The oil giant said that the majority of its shortages of petrol and diesel were being resolved within a day.
But the warning is yet another sign of how deeply the impact of the current dearth of drivers is being felt across the whole economy.
In a statement, the
“Our supply chain has been impacted by the industry-wide driver shortages across the
“The terminal is now operating as normal once again.”
Yesterday the government laid out proposals as to how it could mitigate the problem, including plans to ease testing requirements for new drivers.
Ministers have already relaxed the time restrictions which currently govern for how long hauliers can drive.
Both sets of measures have met with scepticism from the industry, however, who warned that they were just a “sticking plaster”, as well as potentially safety risks.
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