well, actually, don’t bother, because we aren’t bothered.
I was in Thurrock Services for a 45, and I spotted a dodgy looking van pull up behind a wagon and drag, 2 blokes get out and start handballing stuff out of the prime mover.
Realising that this driver was having his load stolen, I called 999 and asked for the Police. It took about 3 minutes to get through and when I explained a lorry was having its load stolen in Thurrock Services I got the response “Where’s that? Have you got a postcode?”
I politely explained it is one of very few MSA’s near the M25 and it is the huge one next to the bridge.
She grunted and said they would look into it, 30 minutes later my time was up and I left, not a policeman in sight.
Before it is said, I wasn’t prepared to put my life in danger by confronting them, the police are paid to deal with criminals but they didn’t seem interested this time.
trubster:
well, actually, don’t bother, because we aren’t bothered.
I was in Thurrock Services for a 45, and I spotted a dodgy looking van pull up behind a wagon and drag, 2 blokes get out and start handballing stuff out of the prime mover.
Realising that this driver was having his load stolen, I called 999 and asked for the Police. It took about 3 minutes to get through and when I explained a lorry was having its load stolen in Thurrock Services I got the response “Where’s that? Have you got a postcode?”
I politely explained it is one of very few MSA’s near the M25 and it is the huge one next to the bridge.
She grunted and said they would look into it, 30 minutes later my time was up and I left, not a policeman in sight.
Before it is said, I wasn’t prepared to put my life in danger by confronting them, the police are paid to deal with criminals but they didn’t seem interested this time.
wouldn’t be getting his load stolen! they’re just taking the drugs out for distribution around London after his mates just smuggled them in through Dover! it’s quite funny when you see it first time isn’t it?
That happens quite a lot in Thurrock, i doubt its a theft and merely transhipping , or taking it for a local delivery. Therev are a lot iof east europeans living around the essex area, and they ask their friend to bring stock over, its a lot cheaper than buying in the uk
truckyboy:
That happens quite a lot in Thurrock, i doubt its a theft and merely transhipping , or taking it for a local delivery. Therev are a lot iof east europeans living around the essex area, and they ask their friend to bring stock over, its a lot cheaper than buying in the uk
It could well have been, but I didn’t see the driver get out of the cab, Just 2 blokes out of a van into the back of a wagon/drag.
Worth a phone call and I hope it wasn’t getting robbed as the police missed an opportunity to catch them involved.
Had it been an innocent transship as suggested, a crime still would have been committed as the driver would have been working through a rest period… easy collar
Why not just blast your horn, wake everyone up and hey presto! Crooks instantly outnumbered, ripe for a hammering and without police, no witnesses to the assault.
Tell the police that “a driver is killing a cyclist who’s also bragging they don’t have a dcpc card” - perhaps they’ll turn up a bit quicker.
They’ll want to keep up their “A driver was arrested at the scene” statistics after all.
Winseer:
Tell the police that “a driver is killing a cyclist who’s also bragging they don’t have a dcpc card” - perhaps they’ll turn up a bit quicker.
They’ll want to keep up their “A driver was arrested at the scene” statistics after all.
Who cares anymore.
When somebody pushing a pen and shuffling paper is more “valuable” than the buggers doing the job or some t(iT) “trainer” who has never driven a truck in his bloody life is paid better than you then let the SOBs get on with it.Its not your problem you are just some "muppet who earns the money for the company but are at the bottom of the food chain.
they’re just taking the drugs out for distribution around London after his mates just smuggled them in through Dover! 
it’s quite funny when you see it first time isn’t it? 