Changes to the HGV testing system designed to address a shortage of drivers are a risk to road safety, the Road Haulage Association has said. The UK has an estimated shortfall of 90,000 lorry drivers, ...

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after a lorry went into a youth centre, causing it to shut for several months.

This time last year, the UK faced a shortage of around 100,000 HGV drivers leading to shortages on shelves, a lack of fuel at the pumps and numerous more supply chain shocks. Whilst the immediate ...

HGV driving tests will be relaxed to allow 50,000 more to be taken in an attempt to tackle the shortage of lorry drivers ahead of Christmas, the transport secretary has announced. Grant Shapps said ...

The HGV driver shortage has escalated to crisis point. As multiple theories circulate over the underlying cause, The Grocer has sourced exclusive data to uncover what’s really driving the issue What ...

The government has announced that it will make 50,000 more Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) driving tests available a year in response to “the worldwide lorry driver shortage”. Covid has led to a major ...

The Government has announced changes to the HGV driver test in order to free up capacity for 50,000 additional tests per year. A new streamlined test means drivers will only need to take one test to ...

A lorry driver who has done five tours in a Bosnian warzone says he is not surprised the UK has a driver shortage - as his working conditions are worse in Britain. Another lorry driver said the ...

A lorry driver who killed a heavily-pregnant nurse along with her unborn child in a horrific motorway crash after she had pulled onto the hard shoulder is facing jail. Trevor Norgate, 58, was behind ...