Britain has 10 days to save Christmas, warns retail industry amid lorry driver crisis

  • Date: 24-Sep-2021
  • Source: SkyNews
  • Sector:Retail
  • Country:Middle East
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Britain has 10 days to save Christmas, warns retail industry amid lorry driver crisis

Significant disruption in the run up to Christmas is inevitable unless more delivery drivers are found in the next 10 days, the retail industry has warned.

The stark assessment by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) came as ministers were due to meet for urgent talks on how to tackle the current shortage of HGV operators, which has already led to empty super market shelves.

A number of petrol forecourts have also now been forced to close due to a lack of available fuel, leading Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to urge motorists to "carry on as normal" in a bid to avoid panic buying.