The regulations commonly known as “cabotage” currently limits international drivers to two deliveries within the UK over a seven-day period- including the one they enter the country with.
The Department for Transport is proposing waiving theses rules in light of the current HGV driver shortage; as a means to keep the industry moving over the upcoming holiday period.
However experts within the industry suggest the move doesn’t tackle the issues that are keeping people out of the industry and will have a marginal effect overall.
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