Winter is here! An arctic blast has surprised us all this week. Waking up to find it’s snowing might look magical, but it doesn’t take much snow and ice to bring our main roads to a standstill. I’m glad to see the gritters have been out when I get in...
Step-by-Step Guide to Driving a HGV Thinking about starting a new career as a professional HGV driver in 2025? There has never been a better time. Skilled drivers are in high demand across logistics, supermarkets, construction, recycling, removals and many more...
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...
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 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...
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...
