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gulliver1 | 08:40 Mon 09th Aug 2021 | News

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UK Government to call in the ARMY to drive Food Carrying Trucks to replenish empty supermarket shelves
UK Transport Companies are short of thousands of HGV drivers. Is this the result of Brexit sending 25.000 truck drivers back to there own E/U Countries. Have the Brexiteers shot themselves in the foot ?.

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After 39 posts, maybe it's time for a link ... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9873763/Army-standby-stock-Britains-shelves-2-000-HGV-drivers-Royal-Logistics-Corps.html

10:28 Mon 09th Aug 2021

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Jackdaw33

There don't seem to be widespread shortages, just the odd item here and there.

jno

Jd, I think they're widespread geographically though not huge in any given store or area. But if they get worse or go on long enough, panic buying is always a possible response. If Hopkirk spent less time on AB he could be getting my loo rolls to me...