The UK faces a shortage of LGV (large goods vehicle) drivers. The crisis peaked in 2021 when there was a shortfall of over 100,000 qualified drivers. Three years later, in 2024, there is still a ...

Through the “Driver Academy”, the partnership will train up to 90 people per year at its four training facilities in Aylesford, Bracknell, London and Milton Keynes. Drivers will be trained in 13 weeks ...

SINCE the Driving Standards Agency driver training programmes in 1997 for the Large Goods Vehicle licence (LGV) formerly known as HGV, the transport industry has suffered through a shortage of goods ...

The John Lewis Partnership is opening an LGV Driver Academy in November to tackle the lorry driver shortage. The group is aiming to train applicants in 13 weeks to sit the DVLA LGV theory and ...

From 8 August, LGV drivers employed by John Lewis and Waitrose will receive a pay rise of around £2/hour in their base pay across all its regional and national distribution sites. The salary increases ...

Next month will see John Lewis Partnership open an LGV Driver Academy to train drivers in 13 weeks to sit the DVSA LGV theory and practical safety tests, helping to reduce the industry shortage of LGV ...

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