Companies Are Funding Your HGV Licence 

The intros are just getting better and better with each passing video, I'm very glad I've found this channel watched near every video and can see the progress from one to the next and it's just very enjoyable content every time. Cheers from wee Northern Ireland!

This is what all industries used to do before we had the influx of cheap imported labour. Companies used to value their work force, training them, qualifying them and ensuring that they were happy, but then came the greed and the race to the bottom, where bosses got richer and workers got poorer.

I hope more UK drivers start to rally against the government now, and demand more pay.

Always happy to see a notification of another Raul vlog, keep them coming, slick intro on this one I thought 👌🏻👊🏻👍🏻

Companies are the problem no the solution! They’ve spent the last 30 years cutting drivers wage using cheap foreign labour. As an HGV1 30 years ago I got £15.50 per hour. Worth over £35 per hour now. How much to they get now? About £13 per hour. With the low wages and the other BS people don’t want to drive trucks any more. It just not worth it. I’ll never drive one again.

Great Vlog as usual and the camera work is mint . Stay safe fella & hope for another lockdown to ease the traffic

Phew! I have now caught up and watched every video on your channel - the first time I've ever done that with any channel! Looking forward to the next. Very informative, and fun even for those like me who aren't truckers. 👍

driving an LGV needs to pay at least £20 an hour to entice people into the job, relaxing visa's and using foreign drivers will not solve the problem. using foreign drivers who would work for a lower hourly rate is the main cause of the shortage of British drivers in the first place. when you hear people talk about hourly rates that used to be around £15 an hour back in the 1990s it should come as no surprise that no one is interested in working for £12.50 an hour, in a long hours - no social life type of job. i found it funny (whilst also being alarming since we British will pick up the tax bill) to hear about the foreign drivers employed under their own ltd companies who took a full years worth of furlough pay-out whilst also working full time for the year before leaving the country and heading back to their homelands with something in the region of £50k of fraudulently claimed furlough pay whilst they earned about £40k wages. with a UK government as dim as ours, i am amazed that we have any money left in the economy at all, and with a £304 billion deficit i guess we don't and never will have. our government couldn't run a shoe shine business, they would have to pay customers to sit and get a shine just to make it look like they are doing some worthwhile business 😒

Loving the production values on this Raul 👍😊 ... And great to see you on Not just another trucking podcast too!! Good work big man

Thank you Raul. Always interesting commentary and excellent video.

I love your vlogs, so much information in a truckers daily work life 😁 from wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Love the videos Raul, keep them coming.

Thank you so much, I honestly didn't even think of the job centre helping to pay for the license but then again I left school and walked straight into a job, so my knowledge of the job centre is very low. But I'll also look into the companies available in my area, see what they have to offer. Really loving the videos.

Excellent video as always. Il love watching them. You always seem to be happy with your Job, but I can understand the frustration of the very slow traffic and delays. I get to see places I have driven past/through and a lot more that I have never even heard of . Been sharing them across other social media platforms to try and get you more support. I never want the videos to end. Am I selfish ? I hope so haha. Now the wait for the next one. Hope you have a great weekend.

Nice video. Superb quality and the editing was top 👍👍👍👍

Thank you for the information I have applied for the HGV training course and waiting for the results 😀 much appreciated of course the list I do I have subscribed and shared 😀

That intro was mint, very professional

Loving the videos! Keep up the good work!

Great video once again Raul. A+

Great intro and video👍🏽 I’m currently getting into the business. The biggest delay seems to be the DVLA backlog 🤷‍♂️ I’ve bought my training, done all the CPC, had medical, sent provisional application off. Can’t do Class one training and test until I get the provisional licence from DVLA. I saw a Telegraph article on google this morning, asking for the Army to go in and clear the backlog…

I have had my full uk driving licence at DVLA for over two months now with my medical form and application for a provisional HGV licence and nothing back yet, I keep checking daily online but nothing updated. Uk civil service couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery

Impressive intro. E de bun gust;) The link as printed on curtain redirects to main DHL page. To find details click Careers link on any page. LE: 4:40 stiam eu 😁 vezi ca s-au amestecat streamurile audio.

Fantastic camera angles. 👌

Another fantastic vid Raul always a pleasure to watch ,,lying in bed with covid at moment

Excellent video Raul your videos keep improving on every upload you should be very proud your last video was very interesting on the container work mind yourself Raul look forward to the next video 👍

Great video as always Raul

seeing all the tight situations and imagining them in winter really makes me rethink if i want both c+e

Thanks for letting us know

Thanks for your update

Denby transport had the solution years ago but it got kicked into touch. B double,, running nights and between RDCs. One tractor unit with two 40 foot trailers. Parcel delivery companies max out on cube not weight so the B double would be ideal for them. As long as they ran nights and stuck to major roads this solve the driver shortage.

