EU Written Declaration on HGVs - PLEASE SUPPORT

So far, I have this reply:

 Godfrey Bloom MEP

ASP 4 F 155
Wiertzstraat 60
1047-Brussel
Belgium
00 32 228 47469

8 February 2011

Re: Road safety and blind spots around lorries

Dear Mr Hotdog

Thank you for your letter by email of 6 February 2011, outlining your concerns with road safety and blindspots in lorries on our UK roads. We agree that it is clear that there is a problem here which may be addressed by sensible legislation requiring the use of modern equipment to reduce the hazard.

Unfortunately, the EU is really only concerned with two things: tax and control. At present the EU Commission has more interest in raising more tax revenue by means of the Eurovignette, a type of tax disc for lorries over 12 tons, but soon to be extended to those over 3.5 tons.

Although EU regulations and directives are created in Brussels and passed in Strasbourg, it is essential to realise that they do not become UK law until our own Houses of Parliament passes them into English law. In general, the UK Independence Party in the European Parliament opposes EU regulations, as we do not recognise the legitimacy or competency of the EU to govern our country. Obviously the EU route for passing such a law as you propose is costly and very time-consuming, even for such a relatively small matter. Let us not forget how much delay and cost could be saved by merely eliminating the EU from our thinking. We still have a parliament in Westminster, the correct route here is to raise the matter with the local MP and ask that the Houses of Parliament act with urgency, and not pass the buck to a remote, slow-acting power in Brussels. If their answer be that they cannot pass such laws without EU permission, then we must recognise how far the rot has spread and how powerless we are until we achieve withdrawal from the EU.

The problem with EU legislation is the confusion, slowness, and heavy-handed unfairness of the EU's 'one size fits all' approach, which applies to these and other matters. The unelected Commission alone has power to propose laws, and they cannot be lobbied directly by members of the public, and are thus entirely not accountable to you, the taxpayer. We are much better off making our own UK laws, which we have done successfully for centuries.

You may wonder how it is that so many bad EU regulations are so easily passed into UK law. This is due to the European Communities Act (ECA 1972), and the UK Treaty of Accession (UKTA, 1972). It is because of these statutes that even if we repealed an EU directive passed into UK law, there is nothing to stop more directives being passed into UK law. Only by getting rid of the ECA and the UKTA can we permanently stop EU directives being rubber-stamped into UK law, adversely affecting our lives and taking over our country. Finally, the long term benefit of removing the ECA and UKTA will get us out of the EU.

Please feel free to write to your local MP, and ask them to reply to you on this matter of repealing the ECA and the individual laws affecting you. This will advance both your cause, and the cause of the UK Independence Party. These non-UKIP MPs must be made to feel that they are under scrutiny, and that they cannot do and say what they like with no consequences. You can help by getting involved.

Yours sincerely

Michael Jose
Parliamentary Researcher
On behalf of Godfrey Bloom
00 32 228 47407
michael.jose@europarl.europa.eu