Acute lack of skilled drivers prompts queues at petrol stations while ONS reports shoppers cannot buy all the food they want
Significant disruption to Christmas is “inevitable” unless the government fixes an acute shortage of lorry drivers, the UK retail industry body has warned, as queues formed at petrol stations and official statistics showed shoppers cannot find the food they want.
The British Retail Consortium said the lack of HGV drivers has left the country without the “glue” that holds crucial supply chains of food and goods together.
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