went to number_ road haulage association went to number ten road haulage association wentforesee a crisis, _ number ten and said, we foresee a crisis, 35,000 drivers from the eu left last— crisis, 35,000 drivers from the eu left last year and never came back and ask— left last year and never came back and ask the — left last year and never came back and ask the governors what they will do about— and ask the governors what they will do about it _ and ask the governors what they will do about it and they were completely ignored _ do about it and they were completely ignored. forthose in the do about it and they were completely ignored. for those in the know, there _ ignored. for those in the know, there is— ignored. for those in the know, there is a — ignored. for those in the know, there is a 1970s revival in fashion and i_ there is a 1970s revival in fashion and i think— there is a 1970s revival in fashion and i think we are going to get a i970s— and i think we are going to get a 1970s revival in societal prices. we will have _ 1970s revival in societal prices. we will hav

the road haulage association has said a 100,000 drivers are needed and that this offer of 5000 visasaph, _ to sort this problem out. let's go on to the telegraph, shall - to sort this problem out. let's go on to the telegraph, shall we? . on to the telegraph, shall we? cancer appointments delayed by the fuel crisis and you were saying, richard, early on, that you have been carving some of those stories in your area as well. = been carving some of those stories in your area as well.— in your area as well. - covering. there is a _ in your area as well. - covering. there is a huge _ in your area as well. - covering. there is a huge knock-on - in your area as well. - covering. there is a huge knock-on effect| in your area as well. - covering. - there is a huge knock-on effect that there is a huge knock—on effect that comes— there is a huge knock—on effect that comes from — there is a huge knock—on effect that comes from panic buying fuel, and we have already — comes from panic buying fuel, and we have already had yeah where we have seen people having access to nhs treatment for serious c

the road haulage association estimates a shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers. ment scheme is also extended to 51/2 thousand poultry workers. the road haulage association said its barely scratches this surface. while sir keir starmer call for more reasons to be issued. panic buying has caused chaos at petrol stations and for some to close. this didn't stop because of a lack of fuel. initially supply issues were caused by lack of tanker drivers. that has highlighted a wider hgv driver shortage, a long—standing problem that has got worse. the government resisted the idea of temporary visas for overseas workers, however 5000 will now be made available. i would have liked to have seen it four months ago. it is too little, too late basically. other sectors have struggled to fill the workforce. 5500 visas for poultry workers are being introduced. for the smaller guys, the smaller farms throughout the country, it is useful for them. but how easy is it to get a visas? but how easy is it to get those visas? supermarkets say they need 15,000 lorry drivers to avoid christma

but obviously with this wider issue as the road haulage association have said, we are short of abouting, that is why are expecting some kind of announcement from the government over the weekend, temporary visas, 5000 lorry drivers coming into the country to try and alleviate that problem. and possibly something around training as well. the government though has remained, there isn't actually a shortage of fuel. there is plenty up the refineries and if people stick to their normal buying habits then we should be ok. so clearly, as you can see here, it is easy. we couldn't say it is chaotic, it is certainly quite manageable still at the moment, which of course his what government will hope people do, stick to what you normally do. thank ou, stick to what you normally do. thank you. peter- — a tense diplomatic and legal standoff between the united states, china and canada has come to an abrupt conclusion. the huawei executive meng wanzhou is flying back to china after being released from home detention in canada, following the temporary resolution of a us legal case against her. in retu

the road haulage association estimates that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers in total, withxisting shortages made worse by a number of factors, including the pandemic and brexit. despite assurances about the supply chain, it hasn't stopped the long queues of cars queuing outside petrol stations in the south east of england. these are some of the motorists in balham in south london. i've been queueing now for about an hour, and i'm only queueing because i'm in hybrid car, so i'm actually predominantly electric, but obviously if there's going to be any shortage of petrol, i do use the petrol back—up. its like during lockdown, if you remember, when we were missing the toilet paper. it's the same thing. it'sjust panic. i have a gig in somerset today. i'm on red and i need to get petrol asap, l and i've been sat in_ this queue for 50 minutes and i l didn't want to risk getting petrol elsewhere en route. a book of condolence has been opened in south london in memory of the 28—year—old primary school teacher, sabina nessa, who was attacked and killed a week ago. hundreds of mourner

