The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK, which represents National Express and Stagecoach, have made estimations on the shortage of bus drivers.... They suggest there are reportedly 4, 000 vacancies for bus drivers. Bus drivers earn on average ￡32, 500, but HGV drivers can get paid ￡78, 000 instead. Around one million letters have been posted across the UK, asking HGV licence-holders who left the industry to return amid the nation-wide shortage. Bobby Morton, Unite's national officer for pa

The temporary visa scheme will create opportunities for 5, 000 HGV drivers and 5, 500 poultry workers to gain employment in the UK.... The decision has come about after pressure to keep supermarkets supplied with goods as well as fuel concerns at petrol stations. The visas will be available next month and are expected to last until Christmas Eve. Retailers this week have told the Government they have 10 days to prevent ‘significant disruption’ for the Christmas period because of a shortfall of

A LORRY driver has said he is" mentally scarred" after a woman and two young children were killed when their motorhome smashed into his HGV.A 44-year-old woman, travelling in a grey RV alongside anine-year-old girl and five-year-old boy, tragically died in the horror crash on the A64 on Tuesday.... 2 The horror crash killed a 44-year-old woman, a nine-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy Credit: Ben Lack 2 The HGV driver said he was taking a break at the side of the A64, near Jinnah Restaurant

An HGV wedged between the hedgerows is a top wildlife spot in my Devon village.... Of course it could be the shock of finding themselves stranded in our formerly bucolic idyll.... Fortunately we’re a nice bunch who are more likely to run out with cups of tea, than pitch-forks. Discordia’s hornet-hued flank and danger-red logo has become a feared invasive species....

" It has not been easy and there have been times of real stress on the ports system," he said.... Ports across the world have also suffered significant delays.... Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@ bbc.co.uk. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist....

A recent Road Haulage Association( RHA) survey found there was a shortage of more than 100, 000 qualified drivers in the UK.... Many of these drivers that have left the sector were from the EU.... The UK Government has now been forced to introduce temporary visas for 5, 000 lorry drivers to work in the UK. Last week it was reported in the BBC that just over 20 of the 300 applications have been approved so far. However, a tax code change has seen some HGV drivers lose up to 25 percent of their

Bin collection within 24 local councils has been disrupted due to self-isolation rules and a lack of workers to drive the lorries.... The Local Government Association said that while most councils have been able to keep their collections running, some – such as Manchester City council and Cambridge country council – are having to reduce services.... There is currently a shortfall of some 100, 000 drivers in the sector and this has led to shortages of supplies at restaurants, supermarkets and h

？ Close Brexit ‘part of the solution’ to lorry driver shortage, says Grant Shapps Motorists should “ carry on as normal ”, Grant Shapps has said, after BP, Tesco and Esso warned of fuel shortages at some of their petrol stations as a result of the HGV driver shortage. The transport secretary insisted he would “ move heaven and Earth ” to ease the supply chain crisis and did not rule out deploying the army to forecourts or relaxing visa rules to ease the shortage of drivers, which the Road Haulag

A collapse in the numbers of people signing up for transport and warehousing apprenticeships has driven the current delivery crisis, causing empty shelves in supermarkets and shortages at fast-food chains, Labour has claimed. The party released figures showing that entrants on transportation apprenticeships have fallen by almost half( 49 per cent) since 2015-16 and by a massive 83 per cent for warehousing and distribution. Shadow minister for green and future transport Kerry McCarthy blamed the

The rules, which are due to come into force in April, apply to vehicles entering the EU's passport-free Schengen Area.... The biometric checks involve electronic gates-meaning that drivers are forced to leave their vehicles rather than remain in their cars or lorries, as they are currently able to do with a simple passport check.... We still have all options on the table including these measures." We would prefer to have it at the EU level." If nothing happens at the EU level, we will take Fre