Santa:
When I started driving in the 60s we had our nights out in digs. (10 bob a night = 50p) .
Did you ever stop at Arden House (sally army place) in Liverpool? It was popular with truckers, had to sleep with the legs of the bed in your boots so they never got nicked. And no bother with curtains getting slashed either, no one had them !! The kids would just cut the ropes on the load for fun !!