The next 10 days are crucial because retailers ramp up supplies in October to ensure there are enough goods for the peak Christmas season. "Without them, we are unable to move goods from farms to warehouses to shops."
HOLIDAY GAS STATION 31 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS DRIVERS
"HGV drivers are the glue which hold our supply chains together," Opie said. "Unless new drivers are found in the next 10 days, it is inevitable that we will see significant disruption in the run-up to Christmas," said Andrew Opie, director of food & sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, the retail industry's lobby group. Diesel ran out at one station visited by Reuters.įor months supermarkets, processorsand farmers have warned that a shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers was straining supply chains to breaking point - making it harder to get goods on to shelves. In a rush to fill up, drivers also queued at some gas stations in London and the southern English county of Kent. ExxonMobil's (XOM.N) Esso said a small number of its 200 Tesco Alliance retail sites had also been impacted in some way.
LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Britain's retail industry warned the government on Friday that unless it moves to alleviate an acute shortage of truckers in the next 10 days then significant disruption was inevitable in the run-up to Christmas.Īs the world's fifth-largest economy emerges from COVID-19 lockdowns, a spike in European natural gas prices and a post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers have left Britain grappling with soaring energy prices and a potential food supply crunch.īP (BP.L)had to close some of its gas stations due to the driver shortages while queues formed at some Shell (RDSa.L) stations as pumps ran dry in some places. British ministers to meet on easing rules.Queues form at some petrol stations - Reuters reporters.Retail industry warns of significant disruption.
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