Good point millerscourt.
One would assume that the fact that there is a reported shortage should indeed result in the pay for HGV drivers going up.
But I am just reporting the fact that they currently earn around £20,000 pa for a 70 hour week, or so I am reliably informed.
When you think about it, there are a number of good points about the job, when compared to a lot of the ****ty other jobs on offer. You're out there on your own. No boss breathing down your neck. You also don't have to be Einstein to do the job. Good chance of picking up a tasty hitchhiker or two...
Also, £20,000 a year is actually a pretty good salary. Puts you well up in the top half of the working population. Up there with the Firefighters.
Might go and do it myself.....