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This mess. there are rumours that the army was _ this mess. there are rumours that the army was to — this mess. there are rumours that the army was to be _ this mess. there are rumours that the army was to be brought - this mess. there are rumours that the army was to be brought into . this mess. there are rumours that i the army was to be brought into help deliver fuel. the army was to be brought into help deliverfuel. but the army was to be brought into help deliver fuel. but the government ...

Specific license to drive a fuel tanker, so it is not open to anyone. you basically pay for it. i think i looked at it about a year ago, a year and a half ago and it was about £500, £600 to do, to get the adr to go to the company, get training and go to the company, get training and go out with a tanker. i dont know what it is now because it changes by the year. and with demand, the price goes up, as well. find the year. and with demand, the price goes up. as well-— goes up, as well. and ta...

Now? it the picture for your company right now? , ., ., ., “ , the picture for your company right now? , ., , now? it is not looking very good because at _ now? it is not looking very good because at the _ now? it is not looking very good because at the lack _ now? it is not looking very good because at the lack of _ now? it is not looking very good because at the lack of lorry - now? it is not looking very good i because at the lack of lorry drivers is one thing and many of them left the unit...

Enough, and its too little too late, basically. other sectors too have struggled to fill their work force, including turkey and chicken producers, five and half thousand visas for poultry workers are also being introduced. the damage has already been done for the bigger processors because they havent got the turkeys on the farm, there are half a million less. for the smaller guys, for those thousand smaller farmers throughout the country that produce for the local butcher and stuff, it is useful...

Of petrol ot diesel. but they met the business secretary yesterday, who agreed to temporarily relax competition laws so that in these circumstances the industry can better share information and prioritise the delivery of supplies to where theyre most needed. the government is considering deploying the army to help with deliveries and it is understood that option is under discussion ahead of a possible meeting of cabinet ministers. the first limited supply issues were down to a lack of tanker dri...

Thousands of petrol stations are still closed or running dry because of a shortage of tanker drivers, and thereve been more long queues today of drivers trying to fill up. ministers are urging people to get their fuel as normal. the government is issuing temporary visas to bring in 5,000 foreign lorry drivers. the government has also suspended competition law so that oil companies can work together to get more fuel to the pumps. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports. from early this ...

Projected results from the german parliamentary elections so the central left social democrats are ahead of the conservative christian democrats by about 2% of the vote. the general secretary of the social democrat said his party, led by the finance minister olaf scholz, clearly have the mandate to govern. the british government is to suspend the competition law in an attempt to ease disruption at petrol deliveries. a shortage of lorry drivers about fuels delivery supply worries. ministers are a...

Of petrol or diesel. but they met the business secretary yesterday, who agreed to temporarily relax competition laws so that, in these circumstances, the industry can better share information and prioritise the delivery of supplies to where theyre most needed. the government is considering deploying the army to help with deliveries and it is understood that option is under discussion ahead of a possible meeting of cabinet ministers. the first limited supply issues were down to a lack of tanker d...

A shortage of lorry drivers has caused problems for a range of industries in recent months, from supermarkets to fast food chains. it is thought that ministers are to consider deploying the army to deliver fuel to garage forecourts. this report from our business correspondent, katy austin. honking. these were the scenes yesterday as panic buying led to some forecourts having to close. people are going a bit nuts. its 6am in the morning and people are queueing up for petrol. ive got about two to ...

Brexit plan that has been dusted off in recent days, that has been studied by ministers, and discussed by officials. it is absolutely not been ruled out as an option. but the plan a is that this starts to die down if people start to return to their normal purchasing habits when it comes to petrol.— it comes to petrol. nick, thank you. we will also — it comes to petrol. nick, thank you. we will also speak— it comes to petrol. nick, thank you. we will also speak to _ it comes to petrol. nick...