MIA boss praises fuel protesters
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• Road Haulage Association national chairman, John Bridge, has hit back at claims that last year's fuel protests were a waste of time. "I am somewhat amazed when I read in the press of other people within trade organisations within our industry perpetuating a view that demonstrations which took place did nothing but damage the case of the industry," he says.
Bridge was responding to comments from the Freight Transport Association's new chief executive Richard Turner published in last week's Commercial Motor.
Bridge adds: "I have to disassociate myself with that view and those comments completely. I only know from my experience that they were the catalyst to the government waking up and recognising and dealing with the issues. We owe a debt of gratitude to all those that were involved who themselves had many costs in terms of personal loss and other factors."