Expect some visitors but I'd be very surprised if any of them will be seeking asylum :twisted:
It's just boredom! :yawn:
What do you trucking peeps thing of the European Working Hours Directive now that we've been living with it for a while?
When I was doing European driving (before it was implemented) it was quite normal for me to be working 72 hours a week and sometimes 74, spread over six shifts (there was no overtime paid either, so I ask myself now why I lasted as long as I did doing it).
Now the Directive is law, my average hours a week, spread over 4 months is just about staying within the limits. I'm only driving in the UK now, with the occasional trip to Ireland, and the company I work for pay time and a half over and beyond the first eight hours of the day.
I thought I'd lose a lot of money because of the Directive, but in fact, beacuse I always work overtime hours each day I'm not earning very much less than I was before, although my take home pay's a lot less because I'm not getting 20 plus nights out money per month at European rates.
Anyone like to comment?