Temporary visas for foreign lorry drivers will NOT solve supply crisis

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : He argued the shortage of HGV drivers is mainly down to driver wages rather than problems from Brexit, which he said he did not believe was a factor in the sector's problems.
57% : The scenes of queues outside petrol stations (pictured in Brockey, London) come amid fears of a 1978-style 'winter of discontent' for the UK, with rising energy prices and fuel rationing'I have to say, however, that there have been big failures in planning for this situation and the additional red tape that has been created, which was not inevitable, it was not an inevitable result of Brexit in many cases, but that hasn't been tackled by Government,' she said.
52% : The shortage of HGV drivers threatens to wreak havoc this winter, and it has been exacerbated by a huge backlog in HGV tests due to Covid, as well as foreign drivers returning home amid the pandemic and Brexit.
51% : Mr Ovens said he did not believe Brexit had been a factor in the sector's problems, with the improvement in living standards in eastern European countries - where lorry drivers have tended to hail from in recent years - mean people are choosing to stay with their families rather than come to the UK for work.
43% : 'So undoubtedly the Government's method of implementing Brexit has had an impact overall on the system, but there are other factors that are in play here.

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