Now this is one of my pet hates in this industry, more so in UK, it doesn’t seem to be so much of a problem over here. Its been mentioned on other trucking blogs and websites, I have heard people moaning about it but I have yet to hear of anyone coming up with a solution.
What I am talking about it jumping out of your truck, while parked at truck stops and urinating (or worse) just outside the door, it is a filthy habit, unsociable and unhealthy. The crazy thing is, it happens when there are proper bathrooms just a few hundred yards away.
Even animals don’t piss where they sleep, these drivers must realise that these parking spaces are used 24-7 and they only get washed when it rains.
One particular service station springs to mind and that’s (bloody hell I cant remember the name now) In north Birmingham, I used to do trailer swaps there and I absolutely dreaded it, the smell was enough to make you gag.
Well I saw a sign this morning where I parked up and what a fantastic idea, fine violators, and perhaps use the money to improve the standard of services over there, perhaps the money could be used to install porta-loos where there are no facilities.
I do know that there are a few influential people in certain trucking magazines who read this blog, what a great idea for a story, it wouldn’t be easy as I guess bye-laws would have to be altered but if signs like this went up in UK then it would be just another step towards making Britain a nicer place to live and work.
The service station is Hilton Park that you are referring to, I think.
ReplyDeleteYep thats the one, its the fastest trl swap ive ever done.
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