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• Introducing on-the-spot fines for speeding drivers would create a level playing field across Europe.
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Calling for the move, the Professional Drivers Association (PDA) says that Its members feel that they are at a disadvantage because foreign trucks are able to speed and complete their runs more quickly without being reprimanded.
The organisation's Pat Nicholson says: "When our drivers go abroad they face speeding fines, but foreign drivers get away with it here because of the amount of red tape the police have. Since the introduction of speed cameras, the police seem to have sat back and let them do the work.
'There are also concerns about the number of English drivers who are unable to use a speed limiter. There are many British drivers who are working for Irish firms that speed through cameras because they know that the police don't chase them up."
Mick Kendall, an owner-driver from Slough, agrees: "There are a lot of companies who operate from Europe in the UK illegally. They constantly break cabotage rules but our enforcement authorities don't have the funds or manpower to do something about it, as it costs more to deal with 'Johnny Foreigner' than it does to deal with a UK-based haulier.
"In Europe there are set fines for set offences. If you are caught speeding they want your money before you go anywhere. If you have no money then your passport, and failing this sometimes your keys, will be taken as insurance."