Correspondence

HGV driver shortage: employment opportunities

From the Department for Transport and industry to HGV licence holders, encouraging those who have left the HGV driving profession to return.

• From: Department for Transport and Baroness Vere of Norbiton
• Published: 25 September 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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HGV driver shortage letter about employment opportunities, September 2021

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HGV driver shortage letter about employment opportunities, September 2021 (print version)

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This letter from the Department for Transport and industry informs recipients of the current HGV driver shortage and the existence of job opportunities.

The letter encourages those who have left the profession to return and seek employment as HGV drivers. It also explains that the government and logistics sectors are working on a range of solutions to ease the current HGV driver shortage.

Further information

• Become a qualified HGV or bus driver
• Find training to become an HGV driver
• HGV driver shortage: UK government response

Published 25 September 2021