struggling to find drivers. the government help changes to the testing system, additional training, these visas and other measures will help solve the problem. but some think this is not over yet. it is think this is not over yet. it is not a think this is not over yet. it is rrot a quick think this is not over yet. it is not a quick fix. think this is not over yet. it is not a quick fix. what - think this is not over yet. it is not a quick fix. what we i think this is not over yet. it 3 not a quick fix. what we need to do is deliver quick solutions to get over the worst of the disruption right now and the quickest way of doing that is getting people who have already got an hgv driving licence to be in this country driving a truck. there will still be driver shortages but they should be a resolution to the worst of the issues and we would say early next year. issues and we would say early next ear. , ., , year. the question will be whether these changes year. the question will be
by a significant amount, which we then need to pass on to our customers, where we can. so, this is all driving up costs, basically? absolutely, it is. next door, there is a business which trains up new drivers. steering quickly, driving as slow as you can. it s getting plenty of interest from locals. the testing system is set to change soon to make it simpler, but the manager here says that s not a quick fix for the shortage. the idea is that they remove the middle test, so that you can go from your fiat 500 straight into an articulated vehicle class one, cat ce. in actuality, you re probably going to find that the pass rate will drop. the course length will have to be longer. you re going to be delivering fewer tests. the government has so far resisted calls for temporary
resilience in the station service network to deal with that. there is no need for people to rush out and fill up, the country is not running out of fuel. there isn t a shortage of fuel. where we are seeing issues, it s because of another problem the lack of available lorry drivers. it s thought there s currently a shortfall of tens of thousands in the uk. the problem has been building for years, but has been made worse by factors including the pandemic and brexit. this haulage firm in northampton has never found recruitment so hard. in the past few months, we ve increased salaries twice, by a significant amount, which we then need to pass on to our customers, where we can. so, this is all driving up costs, basically? absolutely, it is. next door, there is a business which trains up new drivers. steering quickly, driving as slow as you can. it s getting plenty of interest from locals. the testing system is set
this haulage firm in northampton has never found recruitment so hard. in the past few months, we ve increased salaries twice, by a significant amount, which we then need to pass on to our customers, where we can. so, this is all driving up costs, basically? absolutely, it is. next door, there is a business which trains up new drivers. steering quickly, driving as slow as you can. it s getting plenty of interest from locals. the testing system is set to change soon to make it simpler, but the manager here says that s not a quick fix for the shortage. the idea is that they remove the middle test, so that you can go from your fiat 500 straight into an articulated vehicle class one, cat ce. in actuality, you re probably going to find that the pass rate will drop. the course length will have to be longer. you re going to be delivering fewer tests. the government has so far resisted calls for temporary visas to plug the gap. it is now working on plans to introduce them. i would do what ever
absolutely, it is. next door, there is a business which trains up new drivers. steering quickly, driving as slow as you can. it s getting plenty of interest from locals. the testing system is set to change soon to make it simpler, but the manager here says that s not a quick fix for the shortage. the idea is that they remove the middle test, so that you can go from your fiat 500 straight into an articulated vehicle class one, cat ce. in actuality, you re probably going to find that the pass rate will drop. the course length will have to be longer. you re going to be delivering fewer tests. the government has so far resisted calls for temporary visas to plug the gap. it is now working on plans to introduce them. i would do what ever is required, if that would help. what i don t want to do, and i have been hinting at this, is undercut with, as has happened before, cheaper