The rationale behind the fining of lorry drivers is I suppose to deter lorry drivers being tempted to accept payment for carrying immigrants or worse, have rogue lorry drivers drive lorries that are intended to carry immigrants over the border. Nevertheless, I can't help but feel that the Government are basing their rationale on circumstances of decades ago and that they really need to look at the situation as it is now and find a different method. Fining innocent lorry drivers an exorbitant amount of money seems very, very wrong to me. I don't know what the best solution is, but I can't help but feel that they need a sort of 'green' and 'red channel' at the customs which is solely for checking lorries for immigrants. Lorries that voluntarily go through the green channel would have their lorries scanned and checked and face no penalties. Those that go through the red channel and are later found to be carrying immigrants should face penalties. Of course, this adds time to the customs procedure and requires extra resources, but Governments should be finding ways of protecting innocent lorry drivers. Perhaps someone could think of a better system, but something needs to be done. Fining a lorry driver Β£10,000 per immigrant would not only potentially ruin them financially, but completely destroy their careers. The Government isn't thinking hard enough.
I fueled my car up the other morning 88ltrs. But I left my wallet at home the garage said can you fill in this form i promise to pay in 7 days . Then he spotted 8 tomatoes in my bag and said its ok ill take those in payment instead all good now .
that bloke reminds me of a spainish driver,who had 25 attempts to back on the warehouse bay where i used to unload spainish drivers, he gave up and seeing the had pump truck indicated he wanted to wheels them off, 24 pallets of potatoes that is,so he parked outside the normal warehouse door, i proceeded to lift him and the pump truck onto the trailer & when i went to adjust his air suspension i got a curt"no touchy camero senor", fine i thought he didnt realise he was backed up a slight downhill, so as i was unloading him the rear of the trailer was rising up, and his was pulling uphill all the time, when i eventually lifted him down, he was sweating & puffing & panting galore, and i explained in my "lorry driver spainish" that he had let me adjust his air suspension for him he would have had a easier thing of it, the sudden dawn of realisation was priceless, i signed & stamped his CMR and bade him "adios senor" & away he went, 2 things it taught him, back on a bay & dont question the forklift driver when he is trying to help you :)
I think self-tracking would help when reversing. What trailers need is an alarm system if the roof, u/sie or the doors are tampered with. Not difficult or that expensive
Another great one, you can see that lamppost opposite the bay had been clouted a few times! Bays like that are a nightmare, if u donβt get it the first time u know itβs going to be plenty of shunts!
Used to do containers and was always told if one of the super single trailers were destroyed you had basically worked that load for nothing just pay for the tyre