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Another factor is also at play alack of decent facilities. this from stuart ratcliffe. meet rob, a trucker for over 30 years, and in that time he has seen many changes, particularly when he compares facilities for truck drivers on the continent to those in the uk. the truck stops over there, they are dedicated to lorry drivers and you get the proper facilities, ie showers, decent food, parking facilities. but over here you actually get nothing. you turn up at a truck stop and there s no security. and on top of that, you ve got people who come and destroy your wagons, pinch your loads. it s just a nightmare at times. and to illustrate the lack of facilities, rob took me to a former truck stop which closed four years ago. used to get here, that used to be everything that you needed. used to be able to have a shower, get decent food, there was entertainment at night time, there was rooms available if you needed them. basically, you get everything that ....