DfT under fire despite new moves to ease the UK's driver shortage

摘要

Logistics UK has given a mixed reaction to the government's new package of measures to ease the HGV driver shortage. In a U-turn on its previous stance, short-term visas for overseas drivers will be introduced, as well as free intensive HGV driver training, using MOD examiners to test civilian drivers and writing to a million HGV licence-holders to encourage them back to the industry.