"Why drivers stick with British trucks"
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Mr A. R. Godfrey (CM October 5) is really wrong — not all the best drivers have foreign vehicles, and not all hauliers have them either. The real reason why drivers stick with hauliers with British trucks is that most firms pay their men over the odds and give them a bonus each month. We know the foreigners produce spares with their trucks whereas we don't; we only produce the truck first, then the spares, but nobody is perfect. But then we are experts at truck-making, our vehicles are used all over the world and will still be going when the rest have stopped. Incidentally, nobody can drive 300 miles without getting backache, sore arms, aching legs, and feeling as if he has been run over by a steamroller, but even foreign trucks make you feel like this. As long as drivers push themselves and their vehicles to the maximum to get extra pay for themselves, British trucks are easier to find than £5 notes. Don't blame the vehicle or the governor; if drivers were not so greedy, wages would not amount in some cases to £90 per week and food prices would not be so high. The rate in London is £1 per hour for hgv drivers. I am not greedy. I can, but don't, drive. R. FORSHAW, Hackney ES.