Pubgoers hit with Christmas warning amid major concerns
Panic buying will definitely solve this! Families have been warned that numerous aspects of the festive season could see a dramatic change as supplies to shops and pubs dwindle. Hospitality and retail officials have said families could be hit with a “double whammy” and there are “no guarantees” due to warehouse shortages and general supply […]
4 years ago
Bin collections and bus services at risk this Christmas as workers quit to drive HGVs
Several councils have already some collections suspended or delayed due to staff shortages. There are warnings of a ‘Christmas crisis’ in bin collections this year, as drivers quit their job to drive HGVs for supermarkets and food hauliers for much better pay. According to reports, bin lorry drivers are being offered as much as $40,000 […]
4 years ago
Gritter driver shortage could leave roads as huge safety risk this winter
Another day, another shortage Last week had reports of possible shortages of toilet roll and Quality Street – but this week the fear turns to gritter vans and an apparent lack of people to drive them. As per the Mirror, there are approximately 100,000 vacancies among HGV drivers and in the haulage industry in general […]
4 years ago
Boris Johnson confirms just 127 people have applied for Christmas lorry driver visas
There had been reports that the number was as low as 27 Boris Johnson has confirmed that just 127 lorry drivers have applied for the government’s short-term visa scheme designed to tackle the shortage of drivers that the UK is currently experiencing. Last month, the government unveiled plans to recruit 5,000 European HGV drivers in […]
4 years ago
Petrol station chaos worsened by drivers filling up with wrong fuel
It goes from bad to worse As if the ongoing fear of fuel shortages and panic-buying habits weren’t concerning enough, hundreds of panicking motorists are thought to have filled up their cars up with the wrong kind of fuel. The news comes directly from breakdown services such as AA, who revealed on Monday (September 27) […]
4 years ago
How Britain learned absolutely nothing from panic-buying bog roll and pasta
A year and a half after toilet roll became a precious commodity, Brits are showing their true colours once more… As the queues formed on Friday, a snowball was set in motion. More people queued, more people saw and heard about queues and more people panicked. The panic-buying wheel was in motion. And no matter […]
4 years ago