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XplusYplusZ



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Width Restrictors..
I live in Islington which is scattered with random width restrictors (6'6"). With a mixture of curbs, low bollards and high bollards.

How do you guys deal with them in the Defender?
- Live Camera views? (which one's most usable)
- Yellow projected wheel track lines on the screen? (how accurate?)
- The ol' tyre scrub on the curb technique?

Is 6'6" a struggle even with the cameras?



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Post #948633 8th Apr 2022 2:42pm
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camelman



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You need a 5ft wide lightweight Laughing 
Post #948635 8th Apr 2022 3:16pm
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Sepp



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It's a Defender.
It's build to drive over obstacles.
Just go. Twisted Evil

Hopefully you are on 18' or 19'. Whistle
Post #948645 8th Apr 2022 3:51pm
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blackwolf



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It could be worse, you could live in Woodmere Avenue, Watford, where the width restriction barriers are vertical posts rather than the bell-shaped bollards. It really seems to separate the competent from the incompetent!

In fact perhaps this should be included as an obstacle on all driving tests.......




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markb110



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That explains why the house owner has so many bins, clearly they get filled up with car parts…… Whistle
Post #948661 8th Apr 2022 5:41pm
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First thought is, where the original Defender was tall, the new Defender is fat and do not feel too bad at least you can get in to 98% of public car parks in the UK, blinking' height restrictions.

Second thought is I bet you'll be the first in line for a 1.8m wide Grenadier.

Third thought is, is there not another way around the width restriction?

Forth thought is... How do so many people miss-judge the gap in those vids Rolling Eyes
Post #948668 8th Apr 2022 6:18pm
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Her Majesty’s finest boys in blue made me laugh!
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Farmerben



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Re: Width Restrictors..
XplusYplusZ wrote:
I live in Islington which is scattered with random width restrictors (6'6"). With a mixture of curbs, low bollards and high bollards.

How do you guys deal with them in the Defender?
- Live Camera views? (which one's most usable)
- Yellow projected wheel track lines on the screen? (how accurate?)
- The ol' tyre scrub on the curb technique?

Is 6'6" a struggle even with the cameras?



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I deal with it by not living in a city.
If I lived in a city I'd deal with it by not driving a Defender.
Wink Wink https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews
Post #948683 8th Apr 2022 7:37pm
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geobloke



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Quote:
I deal with it by not living in a city.
If I lived in a city I'd deal with it by not driving a Defender.
Wink Wink


Quite where the nearest you get to a width restriction is an 6 bar field gate Rolling with laughter

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Post #948684 8th Apr 2022 7:43pm
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markb110



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Chugga90 wrote:
Her Majesty’s finest boys in blue made me laugh!


If they are anything like the ones around here, there were probably on their phone....

I remember being near one we have over a bridge in Deepcut when a convey of army trucks had to do a ten point turn each to turn around. Another time a hard sided truck took his side panel off.

Who needs TV.... Laughing
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blackwolf



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geobloke wrote:
... Fourth thought is... How do so many people miss-judge the gap in those vids Rolling Eyes


Second (or more) generation stupid.
Post #948702 8th Apr 2022 9:18pm
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mse



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Slow down and take it steady

Why they put them on the road… madness Mike
Post #948756 9th Apr 2022 10:18am
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geobloke



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Quote:
Slow down and take it steady

Why they put them on the road… madness


Are you referring to the width restriction or the New Defender Rolling Eyes
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mse



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Slowing down, to the defender

Width restrictions on a road Mike
Post #948758 9th Apr 2022 10:23am
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XplusYplusZ



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Anyone with any useful input!?
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