The government wants to let people drive lorries without a specialist test

The Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, has shared an article on the government’s hopes to rewind back to 1996, when drivers didn’t need to take an extra test to drive 7.5 ton vehicles.

At least it’s not like they’re scrapping radioactivity rules for food or anything.

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The move is intended to address the shortage of lorry drivers, which has added to supply chain woes, but not everyone was convinced it would be safe.

Thank goodness for that. I had felt enslaved by the evil EU keeping me from my birthright of being permitted to put countless lives at risk by driving a massive lorry without a license. https://t.co/OgmTBN9suF

— Tim Farron (@timfarron) August 6, 2022

Fuck it, let everyone do neurosurgery and then you’ve solved the NHS staffing crisis too. https://t.co/45Tp15xy1x

— Adam Kay (@amateuradam) August 6, 2022

Become a doctor by watching an episode of ER pic.twitter.com/YPWbrEioiw

— joe heenan (@joeheenan) August 6, 2022

Brexit benefits they never warned you about! https://t.co/Y1rScYuPJx

— Jessica Simor QC (@JMPSimor) August 5, 2022

I am an adequate driver, and would be utterly terrified at being put in charge of a lorry. Any driver who is not trained to drive lorries and thinks otherwise should be immediately banned from driving anything at all. https://t.co/0FMpZXsBsA

— David Whitley (@mrdavidwhitley) August 6, 2022

As someone who lives in a village where lorry drivers regularly smash down a wall at one junction, that’s a no from me Mr Shapps. https://t.co/Dt01El3DEG

— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) August 6, 2022

Look, paediatrics is just like adult medicine but smaller. How hard can this be? https://t.co/4BwaWjzhma

— Dr Philip Lee (@drphiliplee1) August 6, 2022

Let's celebrate Brexit for the bonuses it brings. We may have lost freedom of movement, travel is much harder, and it's doing more damage to our economy than Covid, but at least we can have fun driving lorries without a proper qualification. Dream come true for me! https://t.co/BEm6jTTUXH

— Hal Cruttenden (@Halcruttenden) August 6, 2022

Another bonus of lowering standards. https://t.co/kl9LNzfnLh

— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) August 6, 2022

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I’m pretty handy flying my kids kite. Can I come over & have a try in your private jet?

— GrouchyMarxist (@Evilgenius222) August 5, 2022

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Everyone can see precisely how this will go, everyone can see the giant 7.5-ton risk, except the clueless ballsack whose job it is to see the risk. https://t.co/eeNJ0fVXIb

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) August 6, 2022

Rich Neville had another money-saving idea.