Lorries across 3 lanes of a 4 lane motorway.. surely this is wrong?

In the UK, a significant number of motorway collisions involve lorries, with 10% of all HGV accidents occurring on motorways. While motorways account for a smaller proportion of total road traffic fatalities, more than half (52%) of fatal accidents on motorways involve HGVs, despite HGVs only making up 10% of motorway traffic. This highlights the disproportionate involvement of HGVs in fatal collisions on motorways.

I call it “The Elephant Parade” .. as one Lorry, going 2 miles an hour faster than the other, holds up the rest of us. I too have seen it across 3 lanes of a 4 lane motorway. 55 miles an hour, being overtaken by 56 miles an hour, being overtaken be 57 miles an hour.

Always remember to keep your eye out as well.. one flick of the indicator, and they are moving into your lane, regardless of your road position.

Your speedo is deliberately set a bit low, the lorry's is more accurate and driving a few miles an hour slower makes their long journeys longer and may run them out of legal working hours. I assume they have never hit you so they do slow down, just not happily.

Doesn’t matter though. If the speed limit has dropped (so I am not taking the piss) to 50 and I reasonably think that I am doing that. A 40 tonne truck hooning up behind me and refusing to slow down is fucking scary. If a car is in front of them they need to slow down. Doesn’t matter what they think the speed is, if there is a car physically in the space then that trumps their kit being “right”

the issue with speed it most people doing 55 in their car are only really doing 50-51 - and the truck's tacho speed is actually 55. if you're driving at 60 on your speedo in a 60 - you're not doing 60.. more like 55-56

If you were to complain about the fact that they just indicate and pull out regardless of whether there is a gap or not and just expect car drivers to get out of the way I’d agree with you.

Or on smart motorways them bowling along at 55 regardless of the speed limit so coming up behind cars that are sticking to the limit at terrifying pace I’d also agree.

Or when they are taking miles to overtake, their inability to stay in their lane and encroaching into your lane and making you shit yourself if you are overtaking them.

I hate lorries, they seem to be a law unto themselves nowadays, and are really frightening when you are in a small car. But they are allowed to be in those three lanes.

Outside lane is for overtaking , no such thing as a "fast lane". Plenty of car drivers hog lanes 1, 2 and 3, entirely unaware that it is dangerous to other drivers. At least the lorries are delivering food to supermarkets, or just Chinese tat to online shoppers...the point is though, they're delivering things the population need, or just want. Not the driver's fault their speed is restricted.
YABU, we all have to share the roads.

they're only not allowed in the outside lane - (and there's no fast lane)

*whispers...no such thing as a fast lane...

But I hear your frustration!