Car license holders could be given the right to get behind the wheel of large vans and lorries up to 7.5 tonnes as part of a range of government proposals aimed at tackling the skills shortages in the logistics industry, writes Carol Millett.
Other measured mooted in a DfT Call for Evidence paper published today (5 August) include creating a formal register of HGV driving instructors, publishing pass rates for instructors, and allowing mechanics to drive HGVs for repair purposes.
Launching the document, the DfT said respondents’ views will also be used to help inform the government on how some EU regulations could be removed in the UK, post Brexit.
Views will also be sought on reintroducing other lost so-called ‘grandfather rights’ in the UK.
