Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
It wasn't a politician who started it, it was BP. The thing was engineered to force the government to let in foreign drivers.
If spread evenly, the government's belated knee-jerk reaction to allow visas for (up to?) 5,000 drivers, equates to less than one driver per member company of the Road Haulage Association. Epic fail by BP then. Thankfully, other fuel companies are available.