As of March 2021, there were estimated to be approximately 275 thousand heavy goods vehicle drivers employed in the United Kingdom, compared with 304 thousand in 2019/20, and also the fewest number of HGV drivers in this provided time period. Compared with 2019/20 there are estimated to be 13 thousand fewer UK drivers, 16 thousand fewer drivers from EU countries, approximately the same amount of drivers from outside the UK and EU.
Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 27, 2021). Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Large Goods Vehicle Drivers in Employment in The United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by Nationality (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Number of large goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by nationality (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267459/uk-hgv-drivers-by-nationality/