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‘It seems impenetrable’: the trials of HGV training
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The shortage of HGV drivers in the UK and reports of salaries of up to £50,000 has prompted some people to change careers and retrain to join the sector.
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) estimates there is now a shortage of more than 100,000 qualified HGV drivers in the UK.
Three people seeking to join the sector speak about their experiences so far.
Stephen Caen, 59, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, left his executive role in IT after 40 years. He says the freedom of being on the road and the lack of office politics is what attracted him to retrain as a HGV driver.
“I love driving cars and vans,” he says. “I have always enjoyed the solitude, so I thought why not do it because I don’t want to get back into the politics of senior executive
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