the underlying issues which the road haulage association has said could be up to 100,000, will take longere time to vest because there is a cocktail of factors that have added up to the decline of the domestic workforce and many in the industry, actually, we'll accept that more could have been done earlier to try and make it in a more attractive career. for now, temporary visa scheme is something of a short—term bridge, particularly to try and help in the run—up to christmas. join me now is leslie o'brien, the founder of the haulage firm that has over 30 vehicles in operation. thank ou for over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining _ over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us — over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us here _ over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us here on _ over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us here on bbc- over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. can ijust first you forjoining us here on bbc news. can i just first start off by asking, what are your thoughts on the difference

the road haulage association say we are 100,000 drivers short. temporary visas to allow people to come into the country who might have been those who would have been here prior to brexit? it is been those who would have been here prior to brexit?— prior to brexit? it is an important and hard-fought _ prior to brexit? it is an important and hard-fought concession, - prior to brexit? it is an important and hard-fought concession, but| prior to brexit? it is an important - and hard-fought concession, but 5000 and hard—fought concession, but 5000 will not be enough. i think it will have a lot of conditions as well, thatis have a lot of conditions as well, that is not the same as the freedom of movement there before. i'm pessimistic about how useful are specifically will be but it is a step in the right direction. we must not have any ideological barriers for how we go forward in the short term because it is about how we get reinforcements in the supply chain as we prepare for the christmas period, which is so crucialfor the supply chain. period, whic

the road haulage association insists there is a shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers. cheme is also extended to 5500 poultry workers. the road haulage association said the announcement barely scratches the announcement barely scratches the surface, while the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said the government had failed to prepare and call for more visas to be issued. here's our business correspondent. panic buying has caused chaos at petrol stations and forced some to close. this didn't start because of a lack of fuel. initially supply issues were caused by lack of tanker drivers. that has highlighted a wider hgv driver shortage, a long—standing problem that has got worse. the government had resisted the idea of temporary visas for overseas workers. however, 5000 will now be made available. i would have liked to have seen it four months. we will take what we can, but it is not enough. it is too little, too late, basically. other sectors, too, have struggled to fill their workforce, including turkey and chicken producers. including turkey and chicken producers. 5500 vi

the road haulage association estimates the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers — with existing shortagese worse by the pandemic and brexit. the bbc understands the government will also announce a raft of longer—term measures including training up more drivers and addressing the backlog of driving tests. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davies reports. chicken, milkshakes, now petrol. a shortage of lorry drivers continues to bite across the uk, and as the problem grows, there is more pressure on the government to make changes. bp reported they were having trouble getting their petrol to some pumps. there is enough fuel, just not enough drivers to take it to the petrol stations. although the problem only affected a small number of sites, people worried that they could run out, began to buy more than they normally would, leading to huge queues, despite the government reassurances. now one firm, eg group, who run 400 petrol stations, have said they are limiting each customer to £30 of fuel, excluding hgv drivers and emergency services. there is plenty of fuel and the issue is obviously

road haulage _ the rate they use them. logistics l uk, the road haulage association, they are saying while they may be plans in place to dealtion to be put on the shortage list to a row to allow drivers from the eu or elsewhere to come into the uk. would you be in agreement with them? —— to allow drivers. would there be an argument to opening that up again to allow drivers from elsewhere than the uk? ., . ., , . , allow drivers from elsewhere than the uk? ., _, , . , ., the uk? one of the consequences of covid-19 was — the uk? one of the consequences of covid-19 was we _ the uk? one of the consequences of covid-19 was we actually _ the uk? one of the consequences of covid-19 was we actually stopped i covid—19 was we actually stopped training _ covid—19 was we actually stopped training lorry drivers, that was an inevitable — training lorry drivers, that was an inevitable consequence of lockdown. at the _ inevitable consequence of lockdown. at the same time, actually to our advantage — at the same time, actually to our advantage at the time, when we weren't— advantage at the time, when we weren't moving things around as much,

