BBCNEWS BBC News October 15, 2021 08:10:00
Hope to relax it before christmas but they have to wait for the results of the consultation in the first place. the argument is at the moment if the government wants to see higher wages, perhaps they should continue currently allowing hgv drivers to see that rise in the wages and not try to bring in increased competition. what the government is insisting is because demand in the run—up to christmas is so great, then actually, the equivalent of three of 4000 more lorry drivers on the roads would be happening by relaxing the rules and the market can absorb that and wages would continue to rise...
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