",“Efforts to stop the influx of illegal immigrants in the back of HGVs by random searches were not proving as effective as we hoped”,“We then thought it would probably be a good idea to somehow disuade HGV drivers directly, from carrying these rogue passengers”,“This was when the idea of fining the drivers themselves was proposed, which I thought was a very good one!”.
Not suprisingly, HGV drivers are rather upset with this new legislation. Many are of the opinion they are being victimised again.
“As usual, it’s the HGV drivers who are being singled-out again”, “I think it’s wrong fining us for any illegal immigrants found in the back of our trucks”,“How are we supposed to know they are there”,“They are very resouceful people sometimes”,“I remember a couple of incidents I was involved in in the past where immigrants had stowed away in my vehicle without my knowledge”,
“On one occasion, it transpired they had cut their way into the top of my vehicle while I wasn’t looking”,
This sounds like one of those dodgy insurance claim quotes
“Another time they painted a vehicle they had acquired to look like mine, and re-painted my own so that I would not recognise it”,“They managed this while I quickly popped to a roadside cafe to get a bacon roll”,“As you can guess, when I returned I took the wrong vehicle and ended up transporting them all into England, where I was intercepted at Dover docks”,“If I was fined for everytime illegal immigrants tried to stow away in a vehicle I was driving, I would be bankrupt!”.
