I think you’re right going on agency for a while, it’s what I would do. Going class 2 for a bit is fine, but don’t shy away from the artics, or you will create a “mental block” for yourself and probably never end up doing it.
Let’s be honest, they are just like a big rigid going forward (except that you have to be aware of headboard sweep) and once you’ve done it a couple of times, they really ain’t that hard to reverse.
Plenty of work in the Frome area, especially because of Hinckley Point, provided you can put up with all the associated H&S nonsense and security faffery that appears to go with it…
Tippers mostly but lots of the artics are walking floor now.
Paul Smart Transport are a good outfit apparently and run nice kit but there’s plenty of smallish firms around that will treat you like a human being not just a drone…