27-09-2021, 08:15 AM
Saturday 25 September 2021 12:06, UK
Long queues of motorists waiting to fill up their tanks are continuing for a second day - as the government is expected to clear the way for a visa change allowing thousands of foreign lorry drivers to work in the UK.
The temporary measures would be aimed at HGV truckers from abroad plugging the gaps that have been blamed for causing the queues at petrol pumps and shortages in some food items.
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Ministers met yesterday for urgent talks on how to address what has been estimated as a shortage of more than 100,000 drivers.
https://news.sky.com/story/temporary-vis...s-12416994
Long queues of motorists waiting to fill up their tanks are continuing for a second day - as the government is expected to clear the way for a visa change allowing thousands of foreign lorry drivers to work in the UK.
The temporary measures would be aimed at HGV truckers from abroad plugging the gaps that have been blamed for causing the queues at petrol pumps and shortages in some food items.
......
Ministers met yesterday for urgent talks on how to address what has been estimated as a shortage of more than 100,000 drivers.
https://news.sky.com/story/temporary-vis...s-12416994