18 year old lgv drivers

I voted No, but mainly because we have a glut of unemployed drivers looking for work and adding more drivers to the pool of redundant truckers will only serve to depress wages further and keep people out of work longer, also I dont think the typical 18yr old lad could be trusted with a laden truck on the U.Ks busy roads. You need alot of “roadsense” to keep out of trouble and I believe a few years behind the wheel of a car would be must safer for everyone than being able to drive an HGV after 1 year of motoring. If I started driving a lorry aged 18 im sure I would have killed myself.

Of course theres nothing stopping a 40 yr old taking a car test and then an HGV test the following week but you then have maturity on your side.

Just my opinion! you may publish it if you wish…