HGV training provider System Group has gone into administration, reported <a href="https://feweek.co.uk/large-hgv-training-provider-goes-bust-blaming-inadequate-funding/#:~:text=A%20large%20training%20provider%20for,today%20of%20the%20business's%20closure." target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">further education news service provider FE Week</a>. The company blames “inadequate funding that is failing to cover the true cost of training" for the bankruptcy.

HGV training firm providing state-funded courses enters administration

While Grant Shapps has just announced that the DVLA has cleared nearly 40 thousand HGV applications in the last four weeks, grocery wholesaler giant Brakes says that the driver shortage is not being helped out by the recent changes to HGV licences and training. The wholesaler says newly qualified truckers will take up better-paying Class 1 jobs instead of Class 2 roles, where there are more vacancies. In response to the situation, the company has ceased participation in the government's scheme and has launched its own HGV training programme, reports The Grocer.

Food wholesaler says HGV licence changes won’t fix Class 2 driver shortage

<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/motor-vehicle-driving-licences-hgv-driver-shortage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 300% increase in the number of provisional HGV licence applications</a> has been seen in recent weeks, according to figures the Department for Transport published yesterday. At the same time, Grant Shapps announced that the government is planning to make use of an urgent procedure under the EU Withdrawal Act to be able to make HGV licensing legislation enter into force as soon as possible.

HGV training firm providing state-funded courses enters administration

Food wholesaler says HGV licence changes won’t fix Class 2 driver shortage

Provisional HGV licence applications have risen 300%, says Grant Shapps