Is it still only whining in reverse
No I just didn't hear it when I was moving forward as I tend to have loud music on when going forward so don't hear much at all ... 
Doesn't it say "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, THIS VEHICLE IS REVERSING, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP" when you are going backwards...? 
The BOCM lorry has one of those. A few years back, he caught a bin while reversing and dislodged the cover on the little box by the loudspeaker at the back.
I told him to get on unloading and I would fetch a screwdriver to put it back. Under the cover I noticed a little switch marked 'lang'.
One of the BOCM fleet now says "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, ACHTUNG! FAHRZEUG UMKEHR"
