A different sort of night out tramping

chrisdalott:
But they have done something about the uneven playing field they made a law that a driver has to be paid at least the minimum wage in the country they are driving in, also they have to take weekend breaks in hotels

A shame it doesn’t seem to be enforced much but then the EU doesn’t have a police force it has to rely on the national police of each country

The new rules are practically unenforceable, with regards to wages in several of the articles about this the drivers say they have contracts to show the relevant authorities however the wages on the contract and what goes in the bank are two different figures unless at a roadside check the police can access the drivers bank account to see how much he is really being paid there is no way to check. Still plenty of rest areas in Europe with drivers on 45 hour breaks, never mind a lack of parking there is definitely a lack of hotels with HGV parking