Tanker Driver' Strike

[wallop79]

Originally Posted by Mancie

At first sight this looked like a wind up:
BBC News - Fuel driver hours rules relaxed by government

Hang on here..the tanker drivers voted for "possible" strike action over health and safety along with unsafe working hours..now in response to possible fuel shortages caused by the government they have relaxed the hours petrol tanker drivers can drive from 9 hrs to 11 hrs...who are these idiots? ..

As I said in my earlier post, they'll be making a mint with the overtime from extra deliveries, a lot of people fell for their cunning plan.

[kestrelx]

A woman has been seriously burned while she was pouring petrol from can to can in her kitchen.

Number of filling stations affected by Panic buying = 8,000+
Rise in sale of jerry cans at Halfords since Minister= 500%
Francis Maud advised people to fill a can.
Rise in sales of petrol since farce began. = 81%
Extra fuel duty collected on Weds alone. = £32million
Drivers offered £250 in overtime to deliver petrol to empty garages!
Number of fuel delivery strikes announced = Zero.

All because of the Con dems (Condemned)

[cmonstanley]

Originally Posted by jaysay

A bit like yourself really an embarrassment to the Labour Party but your too thick to see it, not fit for purpose

ho ho ho usual cant debate policy so personal attack sounds familiar oohh ye you think you are a tory lol

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by wallop79

As I said in my earlier post, they'll be making a mint with the overtime from extra deliveries, a lot of people fell for their cunning plan.

Puts to bed the EU directive on working hours at a stroke.. but then again the goverment have always had that option...they just forgot to tell us!

[Guinness]

Nothing to do with the EU Working Time Regulations...they are simple to bypass with a signature on a piece of paper...(as are most rules made by the EU). This is a Health and Safety issue, but H&S tend to use the word 'reasonable' which, as we all know, is subjective, and can be tweaked to suit the moment

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by Guinness

Nothing to do with the EU Working Time Regulations...they are simple to bypass with a signature on a piece of paper...(as are most rules made by the EU). This is a Health and Safety issue, but H&S tend to use the word 'reasonable' which, as we all know, is subjective, and can be tweaked to suit the moment

Like I said it's put to bed any so called EU directives..the ones that only exist in the small minds of some prolific posters on here.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

ho ho ho usual cant debate policy so personal attack sounds familiar oohh ye you think you are a tory lol

How can I personally attack a faceless wonder, for all I know you could be Tony Blair in disguises, or on second thoughts maybe not

[Stumped]

Looks like the fuel protesters are jumping on the bandwagon with their open declaration that they are determined to bring down the government, but to be replaced by what : a rabble-rousing mob of union activists intent on returning us to the bad old days of beer and sandwiches at #10? The potential for damage to this once great country are mind-boggling, particularly in a year when we have been promised so much to look forward to. If Cameron and his cronies don't get their act together soon, then we are doomed no matter who is at the helm.

[cmonstanley]

people need to read the facts most of these truckers are not in a union.these other truckers are financially crippled by the tories while the toffs are at their black tie dinners laughing at the oiks

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

people need to read the facts most of these truckers are not in a union.these other truckers are financially crippled by the tories while the toffs are at their black tie dinners laughing at the oiks

You really are a dinosaur, tell us the truth when's it your 100th birthday

[Busman747]

I've just read through 9 pages on this thread and have heard how the Government are to blame or it's the Fuel companies, even the garage outlets. but what about the Tanker drivers?

They say that they want better health & safety conditions, bigger pension, improved sick pay - but may now settle for just a 27% pay rise instead!! These guys earn circa £900-00 for driving 37 hours a week and will be looking to collect a rise that is almost as much as I earn for a 48 hour week!

[cmonstanley]

they are driving a bomb .i would like to think they were getting a decent wage.this is not about money this is outsourcing to agencies

[cmonstanley]

they are not allowed to leave their trucks so they cant just pop into a 24 hour cafe service station etc so they work a little bit harder than the other hard working truckers

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

they are not allowed to leave their trucks so they cant just pop into a 24 hour cafe service station etc so they work a little bit harder than the other hard working truckers

They know exactly what the job is when they take it, and £900 isn't exactly peanuts is it, in fact I would think there aren't too many on this website earn more for a 37 hr week

[maxthecollie]

It's well above the local average wage. Wish I could get £900 for 37 hours.