HGV Driver Shortage UK: Is It Worth Becoming A HGV Truck Driver In The UK? "From Experienced Driver"
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- Опубликовано: 9 окт 2021
- Being there is a massive shortage of HGV drivers in the UK, I decided to share my 4+ years of experience in truck driving in the UK, to help you in your quest to either learn more about or become a qualified HGV truck driver in the UK.
In this video I go over what you need to become a driver, who this job would most likely suit, different types of driver roles you can go into, truck driver pay, specifics about the tests you need to pass, and much more!
Truck driving can be a fantastic career for a lot of people once they get to see what it is actually like so I hope my perspective helps, and if it does consider subscribing and sharing with others who may want to get into the HGV driving field.
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You've definitely helped me confirm to myself I'm making the right choice. Seem like a decent guy. Thanks new sub
Cheers Robert! Glad it helped and hope you like the previous and future content!
I love trucking 😇🇩🇴
@@jay-mistry can students in uk from india get tier-2 sponser
Is headoffice increase visa in uk on the basis of truck driver of students ?
Reply please 🙏
Brother this question is way above my pay grade. I do not know. You’d have to ask someone official who would know more on that unfortunately. Hope you find your answer bro ✊🏽
Hi Jay thanks a lot for your explicit video, you gave me a lot of motivation of becoming an HGV driver. Big respect to you for documenting us on this field.
Welcome buddy and good luck on your journey!
This is the best and most positive outlook I've seen. You've made up my mind sir, thank you
Welcome brother! Glad it helped and hope you find something good. Stay in touch and let me know how your journey goes! ✊🏽
wow, loved the way you put things together and explained ,,keep it up, we need people like you to guide us as an experience
Glad it helped 🙌🏽🙏🏽
New sub here. Thank you, you're helping me decide to retrain as a driver. This video was really clear thanks.
Glad it helped brother! And appreciate the sub! ✊🏽
Thankyou for this video. I have my Class 2 lessons and test starting on the 25th until the 30th and I am super excited.
Nice mate. Keep me updated and let me know how you get on with it ✊🏽
Doing my practice test beginning of January. Nice video. Thank you
That’s great! Glad it helped and good luck with the test! Let me know how it goes 👍🏽
Thanks again, really good video, certainly given me more confidence. Look forward to more 😎
Thanks buddy! Glad you like the content and happy to help! ✊🏽
Thanks mate will definitely be booking up soon if I can find somewhere for a decent price, keep these videos coming!
Thanks brother! Glad you liked it and hope it helped! Stay in touch, would be good to hear how you get on! 👍🏽
Nice one yara needed a apna to explain it all 💯
Got the letter also and been giving this a lot of thought I have my class 2 from the military never used it since I left. Been sat behind a desk for the last 8 years and hating it. I think you just convinced me to go for it, you answered a lot of my questions, My plan was do my class 1 however I may delay that now and start with my class 2, thank you for the insight much appreciated, I just subscribed 🙏🏾
Thanks for the sub Paul! And very nice to hear I’ve helped mate. Good luck with your journey and hopefully you find something you can enjoy out of it! Stay in touch, would be good to hear how you get on! Jay
@Carly Beatz tbf mate going straight in doing class one RDC work is a baptism of fire. Most guys doing that have done the job years and years and nothing stresses them out. If you do day work on class 2 you can’t really work a 15 hour a day
@Carly Beatz Sorry to hear that you've had bad experience. The jobs are Heathrow are not too bad. 12 hour shits - and you do not have to stay behind too long! Cargo, and blanket jobs mostly! 4 on 4 off and 5 on 3 off shift patterns.
Very nice mate thanks for support 🙏
Welcome and thank you!
Great video, very informative. I've passed my theory and have my CPC test next week but finding that tough being asked questions about things ive never seen or done first hand.
You’ll be fine. You passed your car theory right… trust you’ll be fine ✊🏽
Like a walk in the park.
You will be absolutely fine
Thanks for the video. Helped me big time.. keeping it simple and to the point .. off to get my licence.
Respect.
Nice man! Welcome and glad it helped! Stay in touch and let me know how you get on mate! ✊🏽
Passed my Test 2nd time round. Managed to get class 2 work for a bit with a Agency working for DHL. Work dried up after Christmas... went off to get a permanent position driving a Concrete lorry.. Was doing OK for 7 months until last month. Rolled the lorry doing 30mph.
Now looking for class 1 work which is a bit of a challenge atm.
Many many thanks Jay. You have convinced me to pursue an hgv driving career.
That’s great! I wish you luck with it all and I hope you find somewhere you can enjoy working at. Stay in touch and let me know how you get on! 👌🏽👍🏽
Nice one brv, informative as was thinking about getting on this
Cheers mate. Glad it helped
Excellent submission!!
I was a HGV, or as the EU would have it a LGV Class 1 driver for 35 years. In my honest opinion as things are these days I wouldn’t bother. There is no shortage of drivers, but there is a massive shortage of decent employers. Many drivers are doing other work solely because of lousy management throughout the industry. When one considers the rules and regulations, together with all the ridiculous fines one can incur, one would be better off doing something else, in my humble opinion. Drivers get no respect, little or no consideration, and are thoroughly undervalued, the transport industry sucks. 🤬🏴🇬🇧
In all honesty I think 95% of employees in any industry could say the same. This is the problem with being an employee at a time when profit margins are so tight in nearly all sectors.
