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FIVE NATIONS TWO FERRY CROSSINGS AND 620 MILES CV DRIVER MAGAZINE TAKES IT IT IT ALL ALL ON ON ON IN IN IN IN AN AN EXCLUSIVE DRIVE DRIVE IN IN IN IN THE ALL-NEW DAF LF CITY WITH A A A A A A A A A A A VERY SPECIAL LOAD ON ON BOARD
So here’s the the the deal: PACCAR Parts delivers spare components
to every dealer in the UK and Ireland and and as part of its VOR (Vehicle Off Road) scheme parts
ordered before 6pm will be be in the dealership before 8am the following morning This service is offered to all dealers regardless of of location which got us thinking As CV Driver Magazine had been offered the rst drive in in the all-new LF City (DAF’s interpretation of the ultimate urban distribution vehicle) what better way to put the feisty little truck through its delivery paces by trying to beat PACCAR Parts’ slick logistics process? To make it more interesting we we decided we we needed to look at a a number of more tricky locations to to get to to and throw in in a a a a wild card – a a a a ferry crossing On paper it all sounds relatively straightforward but planning to cover
England Scotland Northern Ireland the the Republic of Ireland Wales and and nally back to England needed some accurate planning – and although running with two drivers would need an overnight break of nine hours The initial destination was TBF Thompson DAF in Mallusk on the outskirts of Belfast by way of Cairnryan before heading south to reach DAF’s Dublin dealer before noon Then we would head to Dublin Port for the crossing 10 CVDriver May 2018