Class 1 and Class 2 Drivers
Post vacancies for Class 1 articulated and Class 2 rigid roles covering trunking, store deliveries and container work. State whether nights out are involved.
For UK Employers
Hire Professional Drivers in the United Kingdom
Publish your driver vacancies on FastDriver.eu, reach candidates across the UK, in Europe and in eligible international markets, and manage applications yourself. Two things decide whether an overseas hire is realistic here: whether the role qualifies for sponsorship at all, and how long the licence takes to convert. Both are covered below.
Direct employer hiring • European and international reach • Sponsorship and licence exchange guidance
A Driver Job Portal Built for UK Employers
FastDriver.eu connects UK hauliers, third party logistics providers, supermarket distribution operations, bus and coach companies and parcel networks with drivers looking for work.
Publish a genuine vacancy, state the licence class, describe the work and the shift pattern, and receive applications directly. Say whether it is trunking, multi drop or nights out, because UK drivers treat those as different jobs. Browse current listings at www.fastdriver.eu/jobs/united-kingdom.
FastDriver.eu is a specialised driver job portal. It is not a recruitment agency or an employment business, it does not employ drivers and it does not supply agency labour.
Your company reviews the applications, interviews the candidates, carries out right to work checks, inspects the original licence and Driver CPC card, and issues the contract of employment.
Advertise the Driver Roles Your Fleet Needs
UK employers recruit across trunking, retail distribution, construction supply, waste, and passenger transport. State the licence class and the shift, since those two lines do most of the filtering.
Multi Drop and Delivery Drivers
Advertise multi drop, van and courier positions in parcel networks, grocery delivery and urban logistics, where handling and customer contact are part of the job.
Bus and Coach Drivers
Publish roles for bus drivers on local networks, school and community transport, and coach drivers for private hire and touring work.
Tipper, Mixer and Waste Drivers
Advertise for tipper, mixer, skip and refuse collection drivers, where site access and manual handling matter as much as road driving.
Tanker, ADR and Specialist Drivers
Reach ADR qualified and petroleum tanker drivers, abnormal load drivers and drivers holding additional operator specific certification.
Use a job title only where it genuinely matches the role. Unrelated titles added for traffic produce applications you will only reject.
Driver Hiring Across the United Kingdom
The UK covers four nations, with distribution concentrated on the motorway spine and the major ports.
The Midlands corridor holds much of the national distribution estate, serving retail and e-commerce networks across the country.
Felixstowe, London Gateway, Southampton, Liverpool and the Channel ports generate container drayage and international traffic with customs handling.
Chilled and ambient food distribution runs at high volume year round, with tight delivery windows and heavy night work.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have their own distribution patterns, with longer rural runs and, in Northern Ireland, land border considerations.
Where UK Employers Are Hiring Drivers
Naming the region and the depot town helps candidates judge the commute, which matters where shifts start before public transport runs.
Driver Job Titles and How UK Candidates Search
UK drivers use their own vocabulary, and using it correctly does most of your filtering for you.
Class 1 means articulated work on a C plus E licence, and Class 2 means rigid work on a C licence. Both terms outrank the formal category names in candidate searches.
Trunking means depot to depot running, while multi drop means many deliveries with handling. Nights out is the phrase that tells a driver they will be sleeping in the cab.
HGV driver and LGV driver are both used, and large goods vehicle is the term that appears in the official rules.
Candidates state their Driver CPC status, their tachograph card, and any ADR or additional certification, along with points on their licence where relevant.
Because the market works in English, the valuable additions are practical: the depot, the start time, whether it is tramping or daily return, and whether sponsorship is available.
Recruit Drivers Locally, Across Europe or Worldwide
FastDriver.eu operates as a European driver job portal and allows candidates in other parts of the world to discover and apply for suitable UK vacancies.
UK employers may receive applications from drivers based in the UK, Ireland under the Common Travel Area, EU and EEA countries, the wider European region, Asia, Africa, Gulf countries, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and other international markets.
Free movement no longer applies. Irish citizens may work here under the Common Travel Area, and people with settled or pre-settled status or another form of leave may already have the right to work. Everyone else needs permission, and your company needs a sponsor licence to sponsor them.
