Hurry! There is a shortage of truck drivers. There is an "oil shortage" in this place. Thousands of

Original title: urgent! There is a shortage of truck drivers. There is an "oil shortage" in this place. Thousands of gas stations have no oil to add! Even send troops on standby
Edited by: Peng Shuiping
Influenced by factors such as COVID-19 and "off Europe", British truck drivers appeared "labor shortage" recently. As most of the fuel transportation depends on truck transportation, a serious consequence of the "labor shortage" is the recent oil shortage in Britain.

Source: Xinhua News Agency
Britain's "fuel shortage" continued, and the long queue at major gas stations still did not ease on the 27th. As more and more gas stations run out of fuel, British taxi drivers feel a great headache: without fuel, they can't pull alive and have no income.
Britain: "fuel shortage" has become an urgent need for taxi drivers
Paul, 56, a London taxi driver who has worked for 30 years, said it was the first time he had encountered such a serious "fuel shortage". Paul also revealed that half of the colleagues he often contacted stayed at home and didn't drive because he couldn't add oil. This also means that their income will be greatly affected.

Source: CCTV Finance
As for the causes of the fuel shortage, many reports have pointed out that there is a shortage of truck drivers in the UK, and this gap is related to many factors, such as COVID-19, the aging of the labour force and Britain's Europe. But on the 27 day, British environmental Secretary George Eustis said that the reason for the fuel shortage is not Europe, but the crux of the problem lies in COVID-19.
British environment secretary George Eustace: "the fuel shortage" is not caused by brexit, which gives us control over immigration. As we announced this week, we can use the short-term visa policy to attract foreign labor. At the same time, I think the main reason for the current situation is COVID-19, and there is a supply chain problem and labor shortage all over the world.

Source: CCTV Finance
27 local time. The British government said it had asked the army to stand by to help solve the fuel crisis. Military truck drivers will be trained to deploy when necessary. British government officials said it was a reasonable precaution and the army would be requisitioned if necessary.
The average oil price in the UK reached the highest level since September 2013
Facing the "fuel shortage" in many places in Britain, the British people may need to face higher fuel prices for some time in the future. Driven by panic buying, the average domestic oil price in the UK calculated by the Royal Automobile Club has risen to the highest level since September 2013 local time on Sunday. If this situation is not alleviated, the price may rise further. In this case, not only travel will be limited, but also some commercial transportation activities will be affected, which may further aggravate the logistics pressure and impact more industries.
In addition, according to Xinhua news agency, due to the serious shortage of truck drivers, which impacted the logistics transportation and triggered the supply chain crisis, the recent shortage of oil at gas stations in Britain was serious, many gas stations were forced to close down or "limited refueling", and citizens had a "panic" refueling.

Source: Xinhua News Agency
BP, which operates 1200 gas stations in the UK, said on the 26th that nearly one-third of its gas stations in the UK sold out of fuel that day. The association of British gasoline retailers, which represents nearly 5500 independent gas stations, said that about two-thirds of member gas stations reported that the fuel was sold out, and the fuel of other gas stations "bottomed out and will be sold out".
Source: Daily Economic News comprehensive CCTV finance and Xinhua News Agency
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