Lorry Drivers Who Voted Brexit Regret Everything

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[WedlakeProductions]

Let's be honest with ourselves though, if someone voted for Brexit and they work in international goods transport that is 100% karma. Like in what world did they think it would turn out any other way?

[JHF_Gaming]

My sympathy is reserved for those people who didn't believe the lie of Brexit and were pulled kicking and screaming from the EU.

[FFRDF]

The old ‘this is not the Brexit we voted for’ BS …… people getting exactly what they voted for but won’t own it.

[Rafa]

I still remember how all those Brexit fans laughed in our faces when we told them it would be a bad idea.
Now look at them.

[sevenfights]

It is amazing how the working class keeps getting tricked into voting against their own interests.

[Matt-urdm]

"we wanted Brexit and they delivered brexit. But..." Taking no responsibility and blaming others always works

[paulmurray]

The sympathy I was starting to feel died a swift death when I heard, "We wanted Brexit..". Oh, this is not the Brexit you voted for?

[michael_c]

As a European I’m grateful for Brexit because it’s such a nice example of where ignorance can lead you and what the disastrous consequences of leaving the EU can be.

[jlvfr]

I simply cannot understand this. People who made a living of _international transport_, who traveled & worked with other countries on a daily basis, expected what? Some kind of magic waving of international rules, because _they_ wanted it?! They wanted all the advantages of being inside, while being outside?!

[grahamjohndavis]

“Truck drivers who voted for Brexit”
Turkeys who voted for Christmas.

[mhachey]

The lesson from this is simple. Ignoring facts and voting on feelings without regards to the consequences is rarely wise.

[Roque-Cachamuiña-gswd]

From Spain, I work in the fish marketing sector. Spain is one of the largest consumers of fish in the world. There are many species of fish that are not appreciated in the rest of Europe and that are highly priced here. I can never understand why English fishermen voted in favour of Brexit, when Europe and Spain in particular were the destination of most of their catches and at prices they had never dreamed of. I remember that when Spain joined the EU our fishermen complained about the competition from fresh fish brought in from Great Britain. Today, our largest supplier of fresh fish outside the EU is Morocco, which has replaced Great Britain, with fish of equal quality and better price. Other great beneficiaries have been French fishermen. My company still imports fish caught by British fishermen, but in much smaller quantities and paying lower prices at source than those paid before Brexit. The biggest problem with bringing fish from Great Britain is not the customs bureaucracy, it is that the supply chain has been broken. Before Brexit, there were Spanish buyers based in Great Britain, joint ventures, regular fish transport... now everything is less normalized. British fishermen, as we say in Spain, have thrown stones on their own roof and have broken the tiles.

[waynestuart]

Why did no-one tell them that voting to leave a club that reduces friction to trade would increase friction to trade? 🙄

[swicheroo]

I have a friend from grad school who is a pensioner who voted for Brexit. I am not a Brit--I live abroad-- but would hear him talk quite a bit about Brexit during the lead up to the vote. He was always talking it up on our Skype calls or our International Conferences (we're still in the same professional organizations). Now, get this: He's pissed because he now has to get a visa to live in the EU for his retirement!

[DarylBaines]

If they voted to leave, I have absolutely no sympathy for these people at all. They were told what would happen and chose not listen, or even shouted down those who were trying to warn them. Their greed or stupidity or xenophobia or whatever has ruined the lives and futures of millions of people: especially young people. They deserve everything they voted for.

[robbieoorschot]

As a truckdriver from Holland i'am shock to hear that there ar UK truckdrivers who voted for Brexit!!

[Sayitlikitiz]

A lot of people say that they feel sorry for those who were "conned" by the Brexit party. I feel like if you are an adult and have the right to vote, you are responsible for making an informed decision! People who chose out of hatred, greed, and/or sense of exceptionalism deserve whatever befalls them. 🤔 Some people here are ready to vote for Trump again in 2024, so I'm not surprised Idiots like that exist in the UK too.

[hughmckendrick]

Always amazes me the amount of people who took the EU for granted and were not aware or care about the advantages of membership.
How could a haulier not know the damage brexshit would cause to that industry?

[gibbogle]

EU procedures were very carefully designed by experts to facilitate trade. People who didn't trust the experts listened to ideologues who exploited their ignorance and prejudice. Now all the British are paying the price.

[A]

Hilarious how the guy said the job was a pleasure before Brexit. So basically being in the EU wasn’t in any way making his life hard, but he still voted to end that. Utterly bizarre.