Just after 10 this morning I passed this queue at the petrol station.
As I returned near 12 noon this was the sight before me. Whether the black car jumping the queue was allowed in I know not. This has continued for some time, not helped by the Sainsburys petrol station offering a 'Sold Out' sign since morning. Whether that is genuine I know not. It has calmed down outside my window but unless this garage has a 'Sold Out' sign up, the long line of cars, most with engines rumbling, will continue.
Another success for Brexit!
Of course this is not just Brexit, however that has caused a lack of drivers, trained petrol tanker drivers are in short supply, have some moved to large wages elsewhere I wonder? The shortage cannot be made up, an HGV licence is required, but also a tanker driver licence, this takes more tests and costs more, so they will not be rushed to be introduced. While EU may also have problems, they can work together to fix them, sovereignty means the UK requires forelock tugging and friends in appropriate places to get fuel.
In October things get worse!
2 comments:
Didn't DVLC effectively shut down during the lockdowns?That can't have helped!
And did I that see major supermarket chains depend on transport companies for their haulage...? Far better to control your pwn supply chains...or is this something else that bean counters advise against?
whatever the rights and wrongs of Brexit, it is time to rethink how the country runs...control essential utilities in public hands and pay proper wages to the people who kept the country running deuring the emergency.
Fly, DVLC was limited for a long time. Few or no tests on HGVs. Big stores offer huge bonus for starters and drivers. Tesco etc are doing OK but the prices go up and others miss out.
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