© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A driver walks previous his tanker after finishing a gasoline supply to a BP filling station in Hersham, Britain, September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated on Tuesday that 127 drivers had utilized for gasoline trucker visas amid an acute scarcity of drivers that has strained provide chains to breaking level.
Johnson advised BBC TV that the haulage trade had been requested to supply the main points of drivers who had been keen to come back to Britain, and it had solely given 127 names.
“What that exhibits is the worldwide scarcity,” he stated.
The Instances newspaper reported that simply 27 gasoline tanker drivers had utilized.
With gasoline corporations and supermarkets warning {that a} scarcity of drivers was hitting deliveries, the federal government stated late final month that it could quickly reverse its immigration guidelines and provides 5,000 visas for EU drivers to function in Britain. It stated 300 of these may arrive instantly to drive oil tankers.
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