"Van graveyard" at British gas sites as huge number of engineers sacked It is thought up to 1000 of 6000 engineers may have been lost in the UK, with hundreds of them from Scotland, after they refused to agree to “fire and rehire” conditions. Vans have been stockpiled off the road after their drivers' jobs were axed Join thousands of others and get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.