Lorry driver shocked after being told he can't interview for job 'because he's British'

Staff writer
File photo dated 12/04/12 of lorries on the M6 near Birmingham, as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has said that one in 13 lorries examined as part of a Government crackdown on air quality violations were fitted with cheat devices.
File photo dated 12/04/12 of lorries on the M6 near Birmingham, as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has said that one in 13 lorries examined as part of a Government crackdown on air quality violations were fitted with cheat devices.

A lorry driver from Salisbury, Wiltshire, was left baffled after applying for a job as a lorry driver near his home and being told he was not allowed to interview due to his nationality.

Michael Fowler, 39, applied for the job which required 'EU citizens with a good level of English'. However, he soon received an email from recruitment agency Blu Global, telling him 'our positions exclude British candidates.'

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