Check eligibility before you commit to anything. The Skilled Worker route requires the job to sit at the higher skill level, or to sit below it and appear on the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List. Driving occupations fall below the higher skill level, so whether a driver can be sponsored depends entirely on whether large goods vehicle driving is on one of those lists at the time you apply.
Those lists change, and so do the salary thresholds and going rates. Confirm the current position on GOV.UK for your specific occupation code before advertising sponsorship, and treat any secondhand summary, including this one, as a prompt to check rather than an answer. Drivers can check their own position through our driving licence eligibility guidance.
FastDriver.eu can provide process guidance and document coordination when a candidate needs support. It does not make government decisions and cannot promise an approval.
Licences, Driver CPC and Driving on the Left
For an overseas hire, the licence is usually a bigger obstacle than the visa, and it is worth planning first.
A foreign large goods vehicle licence is not automatically valid here. Drivers from designated countries may be able to exchange their entitlement, while drivers from other countries must pass the full UK theory and practical tests before they can drive a lorry commercially.
Build that conversion period into the plan. Many operators use it for warehouse, yard or smaller vehicle work, and an offer that ignores it will disappoint both sides in the first month.
Freight roles use C and C plus E, with C1 and C1E for lighter rigid vehicles. Passenger transport uses D and D1. Delivery work sits in category B.
Professional drivers need the Driver CPC, obtained through initial qualification and maintained through periodic training. A digital tachograph card is required for in scope work, and ADR for dangerous goods.
The UK drives on the left, so a driver arriving from continental Europe or most international markets is changing side as well as country. Raise it at interview, plan the familiarisation, and note that right hand drive experience is a genuine advantage worth asking about.
How FastDriver.eu Supports UK Employers
Job Publication
Publish driver vacancies in English with the licence class, depot, shift pattern and sponsorship position set out clearly.
Vacancy Promotion
Raise the visibility of night, tramping and specialist roles that are slow to fill.
Direct Applications
Applications reach your team directly, with no agency margin between you and the driver.
Candidate Discovery Support
Support in reaching drivers who match your licence and route requirements, without any promise of a specific candidate.
Permit and Visa Guidance
Guidance on the sponsor licence route, the eligibility lists to check and the licence exchange or testing path.
Relocation Coordination
Coordination of travel, arrival, National Insurance number and biometric residence steps when an international candidate is hired.
Flexible Employer Options
Employer options can be arranged around single vacancies, seasonal peaks or larger recruitment rounds, and are agreed separately with your company.
Posting a Driver Vacancy in the United Kingdom
UK drivers read adverts for the class, the start time and whether they get home. Vague postings are simply skipped.
Give the company name, the region and the depot, and say whether the work is daily return, tramping or nights out.
State the licence class, the Driver CPC position, and whether ADR, tanker or additional certification applies.
Say how many drivers you need, what experience you expect, and whether you can consider candidates who need sponsorship.
Describe the shift honestly, including start times, weekend rota and average hours, and set out pay clearly, whether hourly or salaried.
Confirm the start date, and where an overseas hire is intended, be realistic about the licence conversion time before the driver can work on a lorry.
Your company sets and honours the final employment terms.
Hiring a Driver in the United Kingdom
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Submit your requirement
Tell us the role, the region, the licence class and how many drivers you need.
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Publish and promote
The vacancy goes live in English and is promoted to relevant candidates in the UK and abroad.
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Review the applications
Applications arrive directly for your team to assess.
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Interview and check
You interview, carry out right to work checks, inspect the licence and Driver CPC card and check the tachograph card and driving record.
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Hire your chosen driver
Your company issues the contract of employment under UK employment law.
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Sponsorship and licence steps if needed
Where sponsorship applies, the sponsor licence, the Certificate of Sponsorship and the visa application follow, alongside the licence exchange or UK testing route. Support can be agreed separately.
Employer Checklist for UK Driver Vacancies
Work through these before publishing. The first two decide whether an overseas hire is possible at all.
