Launch of first ever survey of UK truck drivers
11th February 2009
Launch date: Friday, 13th February
Hotline number 0800 833 0570
Truck drivers fed up with the poor facilities they have to
put up with during their working days and nights will now have a
chance to make their views known with the launch of the UK's first
ever hotline dedicated to professional drivers.
Unite, the UK's largest union, wants truck drivers to call the
hotline about the problems they face in finding somewhere safe to
park their valuable cargoes at night, and the high costs and poor
standards at many UK truckstops.
The hotline is the first step in a campaign to stop the pirates
who prey on lorry drivers. According to Unite, a drivers' tough
working day is made more difficult by the poor quality and scarcity
of truck stop facilities around the UK and Ireland. One driver's
typical week on the road reported closed truckstops, nights spent
sleeping in a lay-by and filthy toilet facilities.
The hotline - which is available on 0800 833 0570 - will gather
information on the state of truck stops across Britain and will run
from Friday 13th, February 2009 until mid-April.
Please note that the Truck stop event at Lymm station on
Friday, February 13th has been cancelled. The event at the Moto
Restaurant, Lymm Services, Cliffe Lane, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0SP set
for Friday morning has been postponed until further
notice.
ENDS
For further information, please contact Pauline Doyle on 07976
832 861 or Karen Viquerat on 07768 931 316
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