Its not about day rates, need hourly rates, that should drive waiting times down.

The DHL link doesn't even work. And they wonder why they can't get drivers haha.

I work for Dhl been there for 5 years work on Nisa contract and few of class 2 drivers there not long gone their class one all paid for by Dhl I already have both my lorry licences abs when I went there I had class one licence but with no e pericence got use to the routes we do in class 2 then driver trainers done some reversing with me on bay and driver assessment abd been on class ones ever since love it 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

The company that I have just joined the bosses sat down and put a plan in action as they were struggling to keep or attract good Drivers . They put a good package together and put the ad online they now have filled all vacancies with some great experienced drivers .

thanks mate for shearing

3 years ago I asked for warehouse to wheels program, while employed with them. They sayed NO....

I wouldn't count on DHL too much, they rejected me 3 times last month for 3 separate HGV positions. Apparently there's a high volume of applicants at the moment.

Another good one brother …..piece man

A lot of companies are putting people through there class one now, it’s a good way to get people in 👍👍

NICE CAM WORK

Great vlog

Intro is Next level

Mantra learning based in Manchester offer free HGV license training but they do take a while getting you on board

Im doing skills bootcamp and no agencies are willing to give me the conditional job offer. Im stuck. Theres no shortage. The real shortage is on buses. When i called the company, they said that i could start in two days. That was in 2016.

Good job you doing Weldon.

Damn I missed seeing u in the Volvo 😭😭🎉🎉🎉❤️

I really want to get into this industry but it’s the initial start up cost that is stopping me. I keep on seeing that the government are paying all this money yet don’t see anything online that points you in the right direction to get this. They want more drivers but make it impossible to get the funds to train.

Good Lad, Good luck,

Its about 3k for your licence class1. With the rules changing it will still cost you 3k for a class 1 licence if the government do change the rules. Except you will have to do 2-3 days on a class 2 before they put you in a class 1

I have a pre 97 licence entitles me to drive 7.5t which I'd not done for 20 years . Earlier this year I self funded CPC (£300) over 5 consecutive Saturdays, bought the tacho card and applied for jobs. Once my cv did the rounds I was inundated with offers (still am). I accepted one that pays a day rate which is 34% more than my previous position and a 4 day week. The agency I'm working through claimed they can always get me job if I didn't like my current role. The company I'm working for have an apprenticeship scheme to graduate 3.5t drivers to HGV. In return, I believe the worker agrees to stay on for a minimum of 2 years after qualifying or reimburse the company.

thanks for dhl

Cool thanks for your video. I. A coach driver £11 ph in leeds thinking of going for class 1

I'm an HGV driver for over 30 years now, I do a 40 hour week never more, those days of staying out on the road are over for me. I spent 9 of those years doing long distance hauling in South Africa which stopped me from 🙈 Ng my daughter growing up. So now I'm home every night.

Interesant comentariul “ce plm sa mai zic!”😀😀😀. Drumuri ușoare!

I remember when you had to have at least 3 years experience ! Serves them all right.

Been waiting for provisional licence for 3 weeks now, then theory tests and cpc £500, then practical training backlog is about 3 months £1400, so hopefully next year after £1900 should be ready to go

One thing to remember,.I was probably in the last group of drivers who took thier test b4 the rules that said you must pass a class2 first ( 27 years ago ). I was early 20s and had passed the car test first time , the hgv 1 with zero experience was solid .I failed it 4 times , I only carried on due to the money id already spent £3000). The class 2 rule halved the amount of fails for class 1 . Ps I've been with my employer now for 14 years, 4on4off I've gone from 29k a year to 40k due to 3 pay raises In last 3 months !!

I was shocked when I saw job centre Ads with HGV Class 1, 2 and 3 pay rates only just above a van drivers pay!

I used to drive HGV's found it hard to stay awake. Treated badly by customers, waiting for hours. One truth is you never really know the weight of a load and its your responsibility. Never knew if I was getting home to the wife and kids, been stuck in traffic loads of times and had to overnight in the cab. Now I stack shelfs on nights, net pay £11.50 an hour. I know when I start and finish. Stress free in comparison and a lot safer. Wouldn't want to go back to trucking. But must say though, great videos.

goodday my friend thanks for the information ok.

Pay, facilities, respect etc

The ad on the DHL Lorry says they will fund your LGV licence. Not your HGV licence. From the videos i've seen on youtube. Not many want LGV as it is lower pay than HGV for the same hours. Therefore, not worth much.

Wish I was in the UK right now to take advantage of this, but had to switch my licence over to Irish due to Brexit and doing the lessons over here.

