When a 7.5 tonner sits in the yard in Paddington, we source a driver who knows multi-drop work.
Two-person and furniture work needs a driver who is good with customers.
In and around Paddington the 7.5 tonner does the jobs an artic cannot: town-centre drops, narrow access and customer doorsteps across London & the South East.
For Paddington operators we cover single days, full weeks and ongoing 7.5 tonne rounds. Planned cover can be booked well ahead.
Demand from urban fulfilment and last-mile operators, grocery and convenience distribution, airfreight handlers and metropolitan 3PLs keeps 7.5 tonne rounds busy across London & the South East.
A 7.5 tonne lorry is over 3.5 tonnes, so in Greater London it falls under the Low Emission Zone rather than the ULEZ. The HGV safety permit scheme starts at 12 tonnes, above a 7.5 tonner.
Where temporary C1 drivers help most.
The vehicle, the first drops, the crew and who to report to.
If the gap runs on, tell us and we plan the next days.
Urgent cover gets a straight answer on what we can confirm.
Home and trade deliveries are booked into customers' diaries. Missing a round means rebooking every drop on it, so cover is worth arranging early.
Event and exhibition work comes with venue slots, security checks and early load-ins. It suits drivers who are flexible about hours.
For a 7.5 tonne request, include:
No 7.5 tonne driver is confirmed until the licence shows C1 and the Driver CPC and right-to-work checks are complete.
A 7.5 tonne driver who plans the round, protects the goods and is polite at the door keeps your customers booking again.
How many days, which vehicle and where it is based — that is enough to start.
Category C1, which covers vehicles between 3,500 and 7,500kg with a trailer up to 750kg, plus a current Driver CPC for professional lorry driving. We check both before the first shift.
Yes. Tell us the vehicle and the type of goods so we match a driver who knows how to handle them. Blankets, straps and care on stairs matter as much as the drive itself.
Yes. Our permanent driver desk places 7.5 tonne drivers onto your payroll when you want a permanent hire. Temporary cover can keep the round going while that search runs.
Yes. Tell us the venue, the load-in times and the hours so we match a driver who is flexible about the day. Event work often means early starts and waiting on site.
Yes, where the work needs it. Say what the driver will lift and whether a second person is on the round, so the driver arrives expecting the physical side of the job.
Other drivers in Paddington:
Elsewhere in London & the South East: