A shortage of delivery drivers would have led to thousands of pubs and restaurants being unable to open fully today if the government roadmap had gone ahead as originally planned, FWD has revealed.
FWD is calling on the government to use the extra month of restrictions to prevent the distribution disaster of a ‘big bang’ re-opening on July 19, at the height of the holiday season.
Read the full article on the FWD website
NAM Implications:
- i.e. Government measures are required urgently…
- …to alleviate the driver shortage such as:
- a temporary extension of the hours they can work
- speeding up the qualification process for new drivers
- allowing hauliers from the EU and beyond to fill vacancies in the UK
- Suppliers need to calculate the chances of the above measures being in place by July 19…
- …or prepare contingency plans.
