The average 18 wheeler loaded at 80,000 lbs gets about 7 miles per gallon.

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65. LOL...yeah...sure.

It's possible you didn't notice them. In fact, based on your statement, it's likely. But I didn't say you were "totally unobservant". I said you weren't paying attention.

The ratio of "HGV's" as they are called in the UK, to cars is about the same as it is in the states, and by simply zooming in on a random stretch of any portion of any motorway in England using Google Maps, heavy trucks are easily spotted.


"I drove from London to Salisbury and then on to Caerphilly, Wales. Even on the highway there were no huge trucks.

Let's see....London to Salisbury - about 85 miles.
Salisbury to Caerphilly, another 100 miles.

Presumably you drove at least 60 miles on the M3 and roughly 40 miles on the M4 (The "Highway" portions) and about 80 miles on secondary roads or "Dual Carriageways" and you saw "no huge trucks".

Yeah. I am going to stick with 'wasn't paying attention'.

I've been to the UK numerous times in the past, and I sure as hell noticed them. As I said, they are as common on the roads over there as they are here.

Edit to add this;

It is quite possible that you saw just as many as I suspect you did, but it didn't register, particularly if you are used to equating a tractor trailer with something that looks like this;



When the vast majority of similar vehicles in the UK and the EU look like this;