HGV driver shortage my ass

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Malced

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Do we actually need more HGV drivers or do we instead just need to prioritise resources?
For example, in every corner shop and supermarket there’s tubs of quality street and celebrations stacked floor to ceiling. They’re a Christmas ‘essential’ which are being sold in September at the princely price of around £3.50 upwards. There seems to be absolutely no problem at all transporting hundreds of thousands of these tubs all over the country so they can be purchased, gorged on immediately by the evermore obese British, and then replaced with more tubs to be ‘put away for Christmas’. Yet the industry moan about a lack of drivers and warn of shortages in the supply chain. Well fear not cos we obviously prioritise the logistics to ensure we deliver crap food all over the country. And I’m sure we will be able to buy the M&S healthy food for a few weeks in January before getting plentiful supply of Easter eggs from mid-Jan so we can carry on gorging through 2022 and beyond.
 
Malced said:
Do we actually need more HGV drivers or do we instead just need to prioritise resources?
For example, in every corner shop and supermarket there’s tubs of quality street and celebrations stacked floor to ceiling. They’re a Christmas ‘essential’ which are being sold in September at the princely price of around £3.50 upwards. There seems to be absolutely no problem at all transporting hundreds of thousands of these tubs all over the country so they can be purchased, gorged on immediately by the evermore obese British, and then replaced with more tubs to be ‘put away for Christmas’. Yet the industry moan about a lack of drivers and warn of shortages in the supply chain. Well fear not cos we obviously prioritise the logistics to ensure we deliver crap food all over the country. And I’m sure we will be able to buy the M&S healthy food for a few weeks in January before getting plentiful supply of Easter eggs from mid-Jan so we can carry on gorging through 2022 and beyond.
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Excellent observation....
 
Malced said:
Do we actually need more HGV drivers or do we instead just need to prioritise resources?
For example, in every corner shop and supermarket there’s tubs of quality street and celebrations stacked floor to ceiling. They’re a Christmas ‘essential’ which are being sold in September at the princely price of around £3.50 upwards. There seems to be absolutely no problem at all transporting hundreds of thousands of these tubs all over the country so they can be purchased, gorged on immediately by the evermore obese British, and then replaced with more tubs to be ‘put away for Christmas’. Yet the industry moan about a lack of drivers and warn of shortages in the supply chain. Well fear not cos we obviously prioritise the logistics to ensure we deliver crap food all over the country. And I’m sure we will be able to buy the M&S healthy food for a few weeks in January before getting plentiful supply of Easter eggs from mid-Jan so we can carry on gorging through 2022 and beyond.
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Brilliant, Malced. You've hit the nail solidly on the head.
 
Malced said:
Do we actually need more HGV drivers or do we instead just need to prioritise resources?
For example, in every corner shop and supermarket there’s tubs of quality street and celebrations stacked floor to ceiling. They’re a Christmas ‘essential’ which are being sold in September at the princely price of around £3.50 upwards. There seems to be absolutely no problem at all transporting hundreds of thousands of these tubs all over the country so they can be purchased, gorged on immediately by the evermore obese British, and then replaced with more tubs to be ‘put away for Christmas’. Yet the industry moan about a lack of drivers and warn of shortages in the supply chain. Well fear not cos we obviously prioritise the logistics to ensure we deliver crap food all over the country. And I’m sure we will be able to buy the M&S healthy food for a few weeks in January before getting plentiful supply of Easter eggs from mid-Jan so we can carry on gorging through 2022 and beyond.
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I can’t tell if this is serious or not and I don’t want to know because it’s given me a very good chuckle either way cheers! 👍
 
Malced said:
Do we actually need more HGV drivers or do we instead just need to prioritise resources?
For example, in every corner shop and supermarket there’s tubs of quality street and celebrations stacked floor to ceiling. They’re a Christmas ‘essential’ which are being sold in September at the princely price of around £3.50 upwards. There seems to be absolutely no problem at all transporting hundreds of thousands of these tubs all over the country so they can be purchased, gorged on immediately by the evermore obese British, and then replaced with more tubs to be ‘put away for Christmas’. Yet the industry moan about a lack of drivers and warn of shortages in the supply chain. Well fear not cos we obviously prioritise the logistics to ensure we deliver crap food all over the country. And I’m sure we will be able to buy the M&S healthy food for a few weeks in January before getting plentiful supply of Easter eggs from mid-Jan so we can carry on gorging through 2022 and beyond.
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I would imagine it's because they don't sell as quickly, have much longer sell by dates and don't need to be delivered as often as essentials.

