Submitted by Rebecca Whilock on Wednesday 7th July 2021
Published on Monday 12th July 2021
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Signatures: 20
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Companies ~ Drive ~ driver shortage ~ drivers ~ Driving ~ Finance ~ Individuals ~ Lost ~ Money ~ People ~ Scheme ~ testing ~ Time ~ training ~ UNIVERSE ~ Universities ~ Up ~ Young people
Introduce a Finance Scheme to encourage more people into HGV Driving
The government introduced Student Finance to help students pay for University. I would like to see a similar scheme put in place to encourage more young people to take up truck driving. According to the Road Haulage Association there is a driver shortage of around 60,000.
There are few haulage companies who are willing to pay to put new drivers through their tests as there is a large cost involved and often the drivers change jobs following their training meaning the haulage company has lost its 'investment'. If it was set up in a similar manner as Student Finance then the government would get the money back over time and haulage companies wouldn't lose out. It costs upwards of £2000 to qualify as a class 1 driver which many individuals can't afford.
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