A little bit tangy

Paul does another European trip, when the UK was still in the EU, but Covid had arrived too

- PAUL O'CALLAGHAN

The 2015 Scania R560 owned by John Kehow is a truck we both agreed I needed to drive at some stage. What should make it so special then? Well for one the spec; left-hand drive on full air suspension, all the option boxes ticked; full leather, microwave and coffee maker. Add to that a sensible engine remap, a recent chassis respray and cab buff along with the fact that it has been meticulously cared for by its regular driver Paddy Donnelly, who was taking a week off. This is a truck that needed to be driven.

“Load to Paris, out Irish Ferries tonight, tip Paris Thursday, no panic on you” was the message. After collecting the gleaming truck in north County Dublin, then bouncing in closer to the city for the trailer which is being loaded, I make the 9:05 pm Irish Ferries sailing to Holyhead with minutes to spare, pressing the button to raise the air on the front axle as I ease into the voluminous Ulysses ferry.