BusinessEconomicsTrucker Testing Rules to Be Eased as U.K. Fights Driver ShortageTransport secretary Grant Shapps announces extra measuresHaulage industry faces 100,000 shortfall of HGV driversFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExplain This: U.K.'s Truck Driver ShortagesFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Joe MayesSeptember 9, 2021 at 9:38 AM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Sign up for our Beyond Brexit weekly newsletter, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.The rules for obtaining licences to drive lorries in Britain are to be eased as the U.K. seeks to combat a labor shortage that is roiling supply chains.