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arista 23-09-2021 09:15 PM

Lack of Lorry Drivers has held back Petrol, Ports (Public Panic)
 
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Cherie 23-09-2021 09:23 PM

Think I will get my HGV licence

Zizu 23-09-2021 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 11097429)
Think I will get my HGV licence


Only 1% of HGV drivers are female ..

Dangerous job though ..unless you have a co- driver


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arista 23-09-2021 10:02 PM

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arista 23-09-2021 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 11097429)
Think I will get my HGV licence


You would earn Big money

michael21 23-09-2021 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 11097452)
You would earn Big money

Not the way she drives :hehe:

arista 23-09-2021 11:29 PM

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arista 23-09-2021 11:33 PM

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arista 23-09-2021 11:35 PM

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arista 23-09-2021 11:40 PM

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Zizu 24-09-2021 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 11097451)


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Bloody hell !


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arista 24-09-2021 06:07 AM

Around 100,000
drivers short all the press are saying.

But last night
on Newsnight BBC2HD Conservative Bridgen MP was claiming
only half of the drivers chose to work?

Toy Soldier 24-09-2021 07:10 AM

Effects of Brexit truly starting to hit now. It’s quite worrying and only going to get worse.

arista 24-09-2021 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 11097488)
Effects of Brexit truly starting to hit now. It’s quite worrying and only going to get worse.


But it's well known
the HGV licences were Halted at the Start of Covid-19

Of course Foreign Drivers have gone home
but they also have shortage in Europe

arista 24-09-2021 07:41 AM

[Motorists told to 'carry on as normal' when buying
fuel after BP shuts some petrol stations]

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thesheriff443 24-09-2021 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 11097488)
Effects of Brexit truly starting to hit now. It’s quite worrying and only going to get worse.

It’s a bump in the road ts it’s not a terminal cancer diagnosis

The roads are full of idiots on racing’s bikes these days instead of them thinking they are doing the Tour de France they can go to work or shops on them

Crimson Dynamo 24-09-2021 07:58 AM

didnt i hear its like at a few forecourts down south?

The papers love this new narrative of fear now that they have spent on covid

arista 24-09-2021 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11097498)
didnt i hear its like at a few forecourts down south?

The papers love this new narrative of fear now that they have spent on covid


Yes BP said its 5.


Tesco and others also hit.

thesheriff443 24-09-2021 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11097498)
didnt i hear its like at a few forecourts down south?

The papers love this new narrative of fear now that they have spent on covid

I’m down south and I can confirm some forecourts have got none or very little and some have all pumps working

Kazanne 24-09-2021 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11097498)
didnt i hear its like at a few forecourts down south?

The papers love this new narrative of fear now that they have spent on covid

Fear mongering by the press again LT, there will only be a shortage if people panic buy and you can be sure they will,then blame it on Brexit, :wavey:

Cherie 24-09-2021 08:23 AM

This has been an issue for a while, like one pump might be out but the rest are working

thesheriff443 24-09-2021 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 11097505)
Fear mongering by the press again LT, there will only be a shortage if people panic buy and you can be sure they will,then blame it on Brexit, :wavey:

Never mind the petrol shortage
Hello you!

thesheriff443 24-09-2021 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 11097506)
This has been an issue for a while, like one pump might be out but the rest are working

You will always get compliments with one pump:joker:

Toy Soldier 24-09-2021 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by thesheriff443 (Post 11097496)
It’s a bump in the road ts it’s not a terminal cancer diagnosis

The roads are full of idiots on racing’s bikes these days instead of them thinking they are doing the Tour de France they can go to work or shops on them

I'm not talking about the petrol specifically, I'm talking about the HGV goods transport crisis that is ongoing and escalating. All of the smaller issues are just symptoms of that larger one.


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