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Permit me, a low type psv driver, to answer Messrs Larman and McKay (CM, November 25). Gentlemen, I have worked on both sides, hgv and psv and, believe me, I prefer bus drivers any day.
While lorry driving all over the country and staying in various digs. I've heard the hgv boys bragging about how they put a so-and-so motorist off the road, or through a hedge, or how far their bumper was from the motor in front.
But the psv drivers don't talk like that; we have a responsibility for the safety of our passengers.
The trouble with all drivers today is that no-one will give way. As well as holding my licences, gentlemen, I have six safe-driving awards issued by RoSPA House in London, and have passed two advanced driving tests. I will back my driving ability and road sense against any other drivers in the country.
As regards dress, most psv drivers have a uniform or a smart blazer and flannels. All the hgv lads have is trousers and vest, which give them the "hard man look."
We could go on slating each other for ever, but your remarks prompted me to