Yep you're right
Every industry sucks… I’m going to become a HGV driver but quite a lot of you are big babies. My uncle was a HGV driver, he loved it. Also I’ve been an apprentice plumber for the past 2 years, I’ve had no respect, paid between £5-£7.50 an hour and then I was let go because my boss wanted to hire his son as his apprentice. I’ve worked in warehouses where the management talked to me like crap and changed my shifts at the last minute when I’ve already started commuting to work. HGV drivers are definitely not the most disrespected, you get disrespected for sure and yes the planners can cock it all up. But your in a truck all day by yourself, you see grumpy FLT drivers/warehouse staff on your deliveries and then get back in your truck to drive alone. It’s not as bad as you make out
Retired in June at 64 driving for 43 years couldn't wait to get out of this cowboy industry makes me laugh all these people thinking truck driving is the way to go i guarantee they won't last long
Good informative video bro I’m 20 turning 21 this year I’m a bricklayer and I hate it I’ve been thinking of getting my class 2 for a while after watching this I’m 100% going to go for it
Good for you mate. Hope this path helps you. And I would also suggest that you also might want to start a side hustle along side your new path so that eventually you don’t need to work for anyone else ever again. My 2 cents. Good luck 👊🏽
ive just sent off for my hgv class 2 license and going to do my hiab training aswell,great video and very informative
Great job and thanks brother
Great video. Always nice to see some positivity regarding HGV. Subscribing :)
Thanks brother! Glad you liked it and thanks for the sub! ✊🏽
There was never any 50k jobs unless you count tramping, they have always been there. The money did rise especially in the Midlands and a 28k went up to 32-33k. The media over hyped everything and people decided they wanted to be a HGV driver, then the companies who were paying 35-40k decided to advertise for new passes and then they lowered the rates again as an excuse for inexperience to keep their profits high. IR35 destroyed the industry not a shortage, agencies started to advertise showing wages with holiday pay included to make it look like a great wage - it's a big con, avoid the industry until things change like facilities and respect including working drivers into the ground. If you work for someone where you have to reduce daily rest at least twice a week then find another employer.
Most experienced HGV Drivers are saying the same that it's a con. I believe the government and media are weakening the industry.
@@jlesterhealthcare6555 The big businesses like Amazon, Supermarkets control everything, they will screw the transport companies, who in turn will shaft the drivers as long as they can just to boost profits, time for everyone to say fcuk this for a game of soldiers.
1/3 comments visible .... c'm on RUclips! This is important.
@@manfredschmalbach9023 Hi, I can't understand why the comments are not shown unless removed by the poster or YT? Anyhoo, I got your mail about it being worth it being a HGV. Well, depends on your age and when I say that I mean are you young? Do you want a family? Do you have family? Are you prepared to work a standard 50/60 hr week, early starts, late finishes and prepared to get home when all your mates are getting ready to go the pub? When did you pass your driving test? I'm 52, I moved into driving full time about 12 yrs ago, was an Electrician all my life and simply fed up of the same crap everyday and new regs and qualification costing me a fortune just so I could turn up and do my job that I had done since I was 18 along with the H&S on sites...crazy? I had what they call grandfather rights on my licence so was able to drive 7.5 without any training, did plenty of agency driving, slogged my guts out, less money than I was used to but I was happy, not getting call outs etc... I trained and passed my class 1 in 2016 and loved it and then the IR35 closed my freedom down on the agency route so I had to go PAYE, I get the nicer truck but long hours, things that pee you off will be the 12 yr olds employed to do the route planning, be prepared for a pep talk if you get infringements by someone that doesn't drive a car let alone a lorry, thats the stuff that will get your goat up! So if you are prepared to be married to your job then it's great in all honesty. If you have a Mortgage its one job that you can always find work in so no worries about paying the bills. If you find a place and your happy stick to it and don't listen to the hype in the drivers room on site's about "I get paid this and that" for doing these hours, working for these people..total rubbish! Is it worth it? Yes but avoid the class 1 stuff if you have a young family, like me if they have grown up then go for it 100%. You meet some great guys and help is only a question away if you need it. I've been parked up on bays and helped new drivers reverse their trailers, strapped loads, checks etc....we all look out for each other. Any other questions fire away. cheers for now.
@@crazy-diamond7683 Thank You for the effort of a detailed answer.
1) RUclips hides comments following some undisclosed "algorithms". They do it all the time.
2) I am a German "Gramps rights" driver nearing my sixties these days, was driving exceptional vehicles and loads all over Europe and Asia through my 20ies and 30ies with really great pay, best conditions (including secondary full rights drivers in the following special car to give me breaks), I drove a lot of dimensions in the "police escort only" range, took deliveries of mobile cranes and special equipment vehicles like tunnel machinery "on road" as far as Ulan Bator, Khandahar and Bagdad (before the Bushes started their destroying spree over there, and the Vice Cheney started to steal the oil for Halliburton, of course), had great fun, lived the good live most of the times and was even able to pay off a house and a specialized boatbuilding workshop while doing so. Kept my license alive and valid taking medical tests and all for two decades without using it much besides some yacht transports for my clients/customers only, because of vastly deteriorating payments/wages and red tape going overboard, including export restrictions for a lot of the type of machinery I used to transfer/deliver.
