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‘No thank you, Prime Minister’, Polish trucker says to British Christmas visa offer By Reuters

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© Reuters. Trucks park on the A2 near Warsaw (Poland), September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

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WARSAW (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposed three-month working visa for European truckers just isn’t a sweet enough deal to convince 35-year-old Polish truck driver Jakub Pajka to go back to Britain. He’s not the only one.

There is a shortage of truck drivers in Britain after Brexit. This comes as chaos has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also raised concerns about disruptions and increased prices in the lead up to Christmas.

In response to the shortage of drivers who truck, Britain announced that temporary visas would be issued to 5,000 truck drivers. These visas expire Dec. 24,

Pajka quit his British job to leave the European Union and said that three months was not enough time for this visa to work.

Pajka said that no driver would want to travel for less than three months in order to help the British organize their holiday plans. He was seated behind his truck, on a street outside Warsaw.

He added that additional cash could not compensate for the difficulties of moving between countries or the risk posed to him by immigrants trying to cross over the English Channel in a truck.

He said, pointing out the fights with migrants that he saw in Calais and Dunkirk. “The money you make in the UK doesn’t compensate such a driver for the dangers that he experiences there.”

Jacek Rmbikowski (60-year-old truck driver) said the Brexit factor had played a part in his decision to come home from seven years working in Britain.

He says that despite his desire for adventure and fond memories of driving “Norway-to Portugal”, he prefers to remain in Poland.

He stated that “there was” uncertainty over how they would be treated in such a situation. “Whether Brexit will disrupt not only the industry, but also whether drivers are still needed.”

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