SINCE the Driving Standards Agency driver training programmes in 1997 for the Large Goods Vehicle licence (LGV) formerly known as HGV, the transport industry has suffered through a shortage of goods ...

The UK faces a shortage of LGV (large goods vehicle) drivers. The crisis peaked in 2021 when there was a shortfall of over 100,000 qualified drivers. Three years later, in 2024, there is still a ...

A company on the edge of Coventry is offering free training worth £5,000 to help tackle the UK lorry driver crisis Would-be lorry drivers are being offered LGV licence acquisition training courses for ...

DVLA stats revealed a total of 3,552 LGV drivers were disqualified for having too many points on their driving licence in a shocking discovery. A further 567 drivers also lost their licences for ...

A logistics training provider has worked with a specialist Isle of Man TT professional and solo motorcycle racer to help him achieve his LGV driving licence. There has been a recent surge in LGV ...

Small business owners across the UK are currently engaged in stiff competition for a limited pool of LGV drivers capable of transporting their valuable cargo. Since the pool of available drivers is ...

AF Blakemore has helped 108 colleagues gain a new LGV driving licence in the past 12 months. Seventy-seven colleagues have gained a Class 1 licence and 31 have gained a Class 2 licence. A Class 1 ...

Some 3,552 large goods vehicle (LGV) drivers have been disqualified for having too many points and 567 lost their licences by having more than six points within two years of passing their test, ...

A driver has been refused permission to obtain his first provisional LGV licence until June 21, 2016, after he was disqualified for drink-driving. Reece Cressey (24) of The Avenues, Norwich, was ...

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