How Brexit and Covid-19 caused the number of HGV drivers in the UK to plummet

The 37 per cent fall in EU drivers since March 2020 compares to a fall of only 5 per cent over the same period for UK nationals.

The number of EU heavy goods vehicle drivers employed in the UK fell by more than a third in the last year, following Brexit and the Covid-19 crisis.

The 37 per cent fall in the number of EU drivers in the UK between March 2020 and 2021 compares to a dip of only 5 per cent in the same period for UK nationals, indicating that Brexit is at least partly to blame for the shortage of between 60,000 to 76,000 HGV licence holders in the country.