in this country through a lack of planning on behalf of the government. the transport secretary, though, said it was for industry to work out permanent solutions. we do not want to be relying on overseas labour, that is why this is limited to christmas. we must sort out the long—term problems with the hgv sector, which has been around for years. other countries are also experiencing lorry driver shortages. it is unclear how many will come to the uk. for businesses, the focus is now on keeping supplies going for the crucial christmas period. let's find out more about the situation at the fuel stations, and joining us is brian maddison, chairman of the petrol retailers association, which represents independent fuel retailers. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. you represent 65% of independent fuel retailers, can you give us an idea of how many forecourts that represents? just