A raw deal for an essential industry
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RE( 'VNTLY ONE of our vehicles was fined £250 for using the coach park loran overnight stop at a motorway services.
'Me driver had paid bra parking place and the ticket was clearly on display. Upon finding the lorry park full he was directed to use the coach park by the attendant. In the morning 18 vehicles at the Moto.Thurrock site had been clamped and were ti ned.£250 each for parking in an unauthorised area!
After a little investigation I have found that this is a regular occurrence and am surprised that the haulage industry is taking this kind of thing lying down. I have appealed and am awaiting a reply.
Last weeksdue todrivers on holiday, I spent some time back in the driver's seat and! must say our motorway services are in need of a visit from Jamie Oliver: the food is overpriced and not very nice.
Local councils are always complaining about lorries parked on industrial estates at night, so why don't they bring back the family-run truck stops that used to exist when I was a kid?
Decent food at a decent price and somewhere to park that doesn't cost the earth — it's not much to ask while we keep the country fed and clothed and industry's wheels turning is it?
Jo Cammack Director, Belcher Cammack Transport Sandbach