3) So, I was thinking of the younger, interested adventurous people like I was in my twenties when writing "it's important, RUclips!", because we should tell them frankly: there are a whole lot of better adventurous jobs with a whole lot more money in it than driving lorries, andnext to any other job works with a lot less being permanently screwed and pushed around by an armada of clueless pencil pushing morons putting up red tape to invent "fees" and "taxation" paying for their pension planing only while not being useful or even productive their whole work live long ...
Cheers mate!
Great inside HGV info- helping my decision in career change 💯
Glad to help Rob mate 👍🏽
Mate your video has given me a huge insight, iv been thinking about doing my class 2 and class 1 back to back ! Iv watched your video and now I'm on with the driving school as we speak ! Thank you very much mate ... you have made my mind up for me 👌 cheers mate
That’s brill mate. And you’re very welcome. Stay in touch and let me know how your journey goes. Be good to hear! 👍🏽
I love your information as very easy the way you explain. You're star xoxo
Very nice of you to say. Appreciate that brother! ✊🏽
Really got me thinking about doing my HGV license after listening to you buddy. Cheers
Glad it helped mate. Stay in touch and let me know how it goes. Be good to hear how you get on. 👌🏽
Booked a HGV medical and downloaded the LGV app for theory today. Looking at prices for the lessons now 👍
Really fancy the thought of being my own boss out on the road
Brill mate
Remember it may not be the first job you get all the second or the third, don’t be loyal to an employer until you are happy where you are at.
Then stay there and enjoy. I’ve had some good jobs and some bad jobs in driving, now I’m at a very good place where I see myself staying for a long time so it is possible and it is out there just keep shifting about until you are happy! Good on you mate and good luck! ✊🏽
Great video 👍 enjoyed watching it!
Thanks mate! 😄
Thank you 🙏, you really help me out to make my decision, looking forward to get my HGV licence.
That’s great man. Glad I could help! And good luck! Keep in touch, let me know how you get on 👍🏽
@@jay-mistry Hi jay I have problem to pass the theory test can you help me please ?
Inspiring video man, got my assessment soon at a HGV driving school, wanted to do it since I was young, jus following my path now, currently a double decker bus driver so in essence driving a class 2 already lol
Nice one man. Hopefully you find a good job once qualified! 👌🏽
Good luck! Fingers crossed you will pass it from first time 👍
New sub here. Also class 2 only done 3 month so far enjoing it. Thanks 4 this vid
Glad you enjoy it mate! Nice one for subbing and welcome! Hope you like the old and new vids too mate. ✊🏽
Currently a taxi driver but defo gave me food for thought, thanks for posting 👍
Great to hear. Thanks brother! ✊🏽
Great video mate would love to see you doing trucking vlogs!
Cheers mate, may do a few but mainly for my regular content. I’ll see what I can do though
Very informative, thank you.
Thanks buddy! Glad you liked it! 👍🏽
Hi its worth watching this entire video thanks and appreciated bro
Appreciate your comment brother! Sub for future content and hope you like that too! ✊🏽
Thank you! I’m a community district nurse I’ve had enough, already paid for HVG fast track just waiting back on my license now. Really positive outlook 👍
That’s great. Hope you find something you can enjoy long term!
how much did this cost Miss Violet?? thank you
@@epaderm3940 £2400 which includes everything, you could get it 1k cheaper though if you do everything yourself
Let me know how you get on with the tests and finding a job! Be good to hear how your journey goes! 😊
@@napnaps7393 Is this based on a week course or something? Ideally i would go straight for the class 1 as that is the higher paid? thank you for replying!!
Thanks for this mate. Ive been thinking of a career change and HGV has been an option for me.
Glad it helped mate. Good luck with whatever you decide 👍🏽
Hey jay thanks for the vid. Theres alot of negativity goin around about the job its good to hear the positives. Im waiting on getting my provisional and then will be doin my theory and lessons i cant wait
That’s great mate. Yeah well to be honest there are a lot of employers and jobs that justify the negativity so I do get it. But with me I kept jumping ship once I got what I needed and ended up where I am now after some time and now I can see myself staying with my company for a long time as I like the people I work with, the job and no one pesters me and is all over me all the time. So it may take some time to get there but it is possible. Don’t feel you have to be loyal to a company. If you find a better job… do that instead! 👍🏽
@@jay-mistry yeah its lookin pretty good. Theres a job at yodel when i pass so im planning on staying there for a bit to get experience. Thats 1 of the things i was a bit worried about starting a job and getting sent straight out on my own 😳 😂
Yeah a good firm will have you with someone from anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks. And in that time you’ll pick it up mate. Best way to learn is in the deep end. But you’ll be fine. Besides manual handling it’s all fairly easy to be honest.
Negative views for a good reason I've been driving for 35 years 😭
@@jameswilson8820 can defo understand that mate iv been in the warehouse industry for 20 years and hate it and not only that the wages are crap. Atleast in the HGV side theres oppertunities to earn good money
excellent Video its defo made my mind up
Glad it helped mate. Good luck with it! ✊🏽
Thanks for this mate
Welcome mate
Good video but as an HGV driver, there’s people getting less than 30k. So be careful with what you say and advice, specially if someone is looking for this job for money. As a tramper as a Class 1 you may get £60k
Great overview of hgv driving Jay
Cheers buddy
Great explanation thank you I’m excited in fact booked up C-E Class one training, I’m single I want to do long distance 👍
Good for you brother! Hope you find something you enjoy 👍🏽
Very helpful. Thanks 🙏🏻
Welcome mate
Great video, Just booked my theory then going for Class 2, I know you can soon go straight to Class 1 but id rather get some experience in a rigid first, I hope to have passed before the year is out!
