Originally Posted by
StevieC
There are driver shortages across Europe, caused by a number of issues such as Covid, drivers leaving the industry, recruitment problems, etc. but it doesn’t seem to have had an effect on the “supply chain”.
The reason why it’s having an effect here is that the shortage is at least 3 times worse than other European countries. The only thing I can think of that would make the UK problems so much worse is Brexit, but I’m no expert so it’s possible that there are other issues in play.
Let’s not forget though, that drivers are only part of the supply chain. Warehouse staff, logistics, etc. are also involved in the supply chain and the loss of EU workers in this area is possibly what has added to the UK problem that has resulted in the issues being evident on the shelves (and it not being a visible issue in Europe).