1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172 
Like it or leave it
Page 26
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
I READ WITH amusement the letter from Mr Rigby in the 27 November issue headed You must be joking'. It's Mr Rigby that must be! It would appear that good drivers are in short supply, not the bosses. Mr Rigby must be unaware that the country now offers secure parking areas for drivers and trucks, fully equipped with showers etc.
I do believe that when drivers have nights out the allowance given is for that purpose,not just for going into their back pocket. No driver I know would be prepared to sleep in a lay-by or urinate in a Pepsi bottle.Anyway, I thought this practice was illegal as most lay-bys now have 'no overnight parking' signs displayed.
I suggest Mr Rigby looks for alternative employment, preferably outside the haulage industry. As the saying goes,"If you can't stand the heat,get out of the kitchen.
Too many people nowadays are moaning and whinging about their jobs —just get on with it or leave and give someone else a chance to prove themself.
Mark Ashworth Rochdale, Lancashire