That’s great mate. That was my thinking too. With rigid you can get into a lot more places than class 1 which, in my opinion, makes it more interesting a job. Hope you find something good once qualified. Let me know how you get on. Be good to hear where you end up! ✊🏽👌🏽
Thank you so much Jay, been watching a few RUclips vids on this and yours just clicked with me. Very informative and honest. Been thinking about it for a while, so I’m gunna do it, your vid is putting another driver on the road to plug that gap. Was gunna go for class 1 but think I’m gunna stick to class 2. Thank you 🙏🏻… making the call Monday.
Thanks for the kind words Jason! Great to hear mate. Yeah hope you find something you can enjoy long term too. Remember it may not be the first job you find, don’t worry about being loyal, hop around until you’re happy then stick there. My 2 cents!
@@jay-mistry Thank you Jay, I completely understand, I will do just that. I was a customer service manager in travel, then covid hit and lost my job, to be fair I hated it. I was earning £30kpa with stress, board meetings, kpi’s to deliver and ensured delivered to the business, business plans to deliver. I don’t miss that one bit. But seriously after watching many vids yours is the best by far. Literally got to binge watch the rest but Monday morning I’m arranging my class 1 training course with a local school. So Thank you mate. Superstar.
Top man! ✊🏽 stay in touch! Be good to hear how you get on!
@@jay-mistry I enquired yesterday to do my license for class 2 HGV, the training school quoted me £1961 and 5 months to complete 😬 as I lost my job as a customer service manager in travel due to the pandemic I contacted the gov as I’m currently on JSA, was advised I have to be out of work for 13 weeks before I’m eligible to be fast tracked through the gov scheme. Seems bizarre as it’s widely reported there is a driver shortage crisis but the gov want me sitting on my backside for weeks before they’ll even consider putting me through a course 😂 you couldn’t make it up, so just gunna have to do it myself and will take 5 months. But thanks as your vlog is really helpful just wish I could get behind the wheel sooner. 👍
Lol 🤦🏽♂️. Good on you anyway mate hopefully it takes shorter than expected!
You've defiantely helped to confirm to myself, that i am making the right decision in choosing this career path. Its gonna take a while for me to get a HGV license especially now with the hiccups at the DVLA, hopefully fingers crossed i can start driving HGV's soon-ish. Thanks, new sub.
Good for you buddy. And thanks for the sub! Glad I could help in some way. Let me know how you get on, it would be good to keep in touch and hear how you get on! ✊🏽
I’ve been a bus driver in London for over 15 years and been thinking of going for a class 1 for ages, a few of my colleges have done so.Very interesting videos, keep them coming thank you!
Thanks buddy 👊🏽
thanks mate really appreciated I've just passed my class 2 test. got case study module 2 to do. And CPC module 4. Then I'm good to go
Brilliant mate, hope all goes well then you find a good job, remember just don’t feel you need to be loyal to an employer, jump around if you need to every few months and to find better places and a place where you are happy and then stay there.Just my two cents. ✊🏽
you look and sound like a very humble person God bless, i just sub to your channal!
Thanks for the kind words and the sub! Hope you like the previous and future stuff too! ✊🏽
@@jay-mistry I did enjoy the previous and still waiting for the future stuff, Comon Buddy! I want more upload :D
Haha it’s on its way to you later today or tomorrow mate 😆 top man!
Good video mate well done 👍
Cheers bro appreciate it
Great vlog. Thanks
Cheers brother! Glad you enjoyed
@@jay-mistry definitely looking at this when I get back from overseas. Concise and good presentation- no b.s. or waffle! Good luck on ze road.
Cheers mate glad you liked it!
Im saving to do my HGV license. I want to be a tipper driver as there is a lot of house building work in my area. I can happily go backwards and forwards all day long and I dont think there is any weekend work, which is sweeeeet!
Great video btw, really informative. Stay safe on the roads buddy.
Yeah done tippers myself for 2 years. It’s a decent enough gig. 6am-4/5pm most places and good enough salary. Hope it goes well pal
@@jay-mistry Do they pay you the 10 hours or do they deduct for lunch breaks etc?
Depends where you work and what they offer. Some of my firms offered paid breaks, some didn’t unfortunately mate.
@@jay-mistry Thanks mate. Can you earn extra if you can operate a grab?
I think you can. Some of the places I worked at did pay extra but not all of them. So it depends on the employer mate. If more money is what you want then maybe that’s for you. Personally I want the easier life so that’s why I stuck with tippers most of the time 😆 but hope you find what you enjoy and can earn enough to enjoy life mate.
You are right about consumerism, people want,want,want . It all goes by road .
For sure
Good video mate. I definitely want to become one 🤞🏽
Cheers mate and good luck! 👌🏽
Thanks Jay is really a nice👍
Welcome brother ✊🏽
Thank you jay😀
Welcome brother! ✊🏽
Great content for 2021. No more shortage of HGV driver as haulage industry is slowing down and driver wages have started to fall. I am a HGV employer and seeing many applications for jobs.
The end of the driver shortage is temporary and will be even bigger when the oil prices come down and when the rus-ukr war stopa
Only just got my license back after nearly 16 weeks. Finally get to book my theory next year.
