Pint of milk and a 2nd hand car

[sirwiggum]

www.tescocars.com

Though at least unlike gumtree they should be inspected and have some sort of comeback.

[FarmerPug]

Its ok, but i like gumtree, as much as i like to poke fun at some of the rubbish on it, the odd good thing passes through the net, and i can buy cheap cars and sell stuff free. Tesco cars seems like its only for good stuff, and sort of taking the job off auto trader, and i use it a lot aswell. So i dont really see the point actually because its better to keep things the way they are, gumtree for bangers, auto trader for good stuff.

[lozz]

Tescos seem to have been getting there fingers into alot of pies recently,
iwas talking to a wagon driver a few weeks ago when iwas parked at service station,

it was a Eddie stobart cab with a Tesco trailer
isaid how long have you been hauling tesco trailers he said didnt you know we are Tescos,
the driver was a bit Grumpy when imentioned this so itake it he wasnt happy in his job im wondering if tescos as took over stobart

[FarmerPug]

the owner died last week, did tesco take over?
I dont like these big companies that take over everything, tescos, sainsburys, and all the high street shops they make every town suffer from a sameness.

[DaiRees]

The guy who died last week was Edward Stobart, the original Eddie's son, he was only 56 . Eddie is still alive. Edward ran the company since the late 70s after his father retired but his brother William took over in 2004.

I don't think there's any ownership links with Tesco, just the fact that Stobarts is their main haulage contractor, they've just set up a new distribution centre in Daventry from where they'll run 8 trains a day (Stobart Rail) as well as all the road transport stuff.

Google is wonderful!

[sirwiggum]

McBurneys seem to have the Tesco contract in NI.

Saw a few Stobart lorries but with IRL plates. Must have a depot down south somewhere.

Gumtree has the odd gem amongst the rubble, but seems to be full of sellers selling crap cars or traders looking to buy a car for pennies and relist it immediately adding at least a few hundred to the original price.

[TooT]

Poor Edward he was limited to 56 just like his wagons

[plod]

I don't think there's any ownership links with Tesco, just the fact that Stobarts is their main haulage contractor, they've just set up a new distribution centre in Daventry from where they'll run 8 trains a day (Stobart Rail) as well as all the road transport stuff.

Google is wonderful!

I agree with Dai
I think someone told me they have a 600 million pound contract to do all tesco's distribution

It isn't actually Daventry, it's 7 or 8 mile up the road at Crick, but the distribution area, is called Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, or DIRFT, but I can't seem to help myself and keep calling it DRIFT as it rolls off the tongue easier

[steve_earwig]

Shame it's not an Air Freight Terminal

[plod]

Could be worse

Could be the Freight Unloading Centre Kensington

[Gary406]

Tesco is UKs biggest superstore. they have everything now.

in a few more years all the little corner shops will be run by tesco express

no other food chain ie, asda. sainsburys. morrisons can catch them

they are uks #1 by far and always will be. i know this because i use to work at a sainsburys distribution center 6 months ago.

they are in a different leugue to the rest.

[steve_earwig]

Could be worse

Could be the Freight Unloading Centre Kensington

Tesco's International Transport System

[Gary406]

few more years and tesco will have their own aeroplanes you watch.

Tesco Holidays & Freight Transport

[DaiRees]

My local airport could then be renamed

Tesco Wales Air Transport Services

[plod]

Morecombe International New Goods Exchange