Still no Turkish delight
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EFFORTS by the Department of Transport to sort out the Turkish return loads permits situation have so far been unsuccessful, according to a DTp spokesman this week.
The situation arose last month when the Turks imposed a system of return load permits on drivers picking loads up in Turkey to bring west on their way back home (CM, last week).
And operators found that they were facing delays of up to 10 days when they tried to obtain the permits from the Turks in Ankara.
Under the new rules drivers must have documentation to show that the load is free on board before they apply for the permit.
But the Dip has blamed drivers picking up loads without prior arrangement for the current situation. "We are trying to sort out the situation with regard to genuine return loads but our advice to others picking up loads along the way is 'don't'," said the Dip spokesman.
This week the Dip reported that it had so far been unsuccessful in its efforts to sort things out. "There has been no progress at all."
The only advice has been to try and arrange the permits as far in advance as possible to avoid delays in Ankara and to take problems to the British Embassy.