I am looking for a Traditional Roadside (greasy spoon) Cafe in> Hampshire. But can't find one. Can anyone recommend one? I want the> atmos of such a place, the Little Chief isn't the same.

Thanks>

No such places exist anymore. Joe Public found them distasteful,>

No such places exist anymore. Joe Public found them distasteful, the> anti HGV NIMBYS also piled in so local councils throughout the UK are> doing all they can to get them shut down. Quite where we're supposed to> park up now I don't know.

No such places exist anymore. Joe Public found them distasteful, the> anti HGV NIMBYS also piled in so local councils throughout the UK are> doing all they can to get them shut down. Quite where we're supposed to> park up now I don't know.

No its not. WORKING time, not DRIVING time.

11 hours daily rest which can be reduced to 9 hours 3 times a week. > Don't know where you went to school but 24-9=15 where I went. In > addition then there's the split daily rest where the final rest period > can be no less than 8 hours meaning in effect a 16 hour working day.

Ah. So you're including rest periods?>

Your idea of working tends to differ from mine.>

Just how many hours do you actually work a week excluding breaks? I'm not> in favour of what is effectively split shifts, but they're not illegal.>

Yup. When referring to the working day in haulage, you refer to the > duty time, i.e the time from when you start until you pull the chart.

Its called DUTY time.

Depends. Part timing at the moment but fulltime could be up to 84 hours.

Ah. Right. I'm in the wrong industry then because my break, ie lunch,> isn't paid.

Then that would apply to anyone's lunch break. Or others working split> shifts. So perhaps you're not so hard done by as you say? ­

And what is the maximum you're actually allowed to be driving?

There a very few industries where it is. However don't overlook the fact> that someone who is employed in a fixed location (office factory etc)> can (if circumstances permit) go home for lunch or do as they like.> People working in transport often have to take their breaks a long way> from their base, especially if away for several days at a time.

If I feel tired I just stop somewhere and go back to bed, and that's not > something everyone can do at work.

Its quite possible to do a 12 hour shift and only a couple of hours of> that count as working time under the WTD.

If I get weekended in Spain, I'm paid two days at Ј80 each and two > nights-out at Ј24 tax-free each and all I do is sit on the beach> getting pissed.

Where do I sign up?

I dunno, my brother's a quantity surveyor for a brickwork company and> manages to royally screw a lot of construction companies out of 5 or 6> figure sums of money regularly due to time wasted on site due to other> things not being completed (jobs out of their control - i.e. the> responsibility of other subcontractors), which can often be due to major> materials (such as concrete lintels) not being there.

Ah. Right. I'm in the wrong industry then because my break, ie lunch,> isn't paid.>

Then that would apply to anyone's lunch break. Or others working split> shifts. So perhaps you're not so hard done by as you say? ­>

And what is the maximum you're actually allowed to be driving?>

So this rushing fresh fruit and vegetables to the consumer that Conor goes> on about is just so much twaddle? ­>

Where do I sign up?>

And, of course, we're all so sympathetic towards all you poor picked-on > truckers, who are somehow simultaneously societal lepers, yet get paid to > be on holiday on top of your freedom to pick and choose jobs where the boss > practically throws money at you. <grin, Conor, grin>>

Sorry, but before you can drive an articulated lorry, you have to pass the > LGV C+E driving test, and I'm afraid you just wouldn't be up to it.>