Immigrant motorists 'unsafe on our roads'

mkpdavies · 23-10-2006, 12:32 AM

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...%27/article.do

Quote:

Thousands of immigrants and asylum seekers are legally allowed to drive on our roads even though many would be incapable of passing a British driving test, safety campaigners have claimed.

The Department for Transport denied foreign licences were a safety risk, adding: "We don't want people here for a short period of time to have to go through the process of getting a licence

Tell that to my mate, who had his Lotus written off and his family almost killed by a Polish lorry driver.

Funny how safety fascism only applies to us! :x

Populist Lee · 23-10-2006, 12:59 AM

Yes.
Our rulers will go into Deny, Deny, Deny mode over this aspect of Immigration.

What is it about the Poles?
They have been crashing about and killing not only themselves, but some residents of Bournemouth lately.

mkpdavies · 23-10-2006, 01:13 AM

It's just a numbers issue. More Poles than any others, all confused by the U.K. mad road conditons, full of safety features that confuse people who are used to driving on normal roads.

Populist Lee · 23-10-2006, 03:22 PM

That might be the explanation.

Doesn't raise the Dead though, does it?

mkpdavies · 23-10-2006, 03:24 PM

Nope and the fact the saftey fascists are silent, says it all about the safety fascism that is rammed down our throats.

Very little to do with safety, everything to do with money collection and showing the sheeple who is boss.

Robin · 23-10-2006, 04:19 PM

Meat and drink to me.

I`ve tried raising this issue with Health and Safety, as the roads are also the workplace for a lot of people. They dont want to get involved, saying it`s a Department against Transport issue. Dont forget our establishment is scared of dealing with foreigners.

There is also the fact that someone who is banned in another EU country can come here and there is no cross referencing to see if he is entitled to drive in his home country.

Even VOSA inspectors are ignorant of what documentation to check on foreign trucks in this country. I know because I owned one. So those foreign trucks may not have an operators licence from their own country, insurance and the equivalent MOT.
The drivers may not have a licence to drive that class of vehicle or transport ADR (dangerous goods).

I hate to say it, but some of us HGV drivers have been pointing this out for decades,but have depressingly been ignored.

Its going to get worse.In 10 years time all trucks will be foreign.

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,158 Party: Libertarian Party	It's just a numbers issue. More Poles than any others, all confused by the U.K. mad road conditons, full of safety features that confuse people who are used to driving on normal roads. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,158 Party: Libertarian Party	Nope and the fact the saftey fascists are silent, says it all about the safety fascism that is rammed down our throats. Very little to do with safety, everything to do with money collection and showing the sheeple who is boss. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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23-10-2006, 12:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Populist Lee Uber Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,247 Party: Other	Yes. Our rulers will go into Deny, Deny, Deny mode over this aspect of Immigration. What is it about the Poles? They have been crashing about and killing not only themselves, but some residents of Bournemouth lately.

23-10-2006, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Populist Lee Uber Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,247 Party: Other	That might be the explanation. Doesn't raise the Dead though, does it?

23-10-2006, 04:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Robin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 934	Meat and drink to me. I`ve tried raising this issue with Health and Safety, as the roads are also the workplace for a lot of people. They dont want to get involved, saying it`s a Department against Transport issue. Dont forget our establishment is scared of dealing with foreigners. There is also the fact that someone who is banned in another EU country can come here and there is no cross referencing to see if he is entitled to drive in his home country. Even VOSA inspectors are ignorant of what documentation to check on foreign trucks in this country. I know because I owned one. So those foreign trucks may not have an operators licence from their own country, insurance and the equivalent MOT. The drivers may not have a licence to drive that class of vehicle or transport ADR (dangerous goods). I hate to say it, but some of us HGV drivers have been pointing this out for decades,but have depressingly been ignored. Its going to get worse.In 10 years time all trucks will be foreign.