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As BP closes sites ... the Road Haulage Association's Rod McKenzie says issues are down to Brexit, the pandemic and a historic shortage
24/09/2021
"#Newsnight was the first TV programme to highlight this in the summer... the government could have acted then." / As BP closes sites due to a lack of lorry drivers, the Road Haulage Association's Rod McKenzie says issues are down to Brexit, the pandemic and a historic shortage
Motorists and shoppers have been urged not to panic buy fuel and goods as the shortage of lorry drivers hit supplies.
Thanks to the HGV driver shortage, many refuse collectors are quitting to earn up to £30,000 more driving lorries. But what does this mean for our streets, as the rubbish and recycling piles ever higher?
I’m having to drive from Glasgow to Dover to pick up food from EU: Industry leaders warn over empty shelves due to Brexit
19/09/2021
Hotel and restaurant staff are travelling hundreds of miles to pick up produce as Britain’s lorry driver shortage leaves supplies stranded in warehouses, industry leaders say.
A dairy farmer said he was told to dump his milk after a shortage of lorry drivers meant it could not be collected.
Why are there not enough people? What has suddenly happened that South Holland’s farmers cannot get the harvest in?
Britain needs 100,000 more drivers if it is to meet demand, according to the UK's Road Haulage Association (RHA). The signs are already there: sporadic gaps on supermarket shelves, pubs running low on beer, McDonald's suspending milkshakes.
Covid, Brexit and a shortage of lorry drivers has been blamed for delays in collecting people's household rubbish. Ceredigion, Powys, Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan councils said they were already facing delays or expected further delays. Residents said their household or garden waste had been left on the kerbside for weeks.
The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.
Labour said the revelations "blow apart" the "myth" that UK-EU trade disruption is a temporary problem.
THE SNP’s Westminster leader has made a plea to Scots who are undecided on independence as the consequences of Brexit become more apparent.
Shoppers have been warned that they could face more empty shelves due to a collapse in the supply chain as retailers face increasing pressure to keep up with demands whilst tackling staffing problems.
‘A Convenient Scapegoat’: Empty Shelves are due to Brexit Not the Pingdemic - Here’s the Evidence
22/07/2021
With supply chain problems being blamed on workers self-isolating, Caolan Robertson reports on what business owners, managers and labourers have been telling him across the country about the consequences of Brexit.
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are just some of the stores that have responded to the complaints from customers.
A haulage industry group has said a lack of drivers will have a detrimental impact on our economy.
Truck driver visa options under discussion
12/07/2021
The government has explored ways to address a shortage of haulage workers, including creating a short-term visa scheme for foreign lorry drivers, the BBC understands.
Lidl has blamed empty shelves at some of its stores on "disruptions to supply chain networks".
Somerset binmen and Brexit: a story of waste
02/07/2021
The context is a national shortage of drivers made worse by Brexit and the unwelcoming environment for foreign nationals now fostered by government.
Shortage caused by Brexit and the pandemic, Road Haulage Association says.
A shortage of skilled trade workers has developed as European Union migrants leave the UK and demand for home improvements rises, the founder of Homeserve has said.
Supermarket shelves 'could be empty' due to huge lorry driver shortage caused by Brexit and Covid
27/06/2021
The PM has been urged to introduce temporary worker visas for HGV drivers.
So five years after the referendum, and six months from leaving the single market, what's the slogan from businesses most affected? Bureaucracy, delay, cost.
Driver shortage crisis: Bring back EU workers to get food to supermarket shelves, industry bosses plead
25/06/2021
‘There has never been a more challenging time’ for the UK’s food supply chain, according to industry leaders, who are pressing the Prime Minister to grant them access to EU and EEA labour.