Short termism isn't the answer. The Government needs to drive up standards for operators and service providers so that drivers are attracted to the jobs. They should undertake a comprehensive strategic review on the whole industry and develop a long term strategic plan. Delivery operators is a massive industry which is growing year-on-year from the big HGVs down to the guy on a bike with Diliveroo. Workers need protecting.
For example, Government could look at strengthening legislation and licensing of official truck stop areas to ensure that facilities such as toilets, showers etc. are provided and maintained to minimum good standards. According to Wikipedia, there are 3 main service providers -
Moto,
Welcome Break and
Roadchef. Smaller operators include
Extra,
Westmorland and
EuroGarages. So start with them and work backwards. If they fail to provide these good standards, they are fined initially, warned and if they fail to fix they lose their license to operate and have to sell up to another operator. There will be some easy fixes, some medium and some long term fixes, but the Government should set the benchmark so that the industry becomes more attractive to these vital infrastructure workers.