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Rules for Lorry Drivers

Drivers Hours Rules If you’re driving a bus or lorry you must follow the rules about how many hours you’re allowed to drive, and how many breaks you must take. These rules are to keep everyone, including the driver, safe. If you break the rules you could...

How much can I earn as a lorry driver?

Great Career Opportunities At Kim Driver Training we want to offer the best opportunities to everyone. If you’ve been thinking about a change of career, or have found it difficult to find a good, well paid job then driving a HGV may be a good choice for you....

What’s the Difference Between Class 1 and Class 2 HGV Licence?

What Do I Need? Considering a change in career and think driving a HGV might be a good choice for you? You might be asking what’s the difference between class 1 and class 2? Classifications can be daunting when you’re not sure what you will need, so...

15 Years and Still Going Strong

Our Anniversary This year we’re celebrating 15 years of training people to drive trucks, trailers and vans. This is quite an achievement, and our business is growing and getting better every year. Driving, and teaching are two disciplines that improve with...

How old do you need to be to drive a lorry?

How old do you have to be to drive a HGV? Until 2009 you had to be 21 to drive a HGV, then the law was changed and now the youngest you can be is 18. You have to have a full driving licence for a car. So why did they change the age and why was it 21 in the first...

Be the future of HGV drivers

Reasons to be the future of HGV driving This country needs more HGV drivers. Although a lot has been done to provide drivers after the shortages of the last few years, there is still a skills shortage in the sector. The government is providing funding for unemployed...