long time in coming. Big thank you. Merry Christmas mate.
@rudybergen89757 ай бұрын
Very interesting trucking in Europe from an retired trucker from British Columbia Canada
@smahon977 ай бұрын
A great Christmas Day! Happy Christmas Ian and family💯
@stevethepom5 ай бұрын
Oh dear Starf**ks coffee ! had a laugh when you were walking round the truckstop trying to be as quiet as possible but were getting drowned out by the sound of the generators that keep the chillers going on the trailers !
@derekdempsey85067 ай бұрын
Hi ian great trip I would of loving to have a beer with you and walk around the truck stop.Great vlog and your a top truck driver. . .
@markwillis76547 ай бұрын
Nice 1 ian . Great vid.. Happy christmas to you and yours enjoy. More vids in 2024 👍🎄🍺🥳
@kwokka6667 ай бұрын
Awesome vid Ian show us ins and outs of that euro trip -handled it well brov Keep on Truckinggood 👌
@tommieexpress34547 ай бұрын
Great to see a video Ian.
@shaneprior7 ай бұрын
Great video Ian, happy Christmas to you Lad!
@tonyvidler50146 ай бұрын
Great video,your living my dream m8 😂 look forward to more 👌😎👍
@canicemorrissey73137 ай бұрын
Brilliant video Ian, well done lad, best of luck, happy new year, keep her lit 👍
@drivewithig7 ай бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@markbennett21706 ай бұрын
Really enjoyable and informative video Ian. Great work!! All the best! New Subscriber living in Warwickshire.
@noelkenny75047 ай бұрын
A great video Ian happy Christmas to and you’re family
@tomcairns76627 ай бұрын
Cracking video Ian 👍🏻
@magee7837 ай бұрын
Another cracking video lan merry Christmas to you and the family
@peterm24787 ай бұрын
Welcome Back And Merry Xmas too You And Family Excellent Blog Hopefully More Next Year. Enjoy New Year And Stay Safe,
@jasondesborough40027 ай бұрын
Great video…started European work after 25 years of Uk work and really enjoying it…even getting a new Daf Xg soon…but stowaway’s on the truck is a big problem..
@declanconway29037 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas Ian. All the best for 24.
@derekdelaney95657 ай бұрын
What a Christmas treat ! Cheers Ian , have a great Christmas
@christopherhand10927 ай бұрын
Definitely wasn’t Christmas when recording tho 😂
@roryhennessy75296 ай бұрын
Great video lad!!
@stephenmartinloughran-zv3cu7 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas to you and your family hope you have a great Christmas
@jayd19747 ай бұрын
Hope you had a good Christmas Iano top class video pal👍
@drivewithig7 ай бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@joroyle81087 ай бұрын
Great video Ian
@ianleak7 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you and your family
@brianjones83207 ай бұрын
Brilliant video lad
@davidgriffiths44574 ай бұрын
Super video IAN keep making them like this one 2nd time to watch you
@hampusgranstrom62677 ай бұрын
Nice one! merry xmas!
@jmjmservices7 ай бұрын
Let me get this straight..you have to be very quiet walking around the truck park..in case you wake somebody up..but yet there's about 50 thermo king fridges screaming full throttle..haha..
@bettybyrne86397 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas to you and your partner have a.great.day
@len73017 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and Happy New year ian have a great day 💓
@harriscouwenberg1396 ай бұрын
Nice going Ian! going to check out Ned Kelly. Luke C in a HGV is also a favorite of mine. Greetings from the Netherlands.
@ourv96037 ай бұрын
Ian, If you get bored enough, mail off a bunch of resumes to trucking companies down in Australia, they're always looking for experienced drivers. Down there they pull 3 - 5 or more trailers called ROADTRAINS across the outback. !
@derekcorton91637 ай бұрын
Truck stop 24 Bis ? Been having take out lunch there ( great sausage rolls and cobs) off and on for the past 6 weeks ! Didn’t realise it was ‘ famous’ ? Been doing a Cmm install at a company around the corner , stop in Hasselt. Great video mate , keep em coming .
@mucksavageIrl7 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this video iano. Passed you, out last week on n7 with a curtain. Must drop my new whip up for a valet.
@mucksavageIrl7 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas to the three of you (including dog) 😂
@DavidSmith-jb6wg7 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas Ian..
@johndoyle45367 ай бұрын
Good video lad, fair play. If you come off at j 1a Veurne, after crossing into Belgium theres a PMO garage that takes almost every card you can tink of for fuel. As for the truckcstops Zolder 10 out a 10. Safe, bar,shower all you need. Meer or Joost both the same. "Fairly safe" shower, food and bar👍
@drivewithig7 ай бұрын
A few people told me about veurne alright I’ll keep in mind for my next trip 👍 thanks John 👍
@markrichards1107 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas to you & yours Ian 🎄🎅☃️❄️ All the best mate 👌
@sharathkumar-np6xm6 ай бұрын
hai ian iam very happy to see your videos. i love your videos i can't stop watching your videos when I was start watching. Because I am also one truck driver. i totally enjoy your videos of your driving and making. I'm so much interested to come to Ireland on truck driving basis. can you please assist me how to get truck driving jobs in Ireland
@leonardwilliams45487 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas Eve and a happy New year to your family when are you making trucking in Ireland how is daisy😊
@garyroberts81707 ай бұрын
Nice we Christmas surprise video see you next time you load in united wines Ian
@johnwilliams-um8rw7 ай бұрын
Awsome content Ian. On par with Ned Kelly.
