hi all, looked at some of the things you drivers have to put up with,I started continental driving in 1965,you could drive a hgv with a car licence, we used british rail ferries then , bottle of whiskey and 200 ■■■■ where given free, we ran on TIR then stamped at every border and sealed,evechaly went on to Turkey iraq kuwait saudi arabia qatar,then changed company started taking british leyland parts to Pakistan return load Afghanistan of cotton bales for the mills in yorkshire,but through europe with TIR we didnt get much of a problem, only the French as always, in 1966 got stopped at Salzburg by the germans kept me there checking the bales for drugs, then I realised we beat them in the world cup, I finished that type of driving in 1976,and finished lorry driving at the age of 71,but what I am saying why cant you use TIR? I am coming up to 76, so no job offers please, lol.