Company and role
- Current eligibility of the occupation checked on GOV.UK; sponsor licence held or applied for; region and depot; role title using UK class terminology
Vehicle and licence
- Vehicle type; category B, C1, C, C plus E, D1 or D; Driver CPC and periodic training status; tachograph card; ADR where relevant; licence exchange or UK test route
Experience and routes
- Experience expected; trunking, multi drop or container work; nights out; low emission zone access; driving on the left and right hand drive experience
Schedule and pay
- Shift pattern and start times; weekend rota; average weekly hours; pay basis and any night premium
International candidates
- Right to work evidence; Certificate of Sponsorship; Immigration Skills Charge budgeted; conversion period planned with interim duties; accommodation and arrival support
Complete each section before your vacancy goes live.
Employer Responsibilities in the United Kingdom
The UK employer is responsible for the following.
Sponsor duties continue after the hire. Record keeping, reporting changes and cooperating with compliance visits are conditions of holding the licence, and losing it affects every sponsored worker you employ, not only the one in question.
FastDriver.eu does not issue any government approval.
FastDriver.eu cannot guarantee applications, candidate availability, candidate suitability, interview attendance, hiring outcomes, licence exchange, sponsor licences, visas, occupation eligibility, processing times or continued employment.
Misleading vacancy content may be removed from the platform.
This page is general information for employers and is not legal advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is FastDriver.eu?
A specialised driver job portal used across Europe. UK employers publish driver vacancies and receive applications directly from candidates.
Is FastDriver.eu a driver agency?
No. It is a job portal, not an employment business or driver agency, and it supplies no agency labour. Your company employs the driver directly.
Which UK employers can use the platform?
Legally operating transport and logistics companies, hauliers, own account fleets, bus and coach operators, delivery and courier businesses.
Can we sponsor an HGV driver from overseas?
It depends on the lists in force. Driving occupations fall under the higher skill level, so sponsorship is only possible where large goods vehicle driving appears on the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List. Check GOV.UK for your occupation code before committing.
Why can you not just tell us whether drivers are eligible?
Because the answer changes. The eligibility lists, salary thresholds and going rates are revised periodically, and a summary that is right one month can be wrong the next. The reliable answer is always the current GOV. UKUK position.
Do we need a sponsor licence?
Yes, to sponsor anyone who does not already have the right to work. Applying takes time and brings continuing duties, so start it well before you plan to recruit.
Can we recruit from Ireland or the EU?
Irish citizens may work here under the Common Travel Area. EU citizens need permission unless they hold settled or pre-settled status or another form of leave, so check right to work rather than assuming.
Is a foreign HGV licence valid here?
Not automatically. Drivers from designated countries may be able to exchange their entitlement, while others must pass the full UK theory and practical tests before driving a lorry commercially.
How should we handle the conversion period?
Plan it into the offer. Many operators use the time for warehouse, yard, or smaller-vehicle work, so the driver earns while they test, rather than waiting unpaid.
Does Driver CPC apply?
Yes, for professional lorry and bus driving, through initial qualification and periodic training. Check the card and its expiry at interview.
Does driving on the left matter?
It genuinely does. Candidates with right-hand drive experience adapt faster, which is worth asking about directly when you are recruiting internationally.
What is the Immigration Skills Charge?
A charge payable by the sponsor when assigning a Certificate of Sponsorship for most Skilled Worker roles. Budget for it alongside the visa and licence costs.
Who verifies driving licences and documents?
Your company does, along with the statutory right-to-work check. The platform may assist only with document coordination.
How long does it take to hire an international driver?
There is no fixed timeline. Allow for the sponsor licence if you do not hold one, the visa application, and then the licence exchange or testing period before the driver can take a lorry out.
What does it cost to use FastDriver.eu as an employer?
Options depend on the number of vacancies, the promotion level and the support you need. Terms are agreed with your company in advance.
How do we start hiring?
Submit the employer enquiry with your company details and driver requirements, or post the vacancy directly. Your team then reviews the applications and selects the driver.
Start Hiring Professional Drivers in the United Kingdom
Submit a driver requirement or publish a vacancy, and reach qualified candidates across the UK, in Europe and in eligible international markets.
UK employers recruit, select and employ their chosen drivers directly.
Last Updated: August 27, 2026
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