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Government taking action to tackle the shortage of HGV drivers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a seasonal worker.
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Find out what’s changed with how driving licences work for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and bus drivers and how driving tests are changing.
Get approved to carry out Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3a (off-road exercises) tests and the rules you must follow.
First intensive short courses in HGV driving get under way to help tackle skills shortages and support up to 11,000 people launching new careers in the logistics sector.
From the Department for Transport and industry to HGV licence holders, encouraging those who have left the HGV driving profession to return.
Up to 50,000 more HGV driving tests will be made available each year thanks to government action to streamline the testing process.
Proposes implementing a temporary legislative extension of road haulage cabotage to alleviate pressures with the supply chain due to lorry driver shortages.
Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 11 October 2021.
Heavy goods vehicle drivers to benefit from £20 million of funding for better roadside facilities.
Addressing the strategic national need for more lorry parking and better services in lorry parks in England.
Seeking views on changes to HGV and minibus, bus and coach driving tests, and allowing car drivers to tow trailers without taking another test.
Measures introduced to support recruitment and retention within the road haulage industry to ease pressure on the sector.
Number of temporary poultry workers permitted to travel to and work in the UK will increase in time for Christmas.
Announcing a consultation to temporarily amend cabotage rules and a package of measures to support the pig industry.
The UK government has today announced further measures to help further ease supply chain pressures and spikes in localised demand for fuel.
The number of places for veterans to train as HGV drivers will significantly increase under new plans to better prepare service leavers for employment following their military careers.
A new draft statutory instrument, meaning that car drivers will not need to take another test to tow a trailer or caravan, is being laid in Parliament.
A draft affirmative statutory instrument, meaning that car drivers will not need to take another test to tow a trailer or caravan, is being laid in Parliament.
We’re seeking views on allowing NHS services to carry out driving tests for their staff and allowing emergency services and the Ministry of Defence to carry out driving tests for each other.
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