The Road Haulage Association, a sector body, said driver shortages caused by the pandemic and Brexit had created a 'perfect storm', as calls mounted on ministers to take swift action.
The Road Haulage Association, a sector body, said driver shortages caused by the pandemic and Brexit had created a "perfect storm", as calls mounted on ministers to take swift action.
It was also reminiscent of late 2000, when people protesting over high fuel prices blockaded oil refineries, bringing the country to a virtual standstill for weeks. Shell said it had seen "increased demand" and was adapting its delivery schedules, as queues built up on petrol station forecourts and some types of fuel ran out.
Many drivers who have left Britain were from eastern Europe, and returned home due to the global health crisis or to avoid falling foul of tougher immigration rules."We're 100,000 drivers short at the moment," including "20,000 European drivers... who have left the country because of Brexit", RHA spokesman Rod McKenzie told BBC television.
But while saying he was "ruling nothing out", Shapps rebuffed industry calls to add truck drivers to a special list of industries suffering labour shortages, to make it easier for EU citizens to obtain work visas.
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