some areas, there has been traffic chaos as a result. chaos as a result. petrol is on a zero, i chaos as a result. petrol is on a zero. i am chaos as a result. petrol is on a zero. i am not chaos as a result. petrol is on a zero, i am not going chaos as a result. petrol is on a zero, i am not going to - chaos as a result. petrol is on a zero, i am not going to make i chaos as a result. petrol is on a | zero, i am not going to make it, people have half a tank and they are going in there to fill up. three hours, it s ridiculous. i m unread and i need to get petrol as soon as possible. i m unread. eg and i need to get petrol as soon as possible. - i m unread. and i need to get petrol as soon as possible. - i m unread. eg group has set a £30 per possible. - i m unread. eg group has set a £30 per customer possible. - i m unread. eg group has set a £30 per customer limit, - possible. - i m unread. eg group has set a £30 per customer limit, the . set a £30 per customer limit
helpful and i bullet. i do think this will be helpful and i hope bullet. i do think this will be helpful and i hope it - bullet. i do think this will be helpful and i hope it will. bullet. i do think this will be helpful and i hope it will be | helpful and i hope it will be helpful. 5000 doesn t seem a lot when you are talking of deficits of 90,000 drivers a short but hopefully that will be reflected on forecourts and in shells and help relieve the burden a bit. and in shells and help relieve the burden a bit- and in shells and help relieve the burdena bit. ~ , ., burden a bit. with this visa, do you think there burden a bit. with this visa, do you think there are burden a bit. with this visa, do you think there are thousands - burden a bit. with this visa, do you think there are thousands of - burden a bit. with this visa, do you | think there are thousands of foreign drivers who will now want to come and work in the uk? i’d drivers who will now want to come and work in the
them. the question now is how many drivers from overseas will apply - drivers from overseas will apply will add visa and how quickly, business is just want things to improve before the crucial christmas period. katie has been telling us about how soon the new scheme could make an impact. i soon the new scheme could make an im act. , ., , soon the new scheme could make an imact. , ., , ~ , soon the new scheme could make an imact. , ., , ~ , ., impact. i understand it is likely to last three months impact. i understand it is likely to last three months which - impact. i understand it is likely to last three months which is - impact. i understand it is likely to| last three months which is shorter than some business groups had wanted. the underlying issues which the road haulage association has said could be up to 100,000, will take longer to address. they will take some time to vest because there is a cocktail of factors that have added up to the decline of the domestic workforce and
join me now is leslie o brien, the founder of the haulage firm that has over 30 vehicles in operation. thank ou for over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us here over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us here on over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us here on bbc- over 30 vehicles in operation. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. can ijust first you forjoining us here on bbc news. can i just first start off by asking, what are your thoughts on the difference in figures? is it 5000 or 100,000 drivers that are actually needed? what is closer to the truth? ~ , i: i: i: i: i: the truth? well, it is 100,000 drivers that the truth? well, it is 100,000 drivers that are the truth? well, it is 100,000 drivers that are short. - the truth? well, it is 100,000 drivers that are short. so, - the truth? well, it is 100,000 drivers tha
a licence? that is for the actual drivers licence. what a licence? that is for the actual drivers licence. what we - a licence? that is for the actual drivers licence. what we got i a licence? that is for the actual drivers licence. what we got to | drivers licence. what we got to remember is these are professional drivers are not only did they have the vocational licence, they have continuous professional development, and this continual professional development is in the form of 35 hours of training during every five year period. and some drivers just kind of see it as going back to school and is not what they signed up school and is not what they signed up for so theyjust said, we re not going to it, don t get me wrong, i agree with it but this is a short term fix, may be, to get some drivers behind the wheel. hg short-term fix, may be, to get some drivers behind the wheel. drivers behind the wheel. hg driving is a hiuhl drivers behind the wheel. hg driving is a highly skilled d