New law threatens Truckles! New law threatens Truckles!
22nd September 1994, Page 24
22nd September 1994
Page 24
Page 24, 22nd September 1994
— New law threatens Truckles! New law threatens Truckles!
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5 rockiest faces potential threat from the Criminal Justice Bill which becomes law this autumn.
Under this act gatherings of more than six vehicles in which the occupants live can be banned from the site they are on, or the vehicles confiscated and their owners fined. Clearly, many truck drivers could be said to "live" in their vehicles for much of the time.
While the law is aimed at travellers, or anybody else the Government doesn't like, it is easy to see how residents opposed to trucks gathering for shows could seek injunctions against the organisers. Truckstops could also be forced to shut up shop. The Hawk doesn't mean to be alarmist but now is the time to get rid of those sleeper cabs before the law does the decent thing!