Thought i would compile a list of basic equipment to buy for when starting out, please feel free to add anything you may have found useful.
Flask
Philips Truck Atlas
Torch
Spare Bulbs/Batteries/Fuses
phone charger
hat/gloves
screenwash
napkins
Cash
Satnav (optional)
Decent truck satnav
7M tape measure . Fir trailer heights
Spare clothes in case of soaking
Babywipes
The amount of things I’ve driven that don’t have a basic first aid kit and camera in… Both most useful when you need them.
Smart:
The amount of things I’ve driven that don’t have a basic first aid kit and camera in… Both most useful when you need them.
Why would you need a camera ?
clint1974:
Smart:
The amount of things I’ve driven that don’t have a basic first aid kit and camera in… Both most useful when you need them.Why would you need a camera ?
Im presuming its in case you have an accident mate to take pics of damage,road layouts etc etc.or if not that reason pics of the scenery maybe 
Inevitably someone will plough into you or vice versa and most insurance companies want pictures. A couple of quids worth of disposable camera can save a lot of bother.
If you are on a contract picking up trailers from docks, they aren’t always well loaded etc. a picture tells a thousand words in my experience.
I should say that this is purely my understanding from years of driving 7.5tonners and I am not a class 1 driver before I get leapt on lol.
ah fair play good call
Dont forget your ipad, best bit of kit ive got in me truck !
Got one. But wifi only spose could always tether it to phone
Battery jump up cables.
Foam ear plugs for noisy lay bys.
Hand sterilser.
Cab air freshener in a spray can.
Cab polish.
Kit box or container for all the gubbins and what nots.