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He was paid £120 a day, or £13.30 an hour for a nine-hour day. The minimum wage is £8.20 for workers over 21. But he was not given enough shifts to meet the cost of the weekly van hire, which is taken directly from his payslip, and earn the minimum wage.  In response, KMI said drivers had the “option” to rent a van from them or go elsewhere. Amazon said it was “committed” to ensuring its contractors were fairly paid.   Mr Cooper, 56, said he asked KMI if he could rent a van from a different company, but claimed: “KMI seemed reluctant to allow this.” 

Addressing the concerns, Nick Bowen, who spoke on behalf of the applicant, said drainage should not be an issue as the plans included soakaways to keep drainage water on site.  Case officer Sarah Hinchcliffe said the plans should not increase traffic in the area because the majority were already on the road network, travelling to the depot at Sweet Briar Road. She added that light pollution should not be much of a factor as the plans included an intelligent lighting system that dimmed outside operating hours. The Amazon van park would be created on land next to Hellesdon Hall Road.

Amazon wants permission for a van park off Norwich's ring road. - Credit: PA Online shopping giant Amazon has met opposition to its plans to create a large van park for more than 350 delivery drivers near its Norwich depot. People living close to where the company wants to create a 7.6 acre van park fear it will lead to more traffic, pollution and noise from as early as 5am. The company's distribution warehouse is at Caley Close, on the Sweet Briar Road Industrial Estate, off the ring road. But the company wants to turn land on the other side of the ring road, to the north of Hellesdon Hall...