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‘People assume we can’t do the job’: why are 99% of Britain’s HGV drivers still men? 

‘People assume we can’t do the job’: why are 99% of Britain’s HGV drivers still men? 

Pölös Zsófia

Pölös Zsófia Journalist Trans.info | 12.08.2026

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