I wouldn’t think twice about lying to an agency if needs be, they’ll lie to you quickly enough.
very good…a distinct lack of flies 
You wont be the first nor shall ye be the last. What would I do…? Needs must when the devil drives…therefore I’d drive. Depends if you have mouths to feed and bills to pay…has been said it’s not like you dont know your way around a truck with 20 plus years under your belt, hardly like you have been thrown in at the deep end.
Why do agencies stipulate this 180 days in 2 years nonsense,especially for experienced drivers who are returning to driving ,after a spell away ?
I was in the same boat as you a couple of months ago but i had not driven a class 1 in over 4 YEARS 
but i do have 14 years experience…
no agency would touch me but eventually i found one that would take me on and when i did get back into the drivers seat, everything just clicked back into place and i just felt like i had just been off for weeks holiday !! 
and since ive got my name back out there, im now beating the agencies off with a stick !! 
Harry Monk:
I wouldn’t think twice about lying to an agency if needs be, they’ll lie to you quickly enough.
I fully agree with the above as I did it ,when first starting out…so dont feel awful about it,even if your story is a total fabrication ,of nothing ,resembling yourself in any form ,it will be more truthful ,than anything an agency will tell you
Just go and work for a fella who still wears overalls, he won’t give a rats ■■■ if you’ve had two years off! Get down that road driver
Ramon123:
Why do agencies stipulate this 180 days in 2 years nonsense,especially for experienced drivers who are returning to driving ,after a spell away ?
Must just be certain ones because a lot take on newbies.
Also according to previous posts on here over the years some count two years experience as date passed rather than actual 2 years of working.