according to figures from the road haulage association. now, the grants grand shops, the government minister, has said he will move heaven and earth to ensure that supplies are replenished here on the 4 court. but it's not been helped by some tabloid media coverage this morning. one newspaper headline. thank running on empty a message to act normally. clearly not getting through these motorists here. both is in sun marino will decide on a referendum on sunday whether to overturn a ban on abortion, that dates back more than a 150 years. the referendum is calling for termination to be made legal in the 1st 12 weeks pregnancy. and after that, the woman's life isn't danger. right now. anyone carrying the procedure risk 6 years in prison? women say 3 years jail time. they will not. and that at the moment has arise to vote in favor of abortion. there are only a few western countries who have not legalized abortion. i think it's embarrassing that some are, you know, still hasn't done it. fill heads on al jazeera will have the sport for you, going

now one of the things that some are suggesting, like the road haulage _ some are suggesting, like the road haulage associationecent weeks. and one of the things that some tory mp5 have _ of the things that some tory mp5 have been— of the things that some tory mp5 have been talking about is the idea of getting — have been talking about is the idea of getting the army to step in to help with — of getting the army to step in to help with deliveries. and that is something that grant schapps wasn't ruling _ something that grant schapps wasn't ruling out _ ruling out. with regard to things like ruling out. — with regard to things like whether there _ with regard to things like whether there is— with regard to things like whether there is a — with regard to things like whether there is a role _ with regard to things like whether there is a role for— with regard to things like whether there is a role for the _ with regard to things like whether there is a role for the military, - there is a role for the military, obviously— there is a role for the military, obviously if _ there is a role for the military, obviously i

haulage firms to raise pay for drivers, and the mail on sunday is blaming the boss of the road haulage associationit is the labour party conference this week, the sunday mirror has a pledge from sir keir starmer that he will tax private schools in order to help poorer children. let's turn to our next paper. do you know what? lets get on with our chat. that will give us more time. jo and nigel, glad you are laughing along with me. not at me! we are aware that the telegraph. nigel, johnson demanding a pay rise for trekkers. why? to nigel, johnson demanding a pay rise for trekkers. why?— for trekkers. why? to try to get more of them. _ for trekkers. why? to try to get more of them. as _ for trekkers. why? to try to get more of them. as they - for trekkers. why? to try to get more of them. as they are - for trekkers. why? to try to get more of them. as they are all. for trekkers. why? to try to get - more of them. as they are all seeing with our empty supermarket shelves and so on, the lack of hgv drivers is a major problem. grant shapps today try to put the sticking plaster over this by giving 5000 f

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according to the road haulage _ then wait for test dates. according to the road haulage association0 years. since covid i think a lot of _ this family for 40 years. since covid i think a lot of the - this family for 40 years. since i covid i think a lot of the drivers who are probably quite close to retirement age, we would see them weekly, a lot of them have not come back. . , weekly, a lot of them have not come back. ., , ., , weekly, a lot of them have not come back. .,, ., , , weekly, a lot of them have not come back. ., , ., , , ., weekly, a lot of them have not come back. ., , , ., . ., back. has it always been a challenge to attract younger — back. has it always been a challenge to attract younger drivers _ back. has it always been a challenge to attract younger drivers into - back. has it always been a challenge to attract younger drivers into the i to attract younger drivers into the industry? element probably. ads, to attract younger drivers into the industry? element probably. a couple of au si industry? element probably. a couple of guys i deal — industry? element probab

