44 Transport

Submitted by United Road Transport Union

Congress recognises the urgent need to introduce a scheme to improve LGV drivers’ facilities by refurbishing existing facilities and building new ones, to allow professional drivers to park their vehicles in a secure vehicle park overnight. Congress believes this can be achieved through central Government and European funding initiatives, but on a much larger scale.

The lack of decent facilities nationwide results in many professional drivers resorting to parking lorries in areas and lay-bys with no facilities whatsoever. This cannot be allowed to continue.

Congress recognises the problems that a lack of decent facilities creates for society as a whole and calls on the General Council to address with the Government the problem of overnight, secure parking for LGV drivers at its earliest opportunity.