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Grant additional Category C licence entitlement to current Category D holders

Submitted by Brian Taylor on Friday 2nd July 2021

Published on Monday 12th July 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 12th January 2022

Signatures: 25

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Benefits ~ Brexit ~ Covid ~ crisis ~ driver shortage ~ drivers ~ Europeans ~ Grant ~ IMPACT ~ Lost ~ Petition ~ Professional ~ Size ~ Thousands ~ UK ~ virus

Petition Action

Grant additional Category C licence entitlement to current Category D holders

Petition Details

That the Government should grant category C entitlement for all current holders of class D licences.

Both classes of vehicles are similar in weight and size, laden and unladen, and the current certificate of professional competence is valid for both.

Additional Information

In the UK today there is a huge national shortage of LGV (Large goods vehicle) drivers. This is one of the effects of Brexit as many European drivers are now no longer able to work in the UK.

The impact of the Covid virus has seen many Coach and bus operators cease trading with the consequent loss of many bus and coach drivers jobs.

If successful this petition will allow the thousands of drivers who lost their job during this crisis to seek alternative work within the UK haulage industry.

The benefits being that the current LGV driver shortage would be significantly reduced and that drivers who are currently seeking welfare payments will no longer have to do so.


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