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i don't know whether they have consulted with the road | they have consulted with the road haulage associations ago, there was a government round which i sat in on in which we pleaded with government to put drivers on the home office shortage occupation in list, but they absolutely would not do that. and had they done that earlier, we would not be at this critical point now. ., . , , now. you are in the industry, i don't suppose _ now. you are in the industry, i don't suppose you _ now. you are in the industry, i don't suppose you need - now. you are in the industry, i don't suppose you need a - now. you are in the industry, i i don't suppose you need a crystal ball because i suspect you know what is going to happen. talk is what through — took us through the next three to four months. through - took us through the next three to four months.— through - took us through the next three to four months. well, i cannot see thins three to four months. well, i cannot see things improving _ three to four months. well, i cannot see things improving in _ three to four months. well, i cannot see things im

transport manager for w's transport in norfolk and also sits on a regional council of the road haulage association is like for companies like hers at the moment. basically, in the last two months of our firm, we have sold the two trucks off the road purely because we had an advert for hgv drivers and didn't get one applicant. not a single one? how unusual is that? in normal times, whatever they are these days — we have almost forgotten how normal times feel — what would the response normally be? i mean, normally we would have people on record to cool ——i mean, normally we would have people on record to call who had left their details, so this is the first time for our business that that has happened. but it is a problem that has been a long time coming, unfortunately. in what way? tell us how you could see this coming down the track. well, quite rightly in the previous clips, there is an age relation to drivers going out of the industry. you've got a lot of drivers that are over the age of 50, 55, that are looking to retire, and we are not attractive as an industry for the younger generation. why

the road haulage association estimates that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers in total.

the road haulage association estimates that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers in total — withorse by a number of factors, including the pandemic and brexit. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. people have been told not to panic buy, there is no shortage of fuel itself. but again this morning, there were queues at petrol stations. absolute mayhem, nobody can get past, nobody can get in. eg group, which operates 400 sites, has set a £30 per customer limit. the initial problems experienced by bp were due to a shortage of lorry drivers. it is thought the uk has a shortfall of tens of thousands. brexit is definitely one of them. the pandemic, as you mentioned, played its part. the change to the payroll, of payroll working regulations, ir35, that played a significant part. but the general problem has been around and known about for ten to 15 years or more, and the ageing driver workforce retiring, we are not replacing them with the younger workers. wages are rising as firms try to attract staff, but freight and retail groups say more action is needed to plug the gap whil

the road haulage association estimates there is a shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers. government scheme is also extended to 5500 poultry workers. the transport secretary grant shapps has urged people to be sensible and only fill up their cars when they need to. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said the government has failed to prepare and he has called for more visas to be issued. the 5,000 visas will be available for people who drive fuel tankers and food lorries from the start of october. they'll last only until christmas eve. it's thought the shortfall of hgv drivers in the uk runs into tens of thousands. the problem has been building for years but has worsened following brexit and the pandemic. 0ne haulier said today's news was a step in the right direction. it might well get us over the peak time although i would like to have seen it four months, but we'll take what we can. but it's not enough and it's too little too late, basically. the government had resisted calls from retail and freight business groups for a short—term relaxation of immigration rules. no

according to the transport secretary, it is the road haulage association who sparked this crisis afteraked ten days ago. he is warning drivers that yes, there is lots of fuel, but the problem is it is in the refineries. there is talk now of bringing in the army. this is quite extraordinary, i remember only too clearly the last time this happens across the united kingdom, and that was in the year 2000. i wish people who were panic buying would stop. they are endangering other people. i had a red light on my car, that is why i thought the next time i visit my family, i could do with a little bit of petrol. but that is stopping me and millions of more important people getting paddle. just stop, what do you think you are doing? it what do you think you are doing? it is the emergency services you have to think about, james?— to think about, james? indeed so. it's not just _ to think about, james? indeed so. it's not just that _ to think about, james? indeed so. it's not just that we _ to think about, james? indeed so. it's not just that we have - to think about, james? indeed so. it's not j

