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Tesco is set to offer a £1,000 starting bonus to lorry drivers as a shortage of HGV workers continues to blight the retail industry, leading to stock and fuel shortages across UK supermarkets.
The BBC has reported that the signing on perk will be offered to any lorry drivers who join the supermarket before September 30.
The decision comes amid figures from the Road Haulage Association which estimated a shortage of around 100,000 HGV drivers in the UK.
The industry body said approximately 30,000 HGV driving tests did not take place last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, and added an "historic" shortage in drivers was added to by changes to rules due to Brexit.
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