Good on you mate. Good luck with it and let me know how it goes. 👍🏽✊🏽
Crap work culture, job, hours, pay through the head to park,most employers couldn't give a ____, if you think it's a good idea, think again its a job that gives nothing but a headache, the licence isn't worth the money, you may well see 40-70k jobs, but guaranteed it's all day everyday, well done government for an abandoned industry, over regulated with all sorts of hairbrain ideas, laws, and practices that need chucking👏👏👏👏👏
It took over 6 weeks for me to get my Class 2 provisional. Passed my hazard perception , failed my theory by 3. Had to rebook my theory to over 1 month later. So it's taken alot longer than expected with the pandemic and back log. So frustrating
Hopefully you’ll be qualified soon mate. Let me know how you get on and where you end up! ✊🏽👌🏽
Been a bus driver for nearly 25yrs, took my class2 11yrs ago.
This year I decided to change my career and drive class2.
I've nearly doubled my salary and nearly halved my working week.
Best career move I've ever made!!
Wow good for you mate! That’s great to hear. What do you do now?
What abut working hours mate
I m thinking of doing it, but don't wann be away from my hometown
Great video
Cheers mate, hope it helps
💯 hgv work is the one
Top video Thanks
No problem 👍
By the way hgv with cpc etc.. full pack is about 3k. For 3k you can get... accountant course, plumbing, electrician i mean full time in 2 yrs... example colchester institute... also go to gov web and see there are free courses in big cities... PLASTERING WITH TAILING COURSE... there is sooo much more. Where you get 20£/h or if yoi are ltd can get 500£ day... and still be home by 4pm
Best I've read through all this.. Was in a bad accident a few weeks ago at work driving and feel like a criminal for making a mistake... Police are not going to ease up until they have me prosecuted and done for.. All that in a days work and the effort I put into my driving work become minimal to the piece of shit I am now for having an accident .. Been at the job for 30 odd years and my experience doesn't relate to what this guy is talking about... I plan on taking up a central heating course or fitting windows (unsure).. Your advice is probably the best comment on here..
@@Vegansharks its never too late to change occupation. Good luck mate ! I found essex police can be nasty. Take care!
N W I'd have to agree to your sensible advice. Best thing i ever did was to leave Hgv driving. I hated the responsibility of everything on your shoulders and everything being the drivers fault when most the time it isn't! A big F$%k you to the public, the police, vosa and basically all the idiots on the road is how i feel! Better to have a safe profession with better pay with less hours and overall less stress! By the way good luck Douglas Robson.😊
@@ianbyrne5298 Thanks mate.. Due to the seriousness there is a police investigation.. Ever so serious, questioned under caution, told that I can be arrested anytime, everything I had that day is due to be checked .. Never went out that day to hurt anyone and certainly not through having an accident.. But right now I feel like a criminal... Don't suppose I can say lessons have been learnt and light a few candles.. Hope the poor guy in the car gets well soon..
@@Vegansharks Hope everything will be alright mate! Sorry to hear this. You are not a criminal. Everyone makes mistakes. We are all human. Take care.😐
Good vid 👍
Cheers mate ✊🏽
Subscribed bro thanks for the info
I'm going to start looking into it
Please can u do a video on the breaks or anything u think will be helpful for the theory
Many thanks buddy
Thanks for subbing mate. Good on you mate. Hope you find a good job after you pass. With the theory it’s simple to be honest mate but your driving school will give you resources on what to study to help you pass. And with the driving breaks if you search “driving time working time” into google images you can save an image that will help with the breaks. But trust me, once you get it, it’s 2nd nature and very easy
Hi pal, I was looking at becoming a hgv driver over 7 years ago as am a bus driver but the pay was very similar and couldnt justify paying out for the licence and to be on the same wage but back in June I took the plunge and went to get my hgv licence, passed my medical in August which was the earliest they could get then passed my hazard perception and theory test in October again earliest they could get me in then passed my class 2 just over 3 weeks ago which again earliest and got my ADR training next week followed by my CPC training as my bus cpc doesn't cover hgv as I dont get grandfather rights yet but then am doing my class 1 and hiab, how hard is it for a newly passed to get a job as I've heard alot of things with companies not taking on new drivers
You should be fine being used to driving buses. But agencies will be good for you to build up some quick experience with, and then what I would do is if you want something more stable just keep applying for multiple different places that you wouldn’t mind working at and just send your CV and call them up immediately and have a chat with the transport manager there and arrange meetings.
I reckon you shouldn’t have any trouble since you have driving experience in larger vehicles
I was a newly qualified driver when this video was uploaded and in the couple of years since I've learned a few things:
1 there is no such thing as a driver shortage, hasn't been since Eastern European drivers flooded the UK and ireland back in the late 90s early 00s. There's also a lot of people out there with their hgv licence doing other jobs not even using it.
2 haulage is a cut throat game, every year there's a list of long established family run haulage firms going out of business because there's so much competition undercutting them.
3 the firms going out of business are usually decent ones that look after their drivers and pay them a decent wage, whereas the massive competitors coming in to take over their work are paying crap wages, which is why they're able to price everyone around them out.
4 anyone willing to take on a new inexperienced driver is probably desperate, and this usually means they aren't treating their drivers well, bad manners, bad pay, whatever it is will become apparent fairly quickly, taking on new passes is a red flag.
5 there is no respect among drivers, if you leave your tools or your satnav or your wallet laying in the truck parked in the yard over the weekend, don't expect it to be there Monday morning. If you're in the back of the trailer make sure your cab is locked or some absoloute chancer will be in your cab seeing what they can nick.