the road haulage association estimates that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers in total. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. let's join our correspondent peter harris at a petrol station near leeds. i would say it is busy but manageable here. it is certainly not scenes of chaos or huge queues. they have actually brought some marshalls in just to keep order, have actually brought some marshalls injust to keep order, which it certainly has been. i reckon here in leedsit certainly has been. i reckon here in leeds it is about ten minutes to get through the petrol station and get your petrol, and that is the picture we are getting for many of the retailers. sainsbury�*s are saying yes it is busy, but with the tiny number of forecourts close, bt have only closed about 20 out of 1200, so there is plenty of fuel in the country if people stick to their regular buying habits. 0bviously country if people stick to their regular buying habits. obviously it is the case many drivers have been a bit spooked in the last 24—hour is about the possibility of shortages, and that i

according to the road haulage _ and wait for test dates. according to the road haulage associationustry, and the situation is getting worse. the river side transport caf in west london. it has been owned and run by wallace's family for a0 years. has been owned and run by wallace's family for 40 years.— family for 40 years. since covid especially. _ family for 40 years. since covid especially, relative _ family for 40 years. since covid especially, relative drivers i family for 40 years. since covid| especially, relative drivers close to retirement age we would see weekly, a lot of them have not come back. . , weekly, a lot of them have not come back. ., , ., , weekly, a lot of them have not come back. .,, ., , , weekly, a lot of them have not come back. ., , ., , , ., weekly, a lot of them have not come back. ., , , ., . ., back. has it always been a challenge to attract younger — back. has it always been a challenge to attract younger drivers? - to attract younger drivers? probably, i don't think many of them would _ probably, i don't think many of them would like _ probably, i do

the road haulage association asked its members why. 58% said brexit.op in eu drivers. there were 300,000 truck drivers in the uk at the start of the pandemic in 2020. 40,000 of them were from the eu. that number has now fallen by 15,000. crucially, though, 50,000 uk based drivers have left the profession, three times more than the fall in eu drivers. also, those eu drivers that did leave could have stayed. they may have left indirectly because of brexit, but they didn't have to. they may have left because of covid or other reasons instead. and look at this map. the uk isn't the only country with driver shortages. the countries shaded darkest have the highest number of vacancies. germany is third. the uk second. poland is first. it has 120,000 vacancies. the bbc�*s adam easton explains some of the reasons. they say there are not enough incentives to attract younger polish drivers and it's expensive to obtain a licence. rather than spend weeks on the road abroad, often younger drivers prefer to stay closer to home, levering parcels and career services. a

the road haulage association estimates there is now a shortage of more than 100,000 qualified driversh demand. this company in bradford says it could double its 32 strong fleet if it had the drivers to do so. but there's an estimated shortage of 100,000 across the uk — and there are delays in getting new drivers the green light. i've got a driver now that's come to us, we want to train him up — he's driving a van at the moment, but actually he's been waiting two months nowjust to get his provisional license from the dvla. freightlink europe has raised wages three times to keep their drivers on, but says much more needs to be done to attract new people to the job. yes, it's brexit, it's covid, yes it's the lack of tests during covid, that's halted everything. and there's an absolute lack of drivers coming in because the industry is perceived as being a bad, unsexy industry — which it really isn't, and we need government to take steps to improve facilities, create more safe and secure parking. and i think the onus must be put on existing parking areas. timothy, meanwhile, is struggling

the road haulage association says there's an urgent need to grant temporary visas to attract more hgvad. it's estimated that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers, with gaps made worse by both the pandemic and brexit. ministers are stressing there's no need for motorists, or shoppers, to start panic—buying. theo leggett reports. petrol stations with no petrol, or diesel. yet another consequence of the national shortage of lorry drivers. the fuel giant bp supply is about 1,200 outlets across the country. some have had to close temporarily, while others have run out of one or more types of fuel. rival supplier esso says it's also experienced problems at a small number of sites it operates in partnership with tesco. the problem isn't a lack of fuel. there is plenty available at the country's refineries. but there simply aren't enough tanker drivers to take it petrol stations. it's part of a much wider problem. a national shortage of lorry drivers. ~ �* , a national shortage of lorry drivers. ~ �*, ., , , a national shortage of lorry drivers. ~ �*, , , drivers. well, it's happened