HGV driver shortage. This is leading to a reduction of petrol and diesel deliveries to forecourts across the country to ensure supplies do not run dry.The HGV sector has been struggling with recruitment in recent months with a combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit reducing the number of available drivers.As reported by Wales Online, in a meeting with Government last Thursday, representatives from the oil giant said that they were struggling to transport fuel from refineries to its network of petrol stations.
According to a report by ITV News, BP’s head of UK retail Hanna Hofer stated it was vital Government understood the “urgency of the situation”, which she described as “bad, very bad”.