Supermarkets could have empty shelves this Christmas and petrol forecourts run out of fuel as ministers are “sleepwalking” into another lorry crisis, MPs have warned.
The Commons transport committee says there won’t be enough HGV drivers on the road to keep freight moving unless urgent action is taken.
With Christmas just weeks away, it said ministers are “unlikely” to prevent a repeat of previous disruption when shops struggled to get hold of essentials and fuel pumps at garages ran dry.
