The chief of the Pallet-Track company has said that he wants to have a moratorium on the DCPC. He wants to encourage any HGV drivers who might have left the industry to get back throughout the wheel. Caroline Green has stated that the government are very much committed to helping HGV license holders to thank them for the hard work that they have put in, and they are also tyring to help as many lapsed drivers who might not have their license anymore to come back. They have also announced that over 4,000 drivers are going to be trained and tested at bootcamps and that this is going to help address part of the driver shortfall. Those who work in driver recruitment are seeing the shortage first-hand and this is not good. If you work in a driving agency or if you are seeking driver jobs, then you will know how impacted the industry is but at the end of the day, things are trying to help curb this.

The sector experienced a driver shortage right before Brexit and of course, Covid. They saw 30,000 HGV tests cancelled on top of the 14,000 drivers who returned to the European Union. The average age of the HGV driver is actually 55 and it's a known fact that 10,000 drivers retire every single year. 20,000 have also quit the sector for their own personal reasons. Caroline have said that the government have acted very slowly on the matter and that there are going to be shortages ahead of peak Christmas times but there is still time for things to bounce back. Who knows if this is going to happen or not, but right now, people are doing everything they can to try and ensure that the right support is given.