The best reactions to the ‘not a fuel shortage’ fuel shortage and visas for HGV drivers
“Panic at the Tesco”
Naturally, the shitshow situation provided ample fodder for funny tweeters.
Telling people not to panic buy is like when someone hits 'Reply All' to a huge email group & then people start replying all to tell people not to reply all.#PanicBuying
— Phlegm Clandango (@Cain_Unable) September 24, 2021
Unbelievable. I’m out doing my usual Friday shopping for a few hundred rolls of toilet paper, a couple of tons of canned food, and a thousand gallons of petrol, and I’m having to fight my way though crowds of total idiots who are panic buying.
— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) September 24, 2021
My wife is fuming because she wanted to run a bath but I’ve filled it with diesel.
I hope she doesn’t try to calm down by putting the kettle on.
— Mike Keenan (@mikekeenan) September 24, 2021
All you people moaning about petrol shortages caused by Brexit 🙄. I’m absolutely fine. I saw this coming ages ago and had my car converted to run on sovereignty. I get about 25 furlongs to the tugged forelock.
— Carl (@CarlYou12813733) September 25, 2021
Panic at the Tesco pic.twitter.com/XRBPptqqiA
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) September 25, 2021
Grant Shapps to the rescue
As well as making it easier to become an HGV driver and allowing existing drivers to work longer hours – two actions in no way likely to lead to accidents – the government has agreed to issue 5000 short-term visas for drivers from the EU.
They’re scheduled to end on *checks notes* Christmas Eve.
Ho! Ho! And indeed – Ho!
5,000 overseas lorry drivers and 5,500 poultry workers will be eligible for three-month UK visas until Christmas Eve https://t.co/g9bCbEtucP
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 25, 2021
The UK issuing visas to lorry drivers we've spent four years telling to fuck off pic.twitter.com/Vp7sjvv9t6
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) September 25, 2021
“Please come back and save Christmas even though we just finished telling you to fuck off.”
“Ok, and do we get to stay and enjoy the festivities?”
“Absolutely fucking not. Be gone by midnight on Christmas Eve or else.” https://t.co/z1TIVMkLa6
— Max Morgan 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@SpillerOfTea) September 26, 2021
Dear bloody foreigners,
Please can you come back over here on a temporary visa scheme till christmas eve.
We need you to make sure we have enough food, fuel and Christmas presents.
we will go back to being massive racists on Christmas day.
yours sincerely
The Conservatives— Otto Von Jizzmark (@Ottojizzmark) September 25, 2021
Are we revoking Santa's visa on Christmas Eve too? Because that could create problems.
— 🕺🇬🇧Michael Govern Ready🇬🇧🕺 (@mikegove12) September 26, 2021
"Susan? Look, I know I kicked you out of the flat and told you I never wanted to see you again — but the toilet's leaking sewage so I'm willing to let you come back and clean it up for me, but JUST THIS ONCE."https://t.co/fReOwaFNpW
— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) September 25, 2021
Good news, we are now only 85k drivers down instead of 90. https://t.co/HZPliKRyOr
— Christina Martin (@christinamartin) September 26, 2021
Of course, the latest move raises an important question.
Either Brexit is to blame for the HGV crisis
And therefore we fix it with an EU visa scheme
Or Brexit is not to blame
Therefore no EU visa scheme needed
Which is it?
— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) September 25, 2021
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