GasGas:
for instance there is free movement of labour in the EU
Wrong, and that’s the whole point, there is not free movement of labour in the UK transport industry, this is why Waberers and Willi Betz cannot take over every contract which Stobart has.
It is the stated aim of the eu to ultimately remove cabotage restrictions, only pressure from trades unions and the road transport lobby in France, Holland and Belgium has prevented this happening yet, but if it ever did happen, nobody would pay you or me £2000 a month to run loads from Northampton to Southampton when Bogdan will do it for £500 a month.