Illegals

Illegals

1) Euphemism for illegal immigrants (also called clandestine entrants) - principally smuggled into Great Britain in the back of lorry trailers returning from Europe via the Channel ports, either with the (illegal) connivance of the driver/vehicle operator in response to bribes or, as in most cases, with no prior knowledge by the driver.

Either way, offenders may be fined £2,000 per immigrant and the immigration authorities may impound the vehicle.

Source: David Lowe. The Dictionary of Transport and Logistics. Kogan Page, 2002. – P.122 (288 p.)