This has been going on since start of the road closures. It’s about time it was stopped, there’s plenty of highway staff hanging around who could easily stop it.
Heavy industrial processes will continue to need gas ( or hydrogen if practical in the future) for production and carbon cavaties off Liverpool and Teesside are ideal for storage.
I presume over here everyone is covered by the minimum wage, with tips extra income?
I guess it would need Government intervention in USA to change to this type of model.