I've got my class 1 and ADR but don't have my digital taco/ I also need a new medical

The hours would be a shock to most people, I really want to get my HGV done. I already do Leeds depot to Maidstone area deliveries in a lwb van and average 55hrs a week

I'M lucky get paid more for driving 7.5t doing regular day hours love your vids.👍🍺

I have my licence since 92 ,but never used it , was thinking of getting medical and renewing , but then I run into no experience again . I've emailed some companies but they want new or experience

14:33 said it all, along with all the red tape. 💩💩💩

well done

And you don't get paid traffic waiting time aswell

It's only if you have already got your class 2

Don't know how people are getting the training through the job centre S they keep telling me they cant help me. Very frustrating!

I did my training in school. So got every license there is plus cranes adr forklift etc for free in a 6 month school program here in Norway. I believe just the CE alone here costs over 10k euros/pounds. half of which is the eu directive crap.

I would love to drive lorry. However, the paid put me off. I would be amazing to learn a new language and travel around Europe. I would love that.

Sure they fund you. Than they give you salary £14 an hour and you have to pay them back or stay with them slaving for years.

Great video Raul, I particularly liked the filming angles on the back of the trailer! I have a big question for you, Scania S500 or Volvo FH500? Which one would you chose and why?

Jobs going to the wall as lgv driver 33 years doing it just treated like drit from every one from company down to other road users pay. Not that great for the responsibility you have .so it's no wonder no one wants to do the job and there's a driver shortage treat people how you would like to be treated ..we at my company taking industrial action over work conditions and pay

Revoked my class1, 2 years ago CPC killed it for me plus shit money.

Thanks Raul, Ave been looking for this. Let's see what they say. They will fund class 2 drivers only. DHL are now funding LGV licence training through our brand new Driving Ambition scheme at our Transport Development Centres. We are currently offering current Class 2 drivers a fantastic opportunity to upskill to Class 1. Various shift patterns and part time hours available with start dates.

i applied for the gov bootcamp thing and after all the waiting, no news no nothing, when i logged into the website it says link doesn't exist anymore.... like WHAT, I GAVE THEM MY DRIVER LICENCE DETAIL AND EVERYTHING AND THAT'S WHAT THEY GOT??? SCAMS!!!

I’d love to become a driver of Hgv 1 but was quoted £3100 for a course not viable at moment. On Universal credit but no help

My brother in law is driving one of these in Poland. He refuses to come to work in UK!

Passed my class one 2015 sent out letters to haulage firms told no due to insurance and no experience 😞 cpc run out 2 years ago can't afford to do it 😞 you you pass and find work good luck to you but here in Wales it sucks

It's called the golden handcuffs

Good idea, only problem is, companies will not take new passers. I know as I am one of them. Most require 6 months experience, Well, how am I going to get that if I can't get the job in the first place. Agencies will tell you they will get you a start, DONT believe them, they only want your details on the books.

I wouldn't recommend this you could be stuck on contract with them for a job doing store deliverys, hell no

I looked into DHL funding my license and couldn't see any positions that included funding and I emailed them to ask about it and heard nothing back at all.

I used to be in trucking industry but left cos of poor salary and stressful job. Now I driving forklift and I'm happy. I'm on £13/hr Saturday time and half if I want. Stress free, everyday home after 9 hr work, excellent salary that trucking industry can only dream about.

No, 1993, I took my own class 1 my self, so I move to anybody, I wanted to work for, I went on the Agents

I quit driving HGV 2 ADR in 2008 I was earning .£15.00 p/ h then

Don`t see any trainee driver vacancies :(

You find my licence so I lost a few days ago thank you very much where is it my licence you find it

Really liked your video. Could you tell me which sat nav is best for lorry. I am new in this industry. Thank you

Followed DHL link doesn't work

Do you mean that dhl is going to be funding short term licenses? until christmas eve?

I've been online but cannot find any information about hgv training contracts, I've just started a hgv training course its going to be £2000+ I'm in a low income job and having to work 7 days a week just to make ends meet. Any information is appreciated.

As a non-HGV driver, I am astonished that companies didn't do this before as it's clearly worth investing in people to do this job. Surely if you could pass a basic pre-course test to show you had the aptitude for your funding to be worth it, they could have been doing this for years! To all the HGV drivers out there, I and many others salute you despite the clear amount of shit you all have to go through and how unappreciated you must feel by idiots in the general public who make your jobs difficult on a daily basis and the morons in charge who add copious amounts of red tape. You are the true heroes of our workforce and economy. Thank you!

funding yeaaa... and then claiming it back over he years of employement and you still get 10£ per h. constant attention required and away from family

13/h is a labour wage in construction

5000 temporary visas for cheap foreign drivers too exploit! Just an excuse to drive the wages back down... As for DHL, they are the only company who give you a job then spend the rest of the time trying to find ways to sack/discipline you 🤣