General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

There is a lack of drivers because the wages are crap, class 2 pays less than £10 an hour and these days a lot of firms wont pay time and half for overtime so realistically you can earn more working in a warehouse with a few hours overtime a week and regular shift hours. I drive an artic and never know from one day to the next how long my shift will be, to be honest, i dont mind it but a lot of new drivers coming into the game dont realise how demanding the job can be and get disillusioned and go back to working in a warehouse or wherever.
Also there usually about 30,000 new drivers every year coming into the industry, but this has not been happening due to there being no driving tests because of covid.
Also the wages have been stagnant for some time now and a lot of the foreigners have realised they can now make as much or more in their own country.
Dont fall for the hype..ITS NOTHING TO DO WITH BREXIT!!!