Lots of gaps in every section of the supermarkets round here. Several had notices saying that this was because of problems with getting deliveries, probably because of the shortage of delivery drivers. It seems another 16,000 lorry drivers are required.
Many EU citizens, especially, Eastern Europeans worked in the transport industry and they returned home after lockdown happened and will not be coming back. As we are having an extension built, we have a lot of delivery drivers calling at our door and I have noticed how few are Eastern European now compared with before COVID