The average HGV Driver salary in the United Kingdom is £28,275 per year or £14.50 per hour. Entry level positions

[Luezap]

Experienced drivers with a passion for the job is not what big companies and governments want. What they want is the cheapest labour possible no matter what the cons are. The industry is in decline and past the point of no return. Just look at all of the east European slave traders that dominate the market now recruiting from the 3rd world this is what the shareholders and powers that be want and they’re holding all the cards.
There are company owners like myself that don’t subscribe that ethos but unfortunately these days we are too few and too small this job is all about survival now for the people who have passion for the job because in a few decades time there will be no place for us at all once we’ve been replaced by the 3rd world recruits.

[Ola7dellu]

Some people in the Uk having a degree and masters are earning below £30.000 a year. Like in hospitality.
So why would a wheel assistant will have to earn much more

[PowerpiBodeo]

I drive a V8 and pay my boss 50k a year to drive it, I even pay for fuel but on the good side he buys adblue

[KB7ingeers]

Sadly I fear that's actually not enough given the responsibility or compensation for the isolation and anti social hours of work

[chol0dents]

AUSTRALIA Minesites up north are paying the big $$$s pulling the quads $57+ p/hr, superannuation and starting bonuses about 5k

[McKennzio]

AUSTRALIA Minesites up north are paying the big $$$s pulling the quads $57+ p/hr, superannuation and starting bonuses about 5k

works outcabout the same in gbp

[wayp7ros]

It’s always bugged me that,
Thanks for letting me know I’ll sleep better tonight

[JallMastery]

How many lorry drivers do you know that do 37.5 hrs??? Another load of pish.

[GoxtonDDay]

How many lorry drivers do you know that do 37.5 hrs??? Another load of pish.

I work stupid shifts also in the summer - arriving back to the UK often at 4am and will work 50hrs in the summer

[JallMastery]

How many lorry drivers do you know that do 37.5 hrs??? Another load of pish.

I work stupid shifts also in the summer - arriving back to the UK often at 4am and will work 50hrs in the summer

That’s my point. I don’t know many that do under 50 hours. Government stats are all bollocks.

[2109-seddo]

70 k , if you give up your life

[JOHKeNNS]

Until I retired in October.23 - I was on £10.50 (class1 +adr) depends on where you are in the country and job availability = £21,840 per year .. that’s a massive increase in 3 months ????????

[IanGston938]

I saw something on tic tok and the uk drivers wage ain’t in the top ten, Switzerland came top

[Mogg7erso]

I saw something on tic tok and the uk drivers wage ain’t in the top ten, Switzerland came top

hope it's hourly rate over there cus you can't drive over 30 I'm that country. 12 hours day just doing 1 load

[harpeller47]

Overall the job is easy that's why you can work 65 / 70 hours per week, yes if you are on £15 ph you can earn 45 to 50k per year, but you are hardly at home, your health suffers and you only have weekends to do anything, before you know it your kids have grown up and you've seen none of it, we are our own worst enemies we just lay down and let companies walk all over us.