DRIVER CPC
The Driver CPC needs to go. It isn't, and never has been fit for purpose. At best it is just a box ticking exercise so LGV drivers can earn a living. It is costly, time consuming for both drivers and employers and, in my experience adds no value to the transport profession whatsoever.
REDUCE LEGISLATION IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR
There are too many rules and regulations placed on drivers and companies. The Working Time Directive (WTD) is a prime example of this. Drivers hours and rules are complicated and robust enough, we don't need the unnecessary burden of the WTD and all of the office administration that goes with it. Much like the DCPC, the WTD is just a box ticking exercise and hours worked are just being manipulated "to make it fit". If it serves no purpose other than to hinder, then it needs to go.
DRIVER WELFARE AND CONDITIONS
For far too long, drivers have been treat like second class citizens when they arrive at delivery / collection points. Often basic needs like the use of a toilet are not accessible. A driver may have driven many hours to reach their destination, sometimes skipping lunch or holding off for a toilet break to make a booking time, only to be denied the most basic of human requirements on arrival. As a minimum, there should always be access to clean toilets and showers. It would also be nice to be spoken to like a human as well. Those of you who drive, know only too well that the biggest culprits are the RDC's and supermarkets.
MAKING A CHANGE
There is no point in looking to the Government or bodies like the RHA to remedy any of these issues. Only us drivers, if we pull together can make a difference. The driving force and prime directive behind this crowdfunding is build a union, run by drivers, for drivers. Setting up a national union costs money though. The initial crowdfunding is so we can finance the setting up of a national website and the SEO that goes with it, as well as all of the socials and advertising as well. Once we have enough interest, then the forming of an official union can begin and we can then start recruiting members.
With enough members on board, drivers and employers alike, we can make a start on reducing some of the unneccessary legislation and red tape in this crucial industry. I'm happy enough to sink as much of my personal time into this matter for as long as it takes to get things moving.
Enough, really is enough.