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Daily Record
Daily Record
Politics
Paul Hutcheon

Brexit blamed for 'serious' shortage of bus drivers as services face cancellation

Brexit and the legacy of covid are fuelling a crippling shortage in bus drivers across Scotland.

Industry chiefs have warned services may be cancelled due to drivers simply not being available. The bleak picture was set out in a briefing to politicians by the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

They laid out a series of challenges facing the bus industry, including an average vacancy rate for drivers of around 12 per cent.

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