Bollox to Class 2. If you get your Class 1 then do yourself a massive favour and dive right into it.
The agencies will take you on and find you work. As others have said, the holiday period will be busy as transport managers scour the agencies to put bums on seats.
Companies like Hayton Coulthard will take you on right away. They’ll take anything warm with a pulse and a class 1 licence. The money is crap for class 1 but it’s time behind the wheel which is what you want before you head into the busy Christmas period 