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Prosecute non UK offenders
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I WRITE IN RESPONSE to Ms Harrison's letter about a foreign "invasion" of our roads, particularly in Kent (CM,23 September).
While it is fair to say she almost certainly echoes the innermost thoughts of most of us connected with road haulage.those feelings have to be harnessed, otherwise we will all be accused of having an overdose of xenophobiaThe Eastern European stranglehold is a result of economics and policies far removed from the control of HM Government.
Coincidentally,! too have been instrumental in bringing the problem of dangerously driven foreign trucks to the attention of the local media recently. My campaigns have unearthed a surprisingly high number of injured and aggrieved UK citizens who have involved in accidents with foreign trucks.
In each case that has been brought to my attention the driver or owner of the truck has been allowed by the police to go free.This offhand attitude increases the personal trauma dramatically, and leads to exasperation and apathy on the part of law-abiding road users.
To put it bluntly, most Continental drivers use our roads as race tracks. Why? Because they know they are not going to be prosecuted or fined for traffic offences committed in the UK. They don't do it at home, do they?
We need a zero-tolerance regime from the Kent police. Offenders should be detained while being retrained to drive safely and courteously, as is required of anyone in control of a lethal weapon.
Hugh Thompson Seymour Transport Maidstone, Kent