Wiley Post by Mike Parr - Managing Director at PML
" Morrisons , Marks & Spencer , and The Food & Drink Federation have all publicly gloss on the serious supply chain crisis which is threatening the nation . As a leading manufacture histrion and supplier of humanity - year logistics and supply chain solutions , PML forecast the current scenario and its dire consequences almost 12 calendar month ago . We are face these issues on a daily basis .
The HGV number one wood deficit is paralyze the industry . More needs to be done to indorse the eudaemonia of these important individuals who symbolize the line of life to maintaining essential nutrient & drink as well as aesculapian supply to the UK .
Logistics firms are being hammered with a new ‘ driver memory fee ’ in summation to the traditional ocean freight container charges , which can be as much as £ 150 per container . This kind of development only adds to what is already a difficult position and forces firm to review their flush to the end customer to allow for these demands .
The administration has supposedly prepared importer of perishables so that they are capable of undertaking the complicated paperwork link with customs clearance post - Brexit . It is butt on on ignorance to assume that anyone can voyage the system with no previous experience in this specialist sector . It get hold of years of training for an import salesclerk to be up to speed with the detailed and ever - change requirements imposed by DEFRA – including not just the stringent import regulations but also the approving required to collect goods from a transit shed - yet the illation is , that this is just a ‘ basic job ’ that anyone can turn their hand to . Pointing importers to the government web site to avail them understand the requirement is just not go to cut it .
I ’m afraid I do n’t concur with the Prime Minister ’s recent confidence that there is no impending crisis regarding food supplies . unhappily , I predict quite the polar and envisage that by January 2022 , nothing short of topsy-turvyness will predominate . The realness is that our diligence is more affected by the pandemic now than we were last year , due to the ‘ pingdemic ’ ; the develop number of Covid case requiring personnel to isolate for 10 days , and the reluctance of many of our European drivers to be vaccinated .
Combine the HGV driver dearth , the impost headroom upshot , and the impact of the pandemic , and it is plain to see that the country is destined to be face some very challenging conditions . sure the government should have seen some of this coming and organize for these job ? The approach taken by the powers that be seems to be very much reactive rather than proactive – if I ran my business in this way , we would have gone bust .
The in vogue newsworthiness is that Britain is poised to retard additional post - Brexit customs checks due to add up into force on 1st October , for the second time amid business concern they could fire further disruption in the run - up to Christmas .
The fact is , there should be a long - condition scheme in place to deal with all of these headache . Not just for Christmas but in the years onwards … "
