BBCNEWS BBC News September 25, 2021 14:08:00
Estimates that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers in total — with existing shortages made worse by a number of factors, including the pandemic and brexit. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. people have been told not to panic buy, there is no shortage of fuel itself. but again this morning, there were queues at petrol stations. absolute mayhem, nobody can get past, nobody can get in. eg group, which operates 400 sites, has set a £30 per customer limit. the initial problems experienced by bp were due to a shortage of lorry drivers. it is thought the uk has a shortfall o...