Drivers shortage

A SHORTAGE of HGV drivers in the UK has been created by a number of issues from new IR-35 changes, and the impact this has had on agency and sub-contractors, to a reduction in the availability of non-UK national labour created by a combination of Brexit and travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is a shortage of 76,000 HGV drivers in the UK, according to a report from ITV in 2020. This figure had grown from 59,000 in 2019 - showing the ever-growing demand for qualified truck drivers, who are desperately needed to keep goods moving across the UK and Europe. 

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