6 there is no solidarity between drivers, if someone parked behind you in the services witnesses your curtains being slashed and your load being stolen at 2am don't expect anyone to beep a horn or wake you up.
good video dude
Thanks brother! ✊🏽
Thanks for the vid , sent off my d4 and d2 forms today . Now to find someone to book everything through . Do you have to wait for the provisional to come back before contacting anyone?
Good job mate. Tbh I can’t remember what I did when in that situation. Best to ask your driving school as I’m not sure myself. But thanks and I’m glad you like the vid!
Problem with hgv roles is they are not your normal 9-5 m-f which are office working hours. If trucking was orientated towards this im sure it would attract more people to enter this field of work
Tbf I agree massively with this one. That is one of the down sides. The hours. You can find quite a few with just mon-fri, but yes minimum working hours will be 10 hours a day unless you find/negotiate a better situation like I have.
It's not only long hours, there are unpaid hours when You can not drive but have to stay in the truck, either for not leaving the thing alone or for simply being too far from anywhere You could go, be it a girlfriend, a friend, a pension ..... They do not pay You for being away for three weeks in a month.
I did transfers/deliveries of heavy vehicles (mobile cranes mostly) and special transports (overwide, overlong, overload) for twenty years on and off but quit once they started to offer payments so ridiculous I couldn't even fly home anymore but had to use trains for two, three or more days in a row from adventurous places all over Europe and Asia, or wait (on my own costs) for another transfer from somewhere near the backwater hick sticks I stranded last time. Worst thing was: There in deed _were_ drivers actually doing all that for the money they offered. So, in my book, the industry is so far off respecting Your life-time and Your health and Your daily costs at home no matter where You're at with their lorry that You better go educate Yourself to a well payed craftsman job until they reassess payments and start paying what our/Your lifetime is actually worth again in relation to house prices, to rents, gas prices, groceries, energy and all the other things You still have to worry about when starting to drive an HGV. When I did it, I could pay for two month of shared rent, living the good life with vintage car and motorcycles in plurale and all in a great city in Germany with a week or ten days of work. Today, You can call Yourself lucky to get enough to be able keeping the flat and a car You might even hardly use because You're never really at home anyway, and once You stop driving You're as broke as when You started. I'm afraid even a doubling of today's wages in the industry would not pay for a halfway decent life anymore, given house/rent prices alone ..... So, go become a carpenter, plumber or builder, make half of Your money in direct cash and be home after five thirty every night.
Unfortunately haulage would not be sustainable 9_5, road haulage has worked around the clock for decades, early days just pausing slightly on a weekend, now a weekend becomes part of a normal working week , as do many other industries, if you want to be a driver especially distance work ,accept your gonna do almost two weeks standard working hours in one, its a great environment if your prepared to accept the hours, you may do less hours staying local, or tipper day work , and at that you know youve done a days graft , hats off to them guys,,, road haulage is not for the faint hearted, but will give you big shoulders, however you dont know what its like until youve done it , ??? ,theres ya anwer
Hie Jay hope you well, loved your video very informative. I've recently got my Class 2 drivers license here in Zimbabwe and I was wondering if I would be able to find work driving trucks in the UK with the Zimbabwean licence since Zimbabwe is part of the designated countries allowed to drive in the UK with the foreign licence? Cheers
Hey Angelo, no you wouldn’t. You would need a European or UK license to drive trucks in the U.K. Hope that helps buddy
@@jay-mistry Understood, appreciate the quick reply Jay. Thank you
Welcome mate and good luck 👍🏽
@@jay-mistry I've got Portuguese citizenship so I'm thinking of exchanging my Zimbabwe Class 2 licence in Portugal since it's allowed. Do you think it would be possible then? If it is possible would I be able to find work in the UK or I would need to go for the HGV course? Thanks again Jay.
I’m not 100% sure on that one. But I’d recommend checking out some government websites to confirm that. Even might be worth calling some hgv training companies in the UK and asking them for their advice on the matter too. Don’t want to give you the wrong info so that’s what I’d suggest to do mate
Im doing multidrop HGV Class 2. First job 39k a year, when i finish all my deliveries. I can home in just 8 hours. Doing HGV best decision I have ever made. I passed with class 1 licence, so will do HGV2 for now and move within the company to class 1 when the time is right.
what is your job now?
only problem is to get responses from DVLA it takes 6-10 weeks in their official statistics but in reality it takes even longer in my case, just waiting for my provisional to get started
Good to know. Yeah it does vary it seems
I sent off my medical forms and application other week and I have received my license back but it doesn’t look like they’ve updated the categories on the back off my license?
hey brother great video just want to clear.,. are hgv and lgv thoery test same ??
Really loved driving up and down M1 but now retired and live in Thailand check out the roads here
Nice good for you mate. Enjoy retired life! ✊🏽
Tks a lot gobi from Malaysia.
Thanks Gobi! ✊🏽
I have passed my theory test and hazard perception and now I’m thinking to get Training which company would you recommend to train with them and can you also tell me Which category should study class 2 or class 1 if I get train as class 2 do I have to pay again to get c+e or should I just go for c+e thanks
Great job passing mate. I’d simply google some companies near you that offer training and go for the one with the most reviews.
And the theory is the same for both. The practical is different.
I just have class 2. To get class 1 you have to do class 2 before.
