The car parks for Wembley stadium and the O2 arena.All empty when no events are on.Hundreds of truck spaces.
For a capital city,there is no truckstop for London.
A Snap one is Erith,but only four or five artics in that one.
They want the goods but not what brings them.
If you ask I’ve found many places let you park in their yard (not big places like Morrisons or Tesco etc), I’ve parked in a customers yard many times before, I’ve even done it when not delivering there, just short on time when going by.
Stadium of plight in Sunderland. Always plenty of room, even on match days.
It is about time parking and resting for truck drivers became a more serious and professionally managed system of control. If we are to have maximum daily hours and minimum daily rest, then the areas in which we rest should be equally controlled, and overhauled.
My view is that every driver is legally required to hold an Oyster type card, which is funded by the Haulage firm they work for. This card is used solely for the use of parking areas, hygiene facilities and overnight allowance.
Upon entering a parking area drivers are required to swipe their cards and an amount of money is deposited, lets say £100. They then get issued a bay number in which to park which has electrical supply, tap and personal sealed bin. Drivers would also swipe their cards when entering hygiene facilities. Swipe card when exiting facility. The time of use is logged so that any abuse can be traced back to the original user and therefore the deposit is held. It is then up to the Haulage firm to dock pay. Monetary incentive works both ways. Drivers can then use what ever is left of their tax free overnight allowance as they see fit.
This will cost money to implement. Money is recouped in the normal way of charging for the use of these facilities, introduce a minimum net hourly rate for drivers and use the extra tax revenue. But there is also an equal cost liability from the state in which all tax payers have a joint responsibility. Everyone needs stuff which is normally delivered by one of us. It is also the tax payers responsibility that we get as good a nights sleep as possible.
All of this is done to ensure equality for all, a goods nights sleep and simply a more pleasant experience. All of which abides by the doctrine of Brussels. If we have to be forced into taking breaks and rest at a certain time then the facilities we have at our disposal should be equally regulated.
jonesy1985:
It is about time parking and resting for truck drivers became a more serious and professionally managed system of control. If we are to have maximum daily hours and minimum daily rest, then the areas in which we rest should be equally controlled, and overhauled.My view is that every driver is legally required to hold an Oyster type card, which is funded by the Haulage firm they work for. This card is used solely for the use of parking areas, hygiene facilities and overnight allowance.
Upon entering a parking area drivers are required to swipe their cards and an amount of money is deposited, lets say £100. They then get issued a bay number in which to park which has electrical supply, tap and personal sealed bin. Drivers would also swipe their cards when entering hygiene facilities. Swipe card when exiting facility. The time of use is logged so that any abuse can be traced back to the original user and therefore the deposit is held. It is then up to the Haulage firm to dock pay. Monetary incentive works both ways. Drivers can then use what ever is left of their tax free overnight allowance as they see fit.
This will cost money to implement. Money is recouped in the normal way of charging for the use of these facilities, introduce a minimum net hourly rate for drivers and use the extra tax revenue. But there is also an equal cost liability from the state in which all tax payers have a joint responsibility. Everyone needs stuff which is normally delivered by one of us. It is also the tax payers responsibility that we get as good a nights sleep as possible.
All of this is done to ensure equality for all, a goods nights sleep and simply a more pleasant experience. All of which abides by the doctrine of Brussels. If we have to be forced into taking breaks and rest at a certain time then the facilities we have at our disposal should be equally regulated.
Good idea, but my overnight allowance isn’t for parking up their ■■■■■■■ truck! They pay for my parking my night out money is for hookers 
NewLad:
Good idea, but my overnight allowance isn’t for parking up their [zb] truck! They pay for my parking my night out money is for hookers
Quite right…well said
Any new industrial area should be required to have a truck parking facility of adequate size paid for & managed by the council or government before planning permission is granted.
largebloke1969:
this is why no one wants us , kindly left by a driver at the red moss friday morning
Should lose a finger for that.
Silver_Surfer:
Any new industrial area should be required to have a truck parking facility of adequate size paid for & managed by the taxpayer rather than the user before planning permission is granted.
Fixed that for you 
toby1234abc:
For a capital city,there is no truckstop for London.
There used to be overnight HGV parking at Earls Court back in the late 80s early 90s.
CeeDeeL:
I agree with many of these comments especially drivers being our own worst enemy’s. That said, how many times have you pulled up in a layby and seen bins overflowing because they haven’t been emptied. With bags of rubbish ■■■■■■■ and left next to the bins is further evidence that drivers are bagging their rubbish responsibly but are having nowhere to leave it. Just a thought.
If the bin is full then dont leave rubbish there. I just hang the rubbish bag on the back of the cab till I find another bin. And yes as others have said there’s a reason places that used to let us park no longer do, let alone new places. I can just see the family at the park and ride, ‘Muuuum, I think I just stood in a human ■■■’ not to mention the lovely bottles of ‘cider’ 