We have missing Sub-Contractor of ours who shipped out Dover to Calais
on Friday last week at 12.30 Hrs P&O Ferries.
He has since then not been seen.
If you see him or the vehicle please call either this office 01304 201333 or the
police.
Red Scania - X 357 JND
Plain Fridge
Driver: Gavin Hammond
Keep em peeled… Thanks
Neville Brooker
Heritage Intl Transport Ltd
Dover.
Can you say where he was heading for Neville, we (Fleetwood) have at least one on the mainland atm, I’ll tell him to look out for him.
NOW FOUND !!!
We have just had a call from the police who will tell us nothing more
other than they now know where he is !!
When I do find out I will post again as I hate mysterys… !!
Lets hope he is well and not in any form of trouble.
Thanks for the calls… Neville.
Neville:
NOW FOUND !!!
We have just had a call from the police who will tell us nothing more
other than they now know where he is !!
When I do find out I will post again as I hate mysterys… !!
Lets hope he is well and not in any form of trouble.
Thanks for the calls… Neville.
I love mysteries, especially about the Dunkerque Triangle 
I am intrigued by this.
Was going to say maybe been arrested for some illegal goods in his vehicle
Hope all is well with him.
This has a sadly all to familiar ring to it. You don’t say which country the police who told you they know where he is are from but if it was the French we have heard this on too many occasions.
It was actaually the West Midlands police who told us which is where
he comes from … and we still do not know anything further .
I am fearing the worst of course but hoping for his sake its not true.
As and operator who rents his trailers out to owner drivers to work on
our behalf we are wll aware that there are people who get tempted by
the promise of big money being offered by the crminal element.
Its also certain that anyone who underestimates HMRc is a fool and
have been assured that most of their finds are information led.
We as a well recognised shipper on Boats & train will not tolerate any of our
Sub-Contractors or indeed our own drivers abusing the rules and it would result
in the person or company being dismissed.
I will revert when more is known.
Regards
Neville Brooker.
Heritage Intl Transport Ltd
Dover, Kent.
sadly there are lots of inocent drivers locked up for unknowingly carrying contraband or worse without being aware of it, I think you may be a bit quick to condemn someone who may be is a victim, it is bad enough that the French police concider unknowingly transporting drugs is entirely the drivers fault, well that’s if it’s a truck driver. Different rules for air freight, rail freight etc. I hope he is not in prison for having drugs on your trailer in France, because even if he is inocent he will be locked up for at lease a year or more!
Neville:
It was actaually the West Midlands police who told us which is where
he comes from … and we still do not know anything further .
I am fearing the worst of course but hoping for his sake its not true.As and operator who rents his trailers out to owner drivers to work on
our behalf we are wll aware that there are people who get tempted by
the promise of big money being offered by the crminal element.Its also certain that anyone who underestimates HMRc is a fool and
have been assured that most of their finds are information led.We as a well recognised shipper on Boats & train will not tolerate any of our
Sub-Contractors or indeed our own drivers abusing the rules and it would result
in the person or company being dismissed.I will revert when more is known.
RegardsNeville Brooker.
Heritage Intl Transport Ltd
Dover, Kent.
was he loading inbound or delivering? if he loaded inbound surely you must know the customer, if nauties found the police or hmcr woul have contacted them or you as sub contractors. very strange!!!
The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for X357 JND are:
Date of Liability 01 11 2010
Date of First Registration 02 02 2001
Year of Manufacture 2001
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 15607CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Heavy Oil
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £1017.50
12 Months Rate £1850.00
He may have been caught by PC Nairn for failing to register a colour change 
Good Morning,
I most certainly am not condemming this driver at all and he is a long
serving member of our casual sub-contractor base and is a thoroughly nice chap
to boot.
We can all speculate on the possible reasons but I am waiting until we know more
for sure.
I am sure there are innocent drivers but I am also convinced there are some very
guilty ones as well who take their chances. In this counytry we are allowed to adopt the
attitude innocent until proven guilty… Thankfully.
The driver had shipped out to Calais… EMPTY with his OWN trailer and was simply
due to re-load in Holland on Friday just as he has done on a regular basis for us.
Regards
Neville Brooker
Any news on what happened to the missing driver?
No news… I wish there was.
Someone knows sometihng but not telling us.
I am going to make noises on Monday id nothing
heard.
wiil advise… Neville.
I’m also intrigued by this.Thank you for the updates ,Neville.Above all I hope that the man is OK -it’s a bit off that the info. is being held back for so long though.
Sir +:
I’m also intrigued by this.Thank you for the updates ,Neville.Above all I hope that the man is OK -it’s a bit off that the info. is being held back for so long though.
not really, if as suspected this has something to do with illegal substances then it can be quite some time before anyinformation is released, and if it does involve drugs then under French law he will not be charged for smuggling he will be charged for transporting for which there is no defence as the way the French law is written there is no distinction between with or without knowledge.
My post about the colour change was a tongue in cheek remark, not meant to be taken seriously. But the driver went out empty to load, was the load collected? Was it collected on time? Did the truck even get back to Calais as you said it was West Midlands Police who informed YOU not the family.
As drugs have been mentioned by another poster than this may be a timely reminder to “Just Say No”
Morning,
No further news… !
The truck did not load the scheduled collection.
He has not shipped back not the UK.
Regards
Neville.
This all looks a bit odd, it appears that the trailer hasn’t even had or got a load on, which would reduce the risks of drugs being hidden on the vehicle, so maybe that isn’t the problem here. I would guess that there hasn’t been an accident as the police wouldn’t be so secretive about it, would they?
I am completely baffled about this…
Nothing adds up 
Lastly from me… From this companies point of view we now know
he is being held in custody but we know no more than that.
Certainly not where or indeed why.
It would I feel wrong to carry on any further discussions now
but suffice say the relevant authority will deal with the matter.
Regards
Neville Brooker
Heritage Intl Transport Ltd, Dover, Kent.