Re:Many UK petrol stations run dry amid panic buying
by rob74 on Sunday September 26, 2021 @03:43PM
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Of course there are shortages in jobs with bad working conditions and low pay in other EU countries too - but, due to the continued access to workers from poor EU countries who are willing to do these jobs, these shortages are not nearly as bad as in the UK. So of course it's Brexit related!
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Re:Many UK petrol stations run dry amid panic buying
by fmajid on Sunday September 26, 2021 @03:57PM
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Working conditions are way better for drivers in the EU. They have rest stops with restrooms, for instance, so they don’t have to do their business on the roadside. The UK government is just showing how out of touch and incompetent it is if it thinks there will be any takers.
A bigger problem is the horrendous backlog in licence applications at DVLA that means new drivers cannot start working.
Finally, the IR35 tax treatment of many drivers means they would actually lose money by driving.