Hauliers against corruption

The Road Freight Association

(RFA) is joining forces with

Corruption Watch in an effort

to root out one of the biggest

evils impacting operators.

David Lewis, executive

director of Corruption

Watch, said far more could

be achieved by working

together to reduce crime and

corruption in any sector.

According to Lewis,

tackling corruption requires

commitment from operators

out in the field as specifics

such as date, time, place,

the name of the officer or

government official involved

as well as vehicle licence

numbers are crucial. A

concise and consistent version

of what happened is also

necessary.

With resources always

limited it is not always

possible to investigate each

and every corruption incident

reported, said Lewis, but

emphasised that cases were

taken on in areas where it

was possible to have the most

significant impact.