Hi Every1
Im an Aussie driver looking to come to England , I have an australian HC licence which is the equivalent to ur HGV (I think) it is for truck trailer combinations. I dont think i’ll have trouble working over there as i am a duel passport holder there British /Australia i was born in England. Just wondering about availability of work hourly pay or mile rate & any suggestions of best areas to work(i have relatives in the Bolton Lancs area. Still i have never been back to where i was born & would love to have a look + watch Bolton play.
Anyway any advice would be appreciated & yes i know what im getting myself into as i have 15 years experience local & longhaul.
Cheers wilkog015
sorry matey, once you exchange your licence with the DVLA they will only give you cat B licence, how do i know this?, my mums fella is dual nationality, Aussie & British, he was in RAF for 20 odd years had all licences even Tanker licence (was a refueller) and as soon as he came here and exchanged his licence, they just gave him a standard licence all he can drive upto is a van
you can give DVLA a call and see whats what, but i doubt you will be driving anything but a van over here.
Soz
This link should give you the DVLAs position on your Aussie licence.
Briefly, you need to pass a UK HGV test to drive anything bigger than a 7.5tonner.
I think you’ll be limited to 3.5 tonnes.
Welcome to TruckNet UK wilkog015 
mrpj:
I think you’ll be limited to 3.5 tonnes.
and to think he may have been driving roadtrains down under
YOU WANNA LEAVE OZ…■■? 
to come here…■■ 
i tell you what we can do one of those exchange programs like in school
swap licences wifes 
ect,ect i will even get the xxxx in the fridge for ya… 
Sounds like my experience in New South 40 odd years ago, Wilcog.
In Darwin they gave me a full licence no question and stuck me straight behind the wheel of a roadtrain, but in Sydney I had to take a test for a 4 wheeler.
The reason? My English licence said ‘Heavy Motor Car’, the official UK name for a truck in those days, and my NT one just said ‘Lorry’. I kid you not. Apparently in NSW if it didn’t say ‘Semi’ it wasn’t genuine. 
Best of luck though mate,
Salut, David.
Hi all from oz ty 4 ur replies, good too see u can get some advice from u blokes & ty 4 the offer johnny i almost thought about taking u up on it would of been nice m8 but then when i’d read it all u said u had xxxx beer in fridge 4 me omg thats a swear word to a New South Welshman we not only beat em in the rugby league we dont like em 2 much lol, also u know y Queenslanders call their beer xxxx ?..they cant spell lol
you just posted on a canadian website that you want to emigrate there - cant you make ya mind up fella? lol
Welcome to TruckNet UK Cattleman
Well cattleman didnt u read the above posts gotta hand in your licence & get a car 1 anyway wats wrong with driving around in a truck seeing the world & getting paid for it lol.
Dont come to Bolton its ■■■ here lol
NO work unless you want crap wages
Add onto the fact you wanna fly around the world to see Bolton play football i think your NUTS!!! lol I live next door to the stadium and wont go.
Now if you move to Old Tafford thats a different thing LOL
Thanks convoy!
yeah nowt wrong with that wilkog dont give up and research well into all aspects - not knocking ya mate - your own trying to do better for yourself - just look into it well so that you dont find yourself worse off!
britian is very expensive -housing is expensive petrol is expensive - i love my home country but we left for a better life!
if you need any advice on coming to canada feel free to ask
You both seem to freely offer good advice, so welcome both Wilcog15 and Cattleman to TrucknetUK. Hope you like it here and apologies for the belated welcome .
cheers lib