Depends whether you want class 1 or just class 2 for now. For me class 2 is enough. I am happy here for now. Up to you to decide buddy. Hope that helps
Great helpful video. Are there part time opportunities as HGV driver? I'm a p/time London bus driver contracted to do 3 days a week but have the option of doing overtime whenever I want. Thanks
There are some but most places in my opinion want people to do a full week. However there very few companies and also some agencies that will take people on to do a more part time schedule. It’s up to you to find those for you area unfortunately. But thanks for the comment and good luck with the search
@@jay-mistry I think you're right, most employers probably want you to start full time, then when you're settled you may have the option of going p/time. This is how the bus industry works as they know they have to be more flexible to attract & retain staff.
Hi international truck drivers !!! I’m a truck driver in the states . I’ve been driving big rigs for about 2 years now . I’m a OTR refrigerated driver . I’m normally out about 20 days out of the month . I’m just curious about if there are positions like that in Europe. Where I could just stay on the truck until I make enough to get a place and established. Also will my experience here count there . I don’t mind starting from the bottom again just curious
Hey buddy. Yes there are positions like that out here but I’m not sure if your license will transfer. May need to check our official government websites for that or enquire with a hgv training school here and ask them.
Hey bud.. Very very informative and will help me make the choice of whether i want to get into this game. You have explained this so well.. Sub'd mate ill watch some of your others. Drive Safe 👍
Appreciate that mate and hope you like the future and past content too! ✊🏽
I saw you posted a video about Eckhart Tolle. Do you ever just meditate while driving? Do you think HGV driving is good for meditating? I don't even drive a car yet, I'm going to get my licence soon and then immediately become a HGV driver. As for meditation I've been doing it for years but I especially like to when I'm riding a bus or on a train, as well as being in nature
Yes I do sometimes. A lot of the time however I listen to podcasts, audiobooks and music etc. but yes you can do whatever you want in the driving time providing you’re safe
There's no driver shortage. There's a shortage of low pay cheap drivers ready to work in bad conditions.
Well said, it isn’t highly paid, you earn your money through 10 - 12 hour days, make no mistake, you’ll be doing it
Yeah as if becoming a truck drivers needs u to complete yr MTech first? Earlier nobody dreamt of becoming a truck driver, like it’s with a doctor, engineer or IT professions, so there was mot much competition in that field, truck driving was mostly a dominion of people trying to escape from completing their education. But nowadays that has changed, even educated people are choosing truck driving as a career becoz the world has become a vast factory producing goods in a week which earlier took years to manufacture. So logistics has turned into a highly profitable business, luring educated people into finding any possible means to enter and then make it big. Everyone isn’t here to stay a truck driver for 40 years and then to retire as a truck driver. Most people nowadays have a much higher goal, so they get-in in anyway possible. Cheap drivers low pays made laugh so hard🤣😂. You definitely do not what a good pay is then, drivers have never been paid like company managers, accountants and lawyers etc. You are bitter becoz u always the world is always going to be the same old place and nothing much will change in the trucking industry, so u made no effort to upgrade yr career as a truck driver. That’s all there is behind all yr blame game.
There are two types driving trucks these days:
1) People who were born CEOs but due to lack of experience, expertise, education, execution and efficiency, they landed themselves in what they could manage best.
2) Practical people who know how to grow in their career and they found something of great interest to join the profession of truck driver.
Type 1 will always blame others and complain about everything but never make much out of their career as truck driver, making them bitter and bitter and constantly nagging others.
Type 2 is the prerequisite for becoming a well paid truck driver or to kick start yr own trucking/ logistics business at some point of time.
for class 1 or class 2 do agencies have flexable working available? like only work days you want every week which can change week by week?
Yes. But may choose others over you if you can’t work a full week. But that is possible
Sent off my my class 2 provisional 2 weeks ago. Still waiting🙄 Girlfriends got hers all booked👍
Nice. Congrats to you both! Great to hear! Let me know how it goes 👍🏽
@@jay-mistry Will do bud. Thank you for the informative video
60 to 70 hours a week you would have to be mad.
I agree!
And pay half of that in taxes 🤣
hi mate, would it be beneficial to go down the owner driver route? ie more money?
Hi mate. Yes probably more money but also more things you have to do yourself too. Pick and find jobs, secure the client, taxes, expenses, break down costs, maintenance and servicing of trucks. If you’re on top of it I reckon it could be fruitful but if not then personally for me it’s not worth the hassle. I like a relaxed easy life, but for sure some people are wired differently and would prefer it. Just down to your own views on the matter bud
Your channel has been a great find, excellent content. I’m currently working as my own boss and have for 16 years. However now wanting a change, I’m also a bit of a petrolhead and love driving. I’ve paid for my class 1 course, just because it made more sense to try and get C+E even though I want to go for class 3 to get experience.
Hopefully I’ll pass everything and also with a company that helps with recruitment, however now they have their money they seem to be a bit slow, any tips on getting employment without any HGV experience? Thanks
Appreciate the comment mate. Glad you like the channel!
And yes when it comes to finding a job, you will have to do what I did. Call many companies and hope one takes you on. I rang many tipper companies in my area and got one to train me for a couple of weeks and after that I was good to go solo.
That will be the general process for any kind of driving job. You can also call up agencies and they are likely to take new drivers as there’s more demand right now.
What I will say is don’t just send CVs, call up as that sets you apart from everyone else who send CVs.
