"From 2010 to 2017 the number of EU nationals driving HGV in the UK rose from 10,000 to 45,000, and
fell to 42,000 in early 2020, possibly related to Brexit."
3000 possibly left because of Brexit.
Britain is short 60000 drivers.
Germany needs another 50000. Poland over 120000.
The issue clearly isn't brexit. The job simply isn't attractive enough.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2021, 16:10, Reply)
(, Wed 29 Sep 2021, 16:18, Reply)
We don't have a problem here, because here the public wasn't goaded into panic buying by sensationalist media.
If you have a system based on 'just in time' logistics, it doesn't take much to collapse the whole thing.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2021, 17:04, Reply)
You really don't live here do you
(, Wed 29 Sep 2021, 17:20, Reply)
(, Thu 30 Sep 2021, 12:35, Reply)
it's strange why you stopped there at 42000?
"...fell to 42,000 in early 2020, possibly related to Brexit. From March to June 2020, the number of EU HGV
drivers declined by another 15,000, to 25,000, recovering only slightly to 28,000 by the end of the year."
so the number at the end is not 42000, but 28000
also add to the Brexit benefit list of HGV drivers having to go through through the monstrous lorry parks takes much longer, thus decreasing the availability of drivers - adds to the problem
IR35 is a bloody pain along with the loan charge, with HMRC implementing retrospective taxation
(, Wed 29 Sep 2021, 21:31, Reply)