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HGV driving test waiting times The haulage industry in the UK seems rife with contradictions. If some of the more recent media reports are anything to go by, the latest example of this is an increase in the time you need to wait before taking an HGV driving test and the much vaunted national shortage…

A new haulier? What do you need? If you are new to the haulage business, there are a number of things you may need in preparation for running your business. On the question of insurance alone, for example, there are a number of considerations you might need to give to safeguarding your business. It might…

What does liability insurance cover? If you operate a haulage business, the need for HGV insurance for the trucks and lorries you use is probably second nature – after all, motor insurance is required by law and you are likely to want full financial protection for your lorry or fleet. Liability insurance, however, is a…

Calling all drivers – tackling the shortage Where have all the drivers gone? Haulage industry organisations have long warned about the shortage of professional drivers. According to the website Motor Transport (August 2015), the industry currently faces a shortfall of 45,000 HGV drivers. A new initiative, launched on the 11th of September 2015, by the…

HGV Insurance FAQs Do I need HGV insurance? you most certainly do. The law requires it; more than that, the law takes a serious view of driving without insurance and penalties may range from a £300 fixed penalty fine up to a decision by the courts to impose a stiffer penalty, including disqualification of the…

“Quick to market” priority In the wake of the ongoing crisis of serious congestion on approach routes to the Channel port of Dover, a special scheme giving priority to “quick to market” cargoes has been given to haulage operators needing to drive through Kent. Any haulage operator is likely to know that some cargoes are…

Top tips on how to become a truck driver If you want to become a truck driver, some of the more obvious personal qualities may spring immediately to mind – qualities such as: a nature that is essentially calm and unflappable when under pressure; an ability to concentrate on the job in hand, even when…

HGV News – Dover and Calais chaos If there is one news story to exercise the collective minds of Britain’s haulage operators, it is the situation at the Channel ports of Dover and Calais. As if the human misery, suffering and sheer desperation of illegal migrants was not bad enough, Britain’s haulage companies and drivers…

Manifestos from haulage industry pressure groups There is nothing like a snap, emergency budget from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to focus minds and encourage the sharpening of pencils by lobbyists. From the moment George Osborne announced his intention of delivering just such a budget on the 8th of July 2015, pressure on the government…

Tips on comparing HGV Insurance If you are looking for just two compelling reasons to compare HGV insurance when your cover is next up for renewal these are likely to be: ensuring that the cover you arrange is the most suitable for providing the protection your vehicles and your haulage business needs; and that the…