From Monday, 200 British military personnel will help deliver fuel to gas stations, easing the UK’s fuel shortages. Soldiers first started in London and the southeast region, where there is a huge shortage of gasoline. The British government has been criticized for many reasons They never deployed the army beforeWhen chaos broke out in the wells because of panic shopping.
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a BBC He wrote, a government spokesperson said there were already “signs of improvement” in gas station stocks and added that demand was “stabilizing further”.
The gasoline crisis began more than ten days ago when BP announced that many gas stations had run out of fuel. Upon hearing the British news, to panic Which has already led to a shortage of gasoline. The main problem, however, is that There are not enough truck and truck drivers in the country. Brexit, the pandemic, as well as wage levels and the fact that the workforce is practically aging have all contributed to this. According to a survey by the British Road Carriers Association in August, there are now more than a hundred thousand fewer drivers in the UK than there were 600 thousand before the pandemic. The situation has been exacerbated by Brexit and the fact that at least 30,000 truck driving tests have been missed due to the pandemic.
