Great Britain is struggling with the consequences of Brexit and Corona.
The shortage of truck drivers is now blooming.
London - Great Britain is stumbling from one misery to the next after Brexit: A wage increase is now apparently causing the first mitigation in the battered freight forwarding industry.
But according to one report, it is more of a zero-sum game than a liberation.
Now there is a shortage of workers behind the wheel of buses.
Great Britain: Shortage of truck drivers - rising wages make industry more attractive, next shortage follows
Because, according to a report, British bus drivers of all people are deciding to switch to the logistics industry.
The emigration goes back to the blatant shortage of truck drivers, which is raising wages in the industry, said Bobby Morton of the union Unite on Sunday the broadcaster Sky News.
Just like truck drivers, bus drivers would have long shifts and not enough toilets and sanitary facilities.
“So now people think if we have to keep working in these Victorian conditions, then we can drive a truck for £ 20 an hour instead of a bus for £ 10,” Morton said.
"That's why bus drivers are going to the other branch in droves."
Johnson's UK: 4,000 bus drivers are missing - but the logistics have not yet relaxed
According to the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK, around 4,000 bus drivers are currently missing in Great Britain. As a result, connections are already canceled on some routes. The Ministry of Transport said it had already accelerated the procedures for driving tests and provisional bus driving licenses.
The massive shortage of truck drivers has created significant problems in the UK over the past few weeks.
A number of petrol stations were left on dry land because the fuel could not be transported to them.
Supermarket shelves also remained partially empty.
Many drivers from the EU returned to their home countries during the pandemic and will not be able to easily live and work in the UK again after Brexit.
The government issued temporary visas to alleviate the situation and let the military help out.
However, there is no real easing of the situation in sight.
Häme would appear to be a mistake, however: Similar bottlenecks also appear to be possible in Germany in the foreseeable future.
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