| After Dec 24th 13:02 - Sep 26 with 391 views | builthjack |
According to the Government we don't need more HGV drivers.
Are we going to stop eating ?
Are we going to stop using fuel?
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| After Dec 24th on 15:58 - Sep 26 with 342 views | Kilkennyjack |
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| After Dec 24th on 15:59 - Sep 26 with 342 views | felixstowe_jack |
The panic buying may have subsided by then. There is only so much petrol you can put in a car once it is full you can't buy anymore. |  |
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| After Dec 24th on 18:28 - Sep 26 with 317 views | TenbySwan |
The overseas drivers will be stuck on a runway in Kent over Christmas trying to get home, like they were last year! |  | | |
| After Dec 24th on 20:48 - Sep 26 with 282 views | Catullus |
| After Dec 24th on 18:28 - Sep 26 by TenbySwan |
The overseas drivers will be stuck on a runway in Kent over Christmas trying to get home, like they were last year! |
There is a shortage of drivers across Europe, wages there have gone up too. How many foreign drivers are going to uproot themselves for a temporary visa?
These people in government are supposed to be experts or at least have expert advisors yet they seem to more inclined to listen to the chuckle brothers and the Three Stooges!
They should be making HGV training more accessible and easy to pay for, should be getting thetesting sorted so people aren't waiting so long and working in tandem with the companies so people know where the jobs are or even have ajob lined up when they are taking their test. | |
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| After Dec 24th on 21:16 - Sep 26 with 275 views | Boundy |
| After Dec 24th on 20:48 - Sep 26 by Catullus |
There is a shortage of drivers across Europe, wages there have gone up too. How many foreign drivers are going to uproot themselves for a temporary visa?
These people in government are supposed to be experts or at least have expert advisors yet they seem to more inclined to listen to the chuckle brothers and the Three Stooges!
They should be making HGV training more accessible and easy to pay for, should be getting thetesting sorted so people aren't waiting so long and working in tandem with the companies so people know where the jobs are or even have ajob lined up when they are taking their test. |
There were quite a few redundancies in the haulage industry after the recession in 2009 and the then government lowered the minimum age to 18 from 21 to try and encourage more into the profession ( i use that term lightly now after witnessing so many so called professional drivers driving like idiots) . I suppose at a cost of for a LGV 1 platinum package, which includes 24.5 hours of training, full articulated vehicle and trailer, the DVSA test at £2,275 then maybe it is prohibited to many | |
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| After Dec 24th on 21:22 - Sep 26 with 270 views | Catullus |
| After Dec 24th on 21:16 - Sep 26 by Boundy |
There were quite a few redundancies in the haulage industry after the recession in 2009 and the then government lowered the minimum age to 18 from 21 to try and encourage more into the profession ( i use that term lightly now after witnessing so many so called professional drivers driving like idiots) . I suppose at a cost of for a LGV 1 platinum package, which includes 24.5 hours of training, full articulated vehicle and trailer, the DVSA test at £2,275 then maybe it is prohibited to many |
£2,275? How much are lessons then? | |
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| After Dec 24th on 21:29 - Sep 26 with 265 views | majorraglan |
| After Dec 24th on 20:48 - Sep 26 by Catullus |
There is a shortage of drivers across Europe, wages there have gone up too. How many foreign drivers are going to uproot themselves for a temporary visa?
These people in government are supposed to be experts or at least have expert advisors yet they seem to more inclined to listen to the chuckle brothers and the Three Stooges!
They should be making HGV training more accessible and easy to pay for, should be getting thetesting sorted so people aren't waiting so long and working in tandem with the companies so people know where the jobs are or even have ajob lined up when they are taking their test. |
There is a shortage of HGV drivers in Europe, but when you look at the numbers and consider the populations of the UK and EU it’s a much bigger issue here than it is in the EU. Can’t see many HGV divers giving up a steady regular income in the EU to come and work here for less than 3 months.
The people in government are politicians, a large number of them wont have any specific knowledge on the issues which face our country (was it Raab who had no idea as to the importance of Dover to imports and exports?) and they rely on Specialist Advisors (a large number of whom are aspiring politicians and looking to get on the gravy train) and the Civil Service. In some cases it’s the blind leading the blind.
Not arguing with you on making HGV training more accessible, there should also be some central mandates about provision of services for HGV’s in each local authority area, overnight lorry parks etc.
I’d agree there needs to be some foresight around strategic issues which affect the country, kind of a National Risk Register and pulling together to deliver the goals. | | | |
| After Dec 24th on 21:40 - Sep 26 with 260 views | Boundy |
| After Dec 24th on 21:22 - Sep 26 by Catullus |
£2,275? How much are lessons then? |
This is from the Gov website , that's for the appropriate licences , the courses used to be ten days when I took mine,
Driver CPC part 1 -
theory - (multiple-choice) £26 £26
Driver CPC part 1 -
theory - (hazard perception) £11 £11
Driver CPC part 2 -
case studies £23 £23
Driver CPC part 3 -
driving ability £115 £141
Driver CPC part 4 -
practical demonstration £55 £63
From a training provider
Driver medical £50-£150 ( nearer the higher number if you can get a doctor to do it )
Theory tests £60
Driving course £800-£1920
Driver CPC Module 4 (Initial CPC) ** £150-£300
Driver CPC 35 hours (Periodic Training) ** £150-£500
Digital tachograph card £32
* £37 if doing periodic training (see below)
** To get your HGV licence you will need to do either Module 4 or 35 hours periodic training. | |
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| After Dec 24th (n/t) on 21:43 - Sep 26 with 258 views | Boundy |
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