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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 of tens of thousands. there's a range of factors. brexit is definitely one of them. the pandemic, as you mentioned, played its part. the change to the payroll, of payroll working regulations, ir35, that played a significant part. but the general problem has been around and known about for ten to 15 years or more, and the ageing driver workforce retiring, we are not replacing them with the younger workers. wag...

And wales, dame vera baird, has said today that shouldn't be expected to change the way they behave, they shouldn't have to carry safety alarms, there should be better monitoring of offenders. she says there is such monitoring in place for drug dealers, burglars, but there is not a mechanism in place which is sufficient for women, to protect women, and she is calling on that urgent change to be made now. so police investigation continuing today, police still appealing for information from the public and people here in the community, they are still coming down to leave their cards, flowers, poe...

This is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm: queues at petrol stations as the government prepares to announce a temporary visa scheme to make it easierforforeign lorry drivers to work in the uk. keir starmer heads for a showdown with labour's left over changes to the way the party chooses its mps and leaders. a book of condolence is opened for people to pay respects to teacher sabina nessa, who was killed in south—east london. and it's the final day of campaigning in germany, where voters will elect a new chancellor.

Good afternoon. the government will set out tomorrow more details of a temporary visa scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to work in the uk. it comes after a frustrating day for some motorists, with queues and congestion around some petrol stations following a disruption to fuel deliveries because of a shortage of hauliers. the visa scheme could bring in around 5,000 drivers, but the haulage industry says it needs 100,000. here's katy austin. people have been told not to panic buy, there is no shortage of fuel itself. but again today, there were queues at petrol stations. in som...

Welcome to bbc news. the government is due to formally announce a visa scheme that will make it easier for foreign drivers to work in the uk. details of the plan will be set out tomorrow. it's expected the temporary plan will allow visas for about 5,000 drivers to tackle the hgv driver shortage, which has led to supply problems at some petrol stations and other businesses. the road haulage association 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. despite assurances about the su...