Rejected petition Make Felixstowe Docks stop putting drivers jobs at risk

HGV Drivers using the port of Felixstowe are finding it very hard to carry out their jobs due to the total lack of support being offered to them by the Port and its management. It is a frequent event for drivers to find themselves sat in the port waiting to get a container for 3/4 hours,
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The THA should be what it is , a temporary holding area, not a place to take a 4 hour rest period. How much longer can businesses carry on paying its drivers to sit on the port with no revenue coming in. How much longer can the owner operator continue to keep his head above water when he is sitting around for 4 or 5 hours a day. The port of Felixstowe management need to take their heads out of the sand and work with us not against us. Shipping lines can move, the Port Cannot

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The Port of Felixstowe is run by a private company and therefore not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 15 July 2016
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