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
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186 
Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK. reports on current hot topics at the driver forum.
Page 13
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
This week on TruckNet UK has been exceptionally busy with close to 180,000 pages being read on the website.
One of the main topics being discussed is. not surprisingly, the cost of fuel prices have been spotted as high as 21.20/lit.
Continuing a topic from the other week, the brother of a driver jailed in France for unknowingly carrying illegal drugs hidden in his cargo has been trying to get some answers from our civil servants and politicians. It seems he is being stonewalled so he has set up a petition on the Prime Minister's website. If he gets over 200 signatures the government should respond: http://petitions.pm.gov. uldUKtruckdrivers A new member joined the forums to ask for some advice. His employer had always kept him on the same truck and runs, and had no problems with his work until recently. Then his boss found out he was gay, and after that he was shuffled around vehicles, and given all the worst jobs. The driver has since left the firm feeling unable to work under those conditions and asks if he has any redress against the company. The good news is that he has found employment with a company where his sexuality is known and not an issue.
What is this driver talking about?
"Well done Rusty and Gary, the pies are great. Tell you what though, all the guys in the photos had something missing: a number underneath in big black letters coz I'm sure I've seen all these mugshots on crimewatch! Seriously though, I myself had a blinding night got home 6am, yes 6ann, drunk as a skunk and have suffered a bit today. But was it worth it? Oh yes! Hopefully we can keep this event going for years to come but we can't do that without your support so spread the word and just remember old drivers never die, they just get old and grumpy."
For those not in the know, last weekend saw the reunion of the Italian Drivers Club. What looks like a fun night was reported on in the Old Timers forum, and the event is set to become an annual get-together of drivers who ran to and from Italy in the 1970s and 1980s.