Any truckers here know what these numbers are?

simon.deighton · 17 Dec 2017 at 15:44

I'm trying to identify these numbers to see if I can trace the truck from a traffic collision incident. unfortunately the number plate is far too blurred to make out so hopefully these mean something!

77978XTL

Anyone got any ideas?

Diddums · 17 Dec 2017 at 15:45

Probably a company specific reg number for the trailer.

nutcase · 17 Dec 2017 at 15:46

XTL may mean extra long?

breadturbo · 17 Dec 2017 at 15:53

always late said:
Probably a company specific reg number for the trailer.

This, it's only a small one looking at it.

Armageus · 17 Dec 2017 at 16:00

It will just be an internal fleet trailer number.

Might be worth posting over at http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/ as they might stand a better chance of identifying it (although we do have a couple of truck drivers here @Scania )

Lordgrayone · 17 Dec 2017 at 16:02

Yes that number will be the trailer number. The tl stands for Tail lift.
Where was this btw? We use these sort of trailers at work but so do many others as they are generally hired trailers.
Looks like the unit is a Daf xf unit.

Would be worth trying hill hire/dawsons ect to see if they own it and who it is hired to

Outcast · 17 Dec 2017 at 16:36

Hire Tlr No.

You'd be better off asking the CCTV owner to give you the next few frames !

Plain white Unit & tlr means the whole shebang is hired !

Dawsons generally use "XC" in their numbering.

Scania · 17 Dec 2017 at 19:51

99% sure thats from Dawson Rentals, if not some other hire outfit for sure.

77978 will be the trailer number, at a guess, the XTL will refer to it being an extra long variant.

You need the CCTV of the registration number, I know from my time at Stobart that just a trailer number isn't enough to guarantee a trace.

simon.deighton · 17 Dec 2017 at 19:52

Hi all thanks for all the replies so far, I'll try uploading the video (I have the full thing) but I mean its really really hard to make out the number plate. Ive even had it in photoshop trying to sharpen it up but no luck!

Also FYI I believe this was somewhere in Wrexham

Lopéz · 17 Dec 2017 at 19:59

It's not one of ours, that's all I can tell you with any certainty

simon.deighton · 17 Dec 2017 at 20:09

Here's the video link for all you detectives

https://imgur.com/vmJ9xyy

You can see it hit the parked car on the the left and see the wing mirror go flying

Regy53 · 17 Dec 2017 at 20:10

negative no video

Thekwango · 17 Dec 2017 at 20:14

Regy53 said:
negative no video

Let it load a few seconds. Starts off as a still then video starts.

simon.deighton · 17 Dec 2017 at 20:17

I think I added a duff link, then quickly fixed it

Josh · 17 Dec 2017 at 20:21

Outcast · 18 Dec 2017 at 03:19

Hmm.. Something WLW ?

Outcast · 18 Dec 2017 at 03:33

Was that your wing mirror that went bouncing onto the pavement ?

simon.deighton · 18 Dec 2017 at 10:29

Outcast said:
Was that your wing mirror that went bouncing onto the pavement ?

Its my housemates dads car, but yeah the wing mirror flys off and all the left side of the car is scratched to hell

paradigm · 18 Dec 2017 at 10:47

Outcast said:
Hmm.. Something WLW ?

Doesn't look like WLW to me, more ELB/ELS?

Scania · 18 Dec 2017 at 10:48

He clearly couldn’t be bothered to wait for the oncoming traffic to pass, had he done so he’d have had plenty of room, looks like he made no effort to swing the trailer around the car, in fact I doubt he was even looking in his mirrors judging by the lack of any reaction from him.

I can’t decipher the reg on my phone but might stand a better chance on my 42” screen at home....