@patwheeler49406 ай бұрын
Nice bus ur driving there lad.
@stacyscholes67607 ай бұрын
When I ùse go away with my mate in is 143 in the 80s to 🇪🇸 it was Mr sheen for polishing the cabinet 😂😂
@geoffreyruncieman95037 ай бұрын
Happy Xmas lan
@corbin19946 ай бұрын
Opex are from avonmouth in England my dad works for them mate lovely trucks do a lot of Europen work
@ItsRyan.7 ай бұрын
Can't wait to watch this! Just curious why you went to Dover and not Hull straight to Rotterdam? Haven't watched full video yet if you do explain why sorry
@christopherhand10927 ай бұрын
Because the ferries are so much more expensive
@ItsRyan.7 ай бұрын
@@christopherhand1092 How much more expensive than Dover-Calais ferry? Because the fuel isn't free to drive up to Rotterdam
@vaunmalone30647 ай бұрын
@Ian Grant What's the story with the Toll Boxes. You buy a pre pay ?????
@forza_irl4507 ай бұрын
Do you see many event transport convoys parked up in truck stops on your travels around europe ?
@henrydore29817 ай бұрын
Just wondering what make of satnav do you use 🤔
@thearticmonkey86927 ай бұрын
Great video but I would be seriously worried about my health if I was doing that gig full time. The food looked like shit, I couldn't eat it.
@joepdepanda44564 ай бұрын
That truckstop Joost is in hazeldonk and not meer
@StuB-HGV3 ай бұрын
I have some questions 😅 Do you take your tacho card out or just keep it in? Can you have fridges running in the services ?
@strongbow3105 ай бұрын
Can I ask why your cab doesn't have a second bunk
@wrbouwman72877 ай бұрын
👍
@22cheddar5 ай бұрын
hello Ian, do you have a steerable axle?
@jmjmservices7 ай бұрын
Can you tell where your warehouse full of stock is located..and if possible what date's will you be out of the country.. asking fir a friend..😂😂😂😂😅❤
@jackjoyce17446 ай бұрын
Hi Ian, non trucker here. I’ve got a question for you about truck chassis in Europe. I’ve noticed on my travels, in the UK/Ireland, 6x2 trucks are the most common whereas in continental Europe, it’s all 4x2s. I know the max weight in Europe is 40t but I don’t know how it works in the UK or Ireland.
@drivewithig6 ай бұрын
6x2 in Ireland can gross 46Tomnes 6x2 in uk can gross 44Tonnes 4x2 European trucks can gross 40Tonnes , in Ireland majority of haulier don’t necessarily need 6x2 but it’s preferred and usually sells better on second hand market , also nice to know you can carry an extra 6 tonnes if needs be .
@jackjoyce17446 ай бұрын
@@drivewithig I know in the UK, 6x2 pay less tax for some reason.
@TotalOpel7 ай бұрын
Firstly! As an Irish person I want to say that most of us know that Holland is only 2 provinces of The Netherlands, Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland. We don't all can the Netherlands Holland. Also Ian, you do realise that Ireland and the UK are in Europe too, it doesn't just begin on the Continent. European work includes doing the likes of Dublin to Cork etc.
@davidhayes25677 ай бұрын
If it makes you happy, European work is short for working on the European mainland.
@TotalOpel7 ай бұрын
@@davidhayes2567 but it's not accurate! European mainland work would be classed as Continental work even though Ireland and Britain are on the same continental shelf as the mainland. Either way, you can't go to somewhere when you're already there.
@meandu2196 ай бұрын
How do you get on with speaking all the different languages in Europe
@drivewithig6 ай бұрын
Most people in Europe speak a good level of English but not all , they like to see you make an effort in their language , usually if your nice and polite people are quick to help.
@hindustanicricket7 ай бұрын
Hi mate do you work for an agency or a haulage company?
@derekdempsey85067 ай бұрын
It's the family buisness
@leandrocarvalho9975 ай бұрын
Do you speak in Portuguese?
@jonbee35967 ай бұрын
“Didn’t film much in Holland”. Mmmm. Amsterdam 🎉
@drivewithig7 ай бұрын
Ended up on the port of Rotterdam , by the time I got parked was too tired to go exploring so found a little bar in the port and had a few beers with some local guys and one chap from Norway. But I forgot to film that too
@jonbee35967 ай бұрын
@@drivewithig Im just pullin your puddin mate. Love the vids . ( and Amsterdam). Thanks and good luck to you.
@drivewithig7 ай бұрын
I know , I’m raging I didn’t get the time to go , if the first delivery went well in this video that was my plan to get up there 😂🤌
@arie4077 ай бұрын
Holland is just fine , the rest is of no importance !!
@jmjmservices7 ай бұрын
Your not much of a trucker.. if you don't have a piss bottle..😅
@damiantheodor35147 ай бұрын
The money for European work doesn't sound great for being away
@drivewithig7 ай бұрын
It’s not ideal that’s for sure , but there isn’t many jobs out there that you can take home €1000+ per week that you don’t have to go to college for .
@g-sailing44276 ай бұрын
@@drivewithig nearly all construction trades and machine driving jobs take home €1000 a week in Dublin at the moment!
@drivewithig6 ай бұрын
@@g-sailing4427 as I said , as a trade you have to do 4 years of earning next to nothing and pass exams , if you get your artic licence you can make that nearly straight away