It's not as if a special truck comes just with the Quality Street.

Here to help 👍
 
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I agree with the OP. We need a Command Economy in which the Government prioritises the production and distribution of goods within a controlled 5 year economic plan. This could be managed through a system of price controls and rationing. I'm surprised at Malced's thinking but appreciate his willingness to adopt such measures.
 
Malced said:
Do we actually need more HGV drivers or do we instead just need to prioritise resources?
For example, in every corner shop and supermarket there’s tubs of quality street and celebrations stacked floor to ceiling. They’re a Christmas ‘essential’ which are being sold in September at the princely price of around £3.50 upwards. There seems to be absolutely no problem at all transporting hundreds of thousands of these tubs all over the country so they can be purchased, gorged on immediately by the evermore obese British, and then replaced with more tubs to be ‘put away for Christmas’. Yet the industry moan about a lack of drivers and warn of shortages in the supply chain. Well fear not cos we obviously prioritise the logistics to ensure we deliver crap food all over the country. And I’m sure we will be able to buy the M&S healthy food for a few weeks in January before getting plentiful supply of Easter eggs from mid-Jan so we can carry on gorging through 2022 and beyond.
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Every credit lad, miss seeing you on the other forums 😉😉
 
1966_and_all_that said:
I agree with the OP. We need a Command Economy in which the Government prioritises the production and distribution of goods within a controlled 5 year economic plan. This could be managed through a system of price controls and rationing. I'm surprised at Malced's thinking but appreciate his willingness to adopt such measures.
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🤔.....So a co-operative group with a centralised means of production and delivery.
They could prioritise the need of the people and when everyone was happy they could have a share in the wealth that's been created.
Free from the restrictions that the current systems require.

You could be on to something!!
 
Reported shortages of German Xmas favourite Stollen cake predicted as the secret recipe has been stolen from a bank safe in Bad Pimmelkopf.
 
I have genuinely no idea if there is an issue with HGV drivers or not?
From a food standpoint Brexit has not affected me one jot

I can see raw materials are more expensive yet my friend in Germany tells me it’s exactly the same there so that feels more like a pandemic issue not Brexit.
 
Malced said:
Do we actually need more HGV drivers or do we instead just need to prioritise resources?
For example, in every corner shop and supermarket there’s tubs of quality street and celebrations stacked floor to ceiling. They’re a Christmas ‘essential’ which are being sold in September at the princely price of around £3.50 upwards. There seems to be absolutely no problem at all transporting hundreds of thousands of these tubs all over the country so they can be purchased, gorged on immediately by the evermore obese British, and then replaced with more tubs to be ‘put away for Christmas’. Yet the industry moan about a lack of drivers and warn of shortages in the supply chain. Well fear not cos we obviously prioritise the logistics to ensure we deliver crap food all over the country. And I’m sure we will be able to buy the M&S healthy food for a few weeks in January before getting plentiful supply of Easter eggs from mid-Jan so we can carry on gorging through 2022 and beyond.
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As long as there is still mayonnaise and oven pizzas on the shelves I wouldn't worry
 
Chunkylad said:
I have genuinely no idea if there is an issue with HGV drivers or not?
From a food standpoint Brexit has not affected me one jot

I can see raw materials are more expensive yet my friend in Germany tells me it’s exactly the same there so that feels more like a pandemic issue not Brexit.
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What about cooked materials?
 
Independent/family-run franchise corner shops don't get HGV deliveries though?

