If the RHA & the FTA look at this website. then would you please respond the the following questions
WHY ARE YOU A BUNCH OF SPINLESS, PEN PUSHING WIMPS?
WHO DO YOU SUPPORT?
IT’S NOT THE DRIVERS OR THE HAULIERS, IS IT?
HOW MUCH DOES GORDON BROWN GIVE YOU EACH YEAR?
WE HAVE HIGH FUEL PRICES. YOU DO NOTHING.
WE ARE TREATED LIKE CRAP AT RDC’S. YOU DO NOTHING.
WE HAVE SMALL CABS WHICH YOU CAN’T FIT BASIC KIT IN. NEVERMIND LUXURYS. YOU DO NOTHING.
Jesus Limeyphil, its taken you a long to to catch on !! I thought Jack Semple who was assistant editor of Motor Transport, and now of the RHA would have something more constructive to say, when I dealt with him at Motor Transport he listened and was a thoroughly nice guy and he also knows the problems but now he doesnt have the same attitude.
willie_mac:
Jesus Limeyphil, its taken you a long to to catch on !! I thought Jack Semple who was assistant editor of Motor Transport, and now of the RHA would have something more constructive to say, when I dealt with him at Motor Transport he listened and was a thoroughly nice guy and he also knows the problems but now he doesnt have the same attitude.
i know i’ve mentioned on here about the spineless backstabbing low life gutter weasels before.
But i want to see if they would be willing to give a response on here. i doubt it. as they are spineless cowards. oh i missed one.
40MPH ON SINGLE CARRIAGEWAYS. YOU DO NOTHING.
not you willie “the rha and fta” 
No backing for protesters
21 May 2008
The RHA and FTA insist they will not lead next Tuesday’s Park Lane fuel protest despite overwhelming support for such a move in last week’s MT poll. Although we only received 70 responses, 68 of those were in favour of the trade associations leading the protest, which has been organised by pressure group TransAction. However, a substantially lower percentage (45%) said they would be taking part themselves, citing distance or commercial pressures as reasons for non-attendance.Despite this, there were a large number of sizeable hauliers within the list of respondents, including Richard Fry from Framptons Transport who is an RHA board member, promising to send vehicles to the protest. But Roger King, RHA chief executive, insists that another Park Lane protest does not fit in with the association’s strategy. Instead it is focusing on a mass lobby of parliament “on a date yet to be announced”. This is in response to an amendment to the Finance Bill proposed by the SNP, which would introduce a fuel duty regulator.
King stresses that next week’s protest is too soon after the last one on 29 April and adds: “We don’t believe that the majority of our board and regional councils think it’s necessarily right to engage in another protest with trucks four weeks after the previous one, without knowing where this is going.” For its part, the FTA also stresses that it has not seen any appetite for protest among its membership. Policy director James Hookham says: "Most of [our members] don’t feel [a protest] is the best way of getting their voice heard.
“Look at the kinds of names within our membership and taking those sort of brand names to the streets is not something they would want to do.” He says the association will continue its policy of lobbying MPs. Mike Presneill, co-organiser of TransAction, says that he has been promised support by a large number of major haulage firms. He adds: “People are telling us that they are ashamed of the RHA because it is not heading the protest.” Presneill has now written, as an RHA member, to each of the RHA’s 12 board members in a bid to win the association’s official backing for the protest. He says that two board members have already given positive responses to his request.
Dominic Perry
Email at dominic.perry@rbi.co.uk
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Limeyphil for PM I say.
He’s only saying what others have been saying for years,that the FTA and the RHA are a bunch of ■■■■■■■■■ do nothing for this industry,and should be disbanded immediately,and save us all a load of grief.
It’s the same,in my opinion,as URTU,who bleat on about doing this and that for the industry,and things are the same as 20 years ago.
We need one association,with one voice who will do as it’s members ask of it.After all,if the French have associations that back them,not sit in their ivory towers,speaking waffle.
Ken.
I dont think they would come on here but its a nice thought.
You need John Gaunt for Prime Minister and Truckyboy as his ■■■■■ 
your probably right. they won’t come on here as the truth hurts.