Something odd is happening as tanker drivers don't just need HGV they need ADR as well and as fuel was easily available until a few hours ago it seems unlikely that many such drivers were unavailable.
Then a couple of filling stations closed awaiting delivery, which isn't unusual, and everyone suddenly got over-excited.
The next few weeks might prove interesting though. On the 1st October the UK stops allowing entry to EU citizens (except the Irish) with just an ID card. It is thought that many drivers and seasonal workers don't have passports as they don't need them to travel around the EU and, up to next Friday, the UK. It is possible that some may have a
frontier work permit but otherwise they aren't coming in.
I'm also unsure how the 5000 or 10000 visas being touted in the press will work as I thought you needed a passport to put a visa into.....
John Milner Fairly tolerant PPL/IR flying a TB 20 from Gloucestershire and Flyer Club member