William Stockwell

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@GlosLiveOnline Goodness, it's like it was winter or something.

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@BlueJennieWren @Stagecoach_West Stroud has deep snow on the roads

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@GlosLiveOnline Good good, just in time for another big Cheltenham race meeting. 🏇

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@Stagecoach_West I think you've lost

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@BBCNews Need to fix the bus driver shortage now they are leaving to go HGV driving instead. Oh and care homes once the non jabbed lose their jobs next month.

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@GMB @IsabelOakeshott Surely if it was due to brexit, there would also be plenty of housing available, due to workers returning to their home counties. It appears the need for housing has not changed.

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@BIGLIMO And coach drivers very often won't and don't want to drive buses.

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@BBCWalesNews So will HGV tests be cancelled when the driving examiners strike in October?

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@MORRISGEOFFREY @Stagecoach_West Good point... But how do they run the service if short of a driver though?

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@GlosLiveOnline Hgv industry paying more money now, Dvla backlog on licences, long hours, risk of covid...

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@GMB How are they going to staff care homes? National shortage of HGV and bus drivers. Care homes always have vacancies and this will make it worse. I do agree the residents should be protected though. It's a tricky one.

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@dhopkins1776 UK cancelling lots of bus services too. Lots going truck driving as they are offering more money to cope with their shortage and many don't want to work with public since covid.

[Tom @thelorryist]

What goes into an average shift driving a lorry?

Thought I would live tweet about my shift tonight. Might be interesting, or not, either way I have few remaining opportunities to show you into a world you may not otherwise ever see.

Feel free to share if you wish 🚛

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@Wighttermite @sammyptweet @GlosLiveOnline Rude.

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@benfalconer @samtiley @sgs_college @Stagecoach_West I know someone waiting to start but his licence is stuck with Dvla in their backlog so can't learn to drive.

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@ArtemisFotherg1 @Stagecoach_West Good point fellow. Beyond me why anyone would want to travel at school times as they have been packed and noisy since time and buses began. They were in 1951 and kids will be kids.

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@MORRISGEOFFREY @Stagecoach_West Transport police though I guess, they won't touch a bus fellow.

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@xjenniebelliex @Stagecoach_West One school one bubble though apparently

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@GMB Gloucester people can't book a local Covid test due to issues with website, they get sent to Newport when there is a centre a mile away https://t.co/YMVrPyaWsV