A lot of companies get hundreds of CVs sent per day, but a very small percentage of people make the call, and they are there people that can organise interviews right then and there on the spot.
Hope that helps mate 👌🏽
Great video mate, I sent my licence off over a week ago to get my provisional entitlement, no idea how long that's going to take before I get my licence back so I can book my theory and begin my training lol...I cannot wait :)
Cheers mate. Yeah don’t think it takes too long. Good on you. Hope you enjoy the new career!
Took 2 weeks to get mine back mate. Good luck to you.
What sort of opportunities are there in your experience for new drivers/workers, so an 18 year old, I know it's possible, but how common is it, and do you think it is a viable option for a sixth form/college leaver?
Cheers, great video
Cheers mate and good question. In my opinion if you’re 18 it will be slightly tougher for you. Yes you can take the test and pass etc to get your license but a lot of companies would not take drivers younger than 21, mainly for insurance purposes. However I personally say if you want to get it then go ahead and get it, and when you start applying for jobs, I would send a CV and call immediately rather than only sending a CV. You’ll likely get a lot of “no’s” or “too young” etc but it’s not impossible and after much applying and calling up you could get something. Getting experience is the main thing so like I said in the vid, once you land a job, it doesn’t have to be your last job. Use it as a stepping stone to build experience for the CV and reference and find a better job from that point onwards. Good luck bud
Sign onto an agency because as we are coming into Christmas peak. Alot of companies are looking for drivers mates with an hgv driver. Test the water see what's involved earn some money see the positives and negatives and if you still like it go for your test.
Go find the jobs dnt wait till their advertised. Forget cv's and go round all your local small hauliers and ask, and if possible stay away from agency's because their only priority is themselves
Yes it is a very viable option by all means give a shot every thing including our waste goes on hgvs
Everyone wants more stuff now - but how about self-driving vans and lorries that might be here in 5 or 10 years at the latest?
In that case there’s still 5-10 years of opportunity in driving. However I personally think that automation for certain jobs would be too difficult to program when it would just be easier using a human. Eg navigating a quarry on the tipper lorries and knowing where to dump/pick up the loads. Also for other roles like pallet work or food delivery, it’s fiddly and easy for humans to do but difficult for automation to replicate. IMO.
@@jay-mistry they are placing the infrastructure on 'smart motorways... for 1 driver to be followed by 3-5 lorries...
Cool! I'm going back into Class 2 after a 12-year break. Back in 2004 it paid £5.50/hr lol!!! Just done my cpc.
😲 £5.50. Woah that’s mental. Nice though mate, hopefully you find something decent
@@jay-mistry cheers I'm starting on skips tomorrow morning. Better money now but also things have changed - no more squinting at a road atlas or writing text messages at 50mph!!!
Top man. I did skips and enjoyed it. Hope it goes well for you buddy
such a struggle finding a job as a new pass, ive passed 3 months ago and still no luck, had an i terview where the assesor failed me bcs i mounted a few curbs, nothing serious but thats to be expected right ? they said they accepted new passes yet they dont ? ...
Depends on the company really. Tbf hititng a few kerbs might be an issue for some companies. You could also just call a ridiculous amount of trucking companies not just send a cv and by blasting it you’ll defo get somewhere. That’s what I did when I first passed and worked out
Hi Jay, it's me again 🙂. I've just learnt they don't have tippers or skip wagons where I'm going, but they do have tankers & are needing drivers! What do you think? Bearing in mind l want stress free A to B, easy life etc etc
I don't want really long vehicle also. Any thoughts appreciated thanks.
Unfortunately I haven’t done that type of work, however in thinking about it, I think it probably is fairly good in terms of easiness. I know a tanker driver for water who says he’s job is decent, so it just depends if you can land and get one for yourself.
I would say though, there’s nothing stopping you from switching to a different job even after a couple of weeks if you can do, that’s what I’ve done in the beginning and managed to find and try other jobs till I became happy where I’m at. That’s prob the best thing I could recommend for your situation also. You won’t know until you try it
Thank you for your intelligent & measured response Jay. I was excited for Tippers or skippers on your experience, but every now & then life/spirit throws you curve balls. I will sick it & see. Thanks for your information 💚✨👍
Welcome buddy. Hope you find something good!
Great vid. Have you ever had a pullover from Vosa? Seems daunting!
Fortunately not but as long as your driving well and vehicle is in good condition (no defects) you should be ok.
@@jay-mistry thanks.
Hi @jay mistry can you drop the links of the hiring agents that can hire foreigners outside UK
I’m unsure mate. Best to contact all of them in your local surroundings areas
Im really tempted to do it since the wages are so high and that ill never be able to earn that sort of money doing anything else BUT im reaally worried about a few things. Like reversing, making mistakes, being slow etc. Plus, you have 9 hours driving time but shifts are like 12 hours right? I kinda feel like its good to have the high wage but whats the point if you have no free time you know? Especially if you are doing nights. Im really 50/50 on this.
Yeah I understand what you mean, maybe it’s best to see other drivers videos around on RUclips and get a better gauge and feel for how it feels to be a driver. Or watch my video again and I’m sure I may have answered it in this video, but I am lucky as I found a good job, some are not as fortunate
@Mike Thanks for the response, i really appreciate the time that you took to write this. I still haven't made a decision yet, i guess i want to do it but i need pushing into it. 😂
Did you do it ??
Kinda, just waiting for my provisional to come and then I’ll book theory test, lessons