Lorry drivers from Europe are not keen to return to the UK to help the country “ get out of the s*** ”, said a union leader representing hauliers across the EU. Boris Johnson’s government is thought to be considering whether to call in soldiers to deliver fuel to petrol stations to address the drastic shortfall in tanker drivers. The government has also agreed to offer temporary visas to 5, 000 foreign heavy goods vehicle( HGV) drivers in a bid to ease the fuel crisis. But Edwin Atema, from the

Lorry drivers from Europe are not keen to return to the UK to help the country “ get out of the s*** ”, said a union leader representing hauliers across the EU. Boris Johnson’s government is thought to be considering whether to call in soldiers to deliver fuel to petrol stations to address the drastic shortfall in tanker drivers. The government has also agreed to offer temporary visas to 5, 000 foreign heavy goods vehicle( HGV) drivers in a bid to ease the fuel crisis. But Edwin Atema, from the

LONDON( Reuters)-Britain’s decision to issue temporary visas for 5, 000 foreign truck drivers is a short-term fix that will not solve an acute labour shortage that risks major disruption for retailers in the run-up to Christmas, business leaders have warned. Long lines of vehicles formed at petrol stations for a second day on Saturday as motorists waited in line, some for hours, to fill up with fuel after oil firms reported a lack of drivers was causing transport problems from refineries to fore

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