Because they can. As long as public apathy continues, and we keep paying ludicrous prices for our petrol, the government will keep laying on the tax. FUEL Spread the word and force the government to listen. For once, let's stand up with a unified voice and make them understand that we will no longer be quietly steamrollered into a transport system that's crumbling under our feet whilst we pay for it through the nose. Tell them you have had enough of Rip-Off Britain.
Shift workers know all too well the drawbacks of being nocturnal in a traditionally diurnal world.
The difficulty of maintaining proper sleep and eating habits are two of the most common. However, there are also other areas that must be considered if we are to get a better understanding of the problems truck drivers experience as shift workers. The natural biological clock in each human being dictates to us that we work, or be active, during daylight hours and sleep or rest at night. We live in a fast-paced society in which our work dictates survival. We are not all biologically on the same wavelength by choice, or by some directive that affects our normal lives and the lives of those with whom we are closely affiliated.