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wallop79 30-03-2012 21:04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 981332)
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? ..:confused:
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 30-03-2012 21:14
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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) :alright: :rolleyes:

cmonstanley 30-03-2012 21:28
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 981283)
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:D usual cant debate policy so personal attack sounds familiar oohh ye you think you are a tory lol

Mancie 30-03-2012 21:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wallop79 (Post 981335)
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 30-03-2012 22:30
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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 30-03-2012 22:47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Guinness (Post 981360)
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.:rolleyes:

jaysay 31-03-2012 08:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 981340)
ho ho ho:D 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:rolleyes:

Stumped 01-04-2012 17:40
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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 01-04-2012 18:14
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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 01-04-2012 18:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 981794)
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 01-04-2012 19:24
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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!:mad::mad:

cmonstanley 01-04-2012 20:27
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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 01-04-2012 21:09
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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 02-04-2012 08:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 981850)
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 02-04-2012 15:18
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It's well above the local average wage. Wish I could get £900 for 37 hours.


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