"HGV drivers are the glue which hold our supply chains together. Without them, we are unable to move goods from farms to warehouses to shops," said Andrew Opie, director of food & sustainability at the British Retail Consortium.
"Unless new drivers are found in the next ten days, it is inevitable that we will see significant disruption in the run up to Christmas."
(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
