The amendment to the HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 was announced by Rachel Reeves in the Autumn Budget.

Logistics UK has welcomed the package of measures announced by the British government aimed at easing the HGV driver shortage. The lack of drivers was particularly highlighted during the weekend of 25 ...

Logistics UK is pressing the British government to expand the terms of its National Skills Fund (NSF) – an initiative to help adults train into new careers – to include level 2 qualifications so ...

Organisations representing the UK’s retail and transport industries are calling on the Government to allow temporary work visas for EU lorry drivers to alleviate a shortage impacting food supplies. In ...

To meet this requirement, the DVSA will need to conduct an average of 73,000 driving tests per year. Ensuring a sufficient HGV driver workforce to support future economic needs will require sustained ...

The HGV industry is currently experiencing a surge in growth and presents a multitude of opportunities for prospective drivers. Recent statistics from a comprehensive study conducted by Logistics UK ...

The new hubs are located at Extra Baldock, at junction 10 of the A1 (M), and Moto Exeter, at junction 30 of the M5. According to GRIDSERVE, these are the UK’s first public eHGV charging hubs delivered ...

The UK government has announced a series of temporary measures to try to help ease a shortage of lorry drivers and butchers to alleviate bottlenecks in the supply chain. Heavy-goods vehicle drivers ...

The first electric heavy goods vehicle (eHGV) has been deployed under a Government-funded project alongside the commissioning of its first high-capacity electric charging site. DFDS, a European ...

New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations in the UK dropped by 14.5% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, with 9,272 new trucks entering service, according to the latest figures from the Society of ...