They drive to cash and carries with their own cars.
 
chai_ste said:
Independent/family-run franchise corner shops don't get HGV deliveries though?

They drive to cash and carries with their own cars.
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Must take a lot of car journeys for the Cash and Carry then?

We use Booths, M&S and Sainsbury’s and just not seen any issues at all. Perhaps a shortage of salad a couple of times but again the next day it was well stocked?
 
Chunkylad said:
The daily car park
Is there any day it isn’t jammed up to hell?
Those smart motorways are working a treat….. 😞
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Working from home was clearly a disaster.

What we need to go is get everyone back in their cars and driving (or not) to and from work/meetings rather than actually working and zooming.

Who says the U.K. lags behind many other countries when it comes to productivity?
 
And there was me thinking you were a Green, get the engines pumping lads.
 
chai_ste said:
Independent/family-run franchise corner shops don't get HGV deliveries though?

They drive to cash and carries with their own cars.
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Not very often everything can be delivered within 24hrs.

I go to Bookers wholesale and it ain't ever that busy just put an order in and get it dropped off similar if you've a hotel same day beers(now Primo) is a classic example and a mate who has a cafe doesn't go anywhere.
 
Malced said:
Do we actually need more HGV drivers or do we instead just need to prioritise resources?
For example, in every corner shop and supermarket there’s tubs of quality street and celebrations stacked floor to ceiling. They’re a Christmas ‘essential’ which are being sold in September at the princely price of around £3.50 upwards. There seems to be absolutely no problem at all transporting hundreds of thousands of these tubs all over the country so they can be purchased, gorged on immediately by the evermore obese British, and then replaced with more tubs to be ‘put away for Christmas’. Yet the industry moan about a lack of drivers and warn of shortages in the supply chain. Well fear not cos we obviously prioritise the logistics to ensure we deliver crap food all over the country. And I’m sure we will be able to buy the M&S healthy food for a few weeks in January before getting plentiful supply of Easter eggs from mid-Jan so we can carry on gorging through 2022 and beyond.
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I just need my Mayo mate 😉
 
It could easily all be fixed if people like me were put in charge of everything. You know, the elite. You could all sit back and wallow in pleasure whilst we did the important stuff for you 😀
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
I would imagine it's because they don't sell as quickly, have much longer sell by dates and don't need to be delivered as often as essentials.

It's not as if a special truck comes just with the Quality Street.

Here to help 👍
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The big red Coca-Cola truck decked out with Christmas lights delivers all the fizzy pop to the whole world on Christmas Eve though!

Except Scotland of course where a hairy arsed Jock in a kilt chucks Irn-Bru out of a wheelbarrow through shop windows.
 
poolseasider said:
Exactly what the O/P is on about stuff the farmers but no worries stocking the shelves in the Supermarkets with utter shite.
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Exactly. It’s the real world where my observations were made. I’m glad Always Tangerine is there to help make the case an even stronger one. 😉
 
And it's only going to get worse with the huge spike in the price of wholesale gas.
Apparently CO2 is needed to elongate the shelf life of perishable items. Increase the price and reduce the supply (some gas firms have already gone to the wall), and alongside the logistical problems, the availability of perishables may drop through the floor.
 
"Lefty" socialist "Jaffa The Commie" is advocating taking refugee's....training them up as highly paid HGV drivers.
So what's next in your lefty point of view .....Doctors, Nurses, IT specialists and Scientists coming from other countries creating jobs in the UK?

And you're just pushing a Marxist/Leninist point of view by using a Sikh, sitting in a HGV lorry...... just to get us all worked up.
Did you have to hunt for that guy in a turban... just so we can see your multi-culturist view of society......I can see your game "Comrade"
 
1966_and_all_that said:
And it's only going to get worse with the huge spike in the price of wholesale gas.
Apparently CO2 is needed to elongate the shelf life of perishable items. Increase the price and reduce the supply (some gas firms have already gone to the wall), and alongside the logistical problems, the availability of perishables may drop through the floor.
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I wonder if BES are struggling?
 
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