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There might have been a long-term shortage of drivers, but I bet you can still get a milkshake in France. The very fact it's a long-term shortage, but the current news is of acute shortages, tells us that's not the problem. Typical FUD.
Now lorry driver shortage hits Europe: Germany, France and Spain suffer total shortfall of 400,000 HGV drivers sparking claims Brexit is NOT to blame for UK crisis
Mainland Europe is experiencing an estimated 400,000 lorry driver shortage
Germany was missing between 45,000 and 60,000 HGV drivers last year
France has faced a shortage of around 43,000 lorry drivers since 2019
The shortfall in Italy in 2019 was estimated to be around 15,000, analysts said
Port closures in China during pandemic have sparked a supply chain crisis
nothing to do with crap wages and zero hour contacts then? Or is that only in the EU?
As time goes on, every virtually domestic news story will have some link, one way or another, to B****. It's no longer a separate event, it is recent history. Which is why it's time to burn that forum.
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