CAMPAIGN NOT FOR PROFIT In answer to the question John
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Benton posed in his letter (CM 8-14 July), I would first like to point out that the 10% referred to in the previous edition as net profit is in fact gross profit. After all the overheads are taken out we will be lucky to break even; at best we may make 2%.
My partner and I have researched the full cost of the advertising campaign including all production costs, and the figure you quoted is way over the top; our production costs are in fact about 5% of the gross budget. You also don't seem to think that the campaign will have any effect on the Government. I believe any government that ignores the votes of millions would do so at its peril.
You were right to point out that the object of the project is to sell teeshirts, but that is the best way of giving value to the purchaser while raising sufficient funds to advertise a national telephone petition on the television. The bottom fine is that the buyer at least gets a teeshirt. I am writing this letter to you John, but the Government is writing a "Dear John" letter to the UK trucking industry, as they did to the UK fishing industry some time ago.
So to all you truckers or companies that are making a living out of the UK trucking industry, please support the Truck Relief campaign or go the same way as the UK fishing industry.
For any further information regarding the campaign or an update you can contact us on 08172 552275.
Peter Hyatt
Truck Relief UK, PO Box 20, St Agnes, Cornwall 1R5