I'm not so sure Brexit is to blame for the lorry driver shortage.
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For clarity, there isn't a shortage of lorry drivers in the UK, we have hundreds of thousands of them (inc' me !!), but whether we choose to drive them is another matter. Poor pay, poor conditions, over-regulation etc etc, are the issues right now.
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I’m a tanker driver but because they’ve removed our overtime bonus I’m gonna sit at home all day drinking cans watching the Ryder cup.
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According to the RHA only 50% of HGV drivers are active.
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That and huge delays to re-activate lapsed licences or test those who've been training. The work of Remainer civil servants, helping big business put pressure on Govt to allow cheap EU drivers to keep working here, guaranteeing wages and conditions stay low?
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I've had one for yrs but hardly used it, and doubt I will again, I did try it the pay and conditions were abhorrent,the cheap labour dragged the standards/wages down, now that's all gone they need to raise their game a decent hgv driver should earn the same as a spark or plumber
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Got my HGV... But no way am I doing that CPC thing. Stuff that.
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yup had a licence gathering dust for years. CPC nonsense put me right off and less pay than when I did it briefly in the 90s!
So basically it's not a HGV driver shortage per se, it's a labour shortage because the working conditions have got so shit that they might as well just drive a van. And those worsening working conditions are directly related to membership of the EU... cheap labour coming from poorer areas, people who spend their wages in places where the cost of living is cheaper, and are therefore earning more relative income.
You can't blame the European workers for getting what work they can, but you can blame the economic model that drives down wages.