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Transport Secretary applies for £50 million lorry parks upgrade to tempt HGV drivers back

Published 11 October 2021
By David Mullen
The Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has applied for £50 million in funding from the Treasury to upgrade lorry parks.
Aldi raises lorry drivers' pay to keep shops stocked

Aldi raises HGV drivers' pay amid shortage

Supermarket chain Aldi has boosted wages for lorry drivers to encourage them to stay with the company and keep shelves stocked.
Published 02 August 2021
Hyundai ships first units of hydrogen-powered heavy duty lorry

Government moves to end HGV driver shortage

The Government has written an open letter to the UK logistics sector pledging to improve working conditions and simplify tests for new drivers.
Published 21 July 2021
Lorry driver caught eating lasagne with knife and fork on motorway

Lorry driver caught eating lasagne on motorway

A lorry driver who ate lasagne with a knife and fork on a motorway has been caught as part of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) aided police crackdown.
Published 24 May 2021
Nottinghamshire Police Newark A17 lorry dangerous driving crash

Video: Distracted lorry driver crash

A lorry driver from Lincolnshire has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Published 22 November 2019
Lorry driver jailed for four and a half years after killing student while on phone

Distracted lorry driver jailed for killing student

A lorry driver was jailed for four and a half years for causing the death of a “clever and artistic” 21-year-old woman by crashing into her broke
Published 28 March 2017
Reader Letters: Speeding fine payment, Humber brag and lorry louts

Readers' Letters: Speeding fine payment, Humber hoopla...

I was caught on camera exceeding 60mph on the A30 near Hayle in Cornwall. I pleaded guilty by letter and sent off the £100 fine. According to the...
Published 18 July 2016
The Stig blows up a caravan on Top Gear

And on that bombshell . . . the organisations delighted...

Top Gear is no more. Or at least Top Gear as we know and love it is no more. The eighth and final episode of series 22 aired last Sunday, and in the...
Published 03 July 2015