When you’re a professional HGV driver, there are certain things you get a good feel for. One of those is the state of service stations, and which ones are worth stopping at vs which ones are better avoided. Since you will be forced to spend at least some time in them to meet your mandated […]
If you’ve just qualified, or are going through training to become an HGV driver in Britain right now, then you know all about the issue of the driver shortage and how much UK haulage firms need new drivers. It might even be one of the reasons you started training in the first place. But if […]
If you’ve got your standard driving licence, you may think that getting your LGV licence is exactly the same process. After all, how different can it be? And to some extent, you’re right. A lot of it is the same, just longer or more thorough. For example, instead of one theory and one practical test, […]
Did you sing ‘the wheels on the bus’ as a child and ever imagined yourself behind that wheel? Transporting people from place to place, talking to all sorts of people and helping reduce CO2 in the air? Ok, maybe that last one was just us, but we promise you weren’t the only one. The bus […]
Being your own boss is the dream for many people across the UK. Being able to set your own hours, choose your own customers and do things exactly the way you want to – the concept offers a lot of perks. As an HGV driver, you have the opportunity to grab all of these benefits […]
Vehicle tax. It’s one of those things that no one really likes, but everyone has to do – even HGV drivers. But as with any tax, there are people out there who will try to avoid paying it by any means necessary. Unfortunately, the team at the DVLA take things like vehicle tax evasion very […]
You might not have noticed (or you might have if you read our blog regularly), but the UK is facing a bit of a crisis. Of course, there is all the uncertainty of Brexit, but on top of that, the UK is in the middle of an extended, growing driver shortage. The haulage industry is […]
If you’re looking to move into the HGV industry for the first time, you wouldn’t be out of line to ask how much you can expect to earn. After all, no one works for free, and you need to know that you’re going to be able to pay the bills and live comfortably with your […]
If you’ve spent any time on UK roads at all, then you probably know what an HGV is. They dominate the motorways, squeeze into little spaces on country roads and generally ferry good to their destinations across the UK. The bigger the vehicle, the more it carries. You probably know a lot of the basic […]
If you’re an HGV driver looking for the next career direction, you might be looking at doing another licence. Alongside the standard Driver CPC (which all HGV drivers have to hold, by law), there are a number of other HGV licences you can do that can widen your scope for driving and improve your income […]