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HGV & LGV Driver Recruitment in Camden

Permanent HGV and LGV drivers for operators in Camden, recruited onto your payroll for a fixed shift and a depot they can plan a life around.

London & the South East

Permanent drivers for Camden operators

A permanent hire should still be in the cab next year. That is the standard we recruit to.

Sites across the London Gateway and Tilbury corridors and the north London depots run day, night and weekend patterns. We match a permanent driver to the pattern they will actually keep.

Retention is where permanent driver recruitment pays for itself. A driver who leaves after three months means another search, another induction and another gap on the rota.

Hiring across London & the South East is shaped by the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury: drivers weigh the commute and the routes as much as the pay.

Roles we recruit

Driving roles we fill in Camden

Permanent roles across every licence category.

Why Camden operators use a specialist

Drivers who stay

Licence and CPC checked

Licence categories, endorsements, Driver CPC status and the tachograph card are confirmed before a driver reaches your shortlist.

Matched to the shift

Nights, earlies, weekends or tramping: the shift pattern decides whether a driver stays, so it comes first in the match.

The depot and the commute

We look at where drivers live as well as what they drive, so the role in Camden goes to someone who can get there every day.

Pay & benchmarking

What HGV & LGV drivers earn in Camden

Indicative permanent salaries in Camden run from around £30k for 7.5t up to £45k+ for Class 1 nights and trunking.

Pay in London & the South East moves with the licence, the shift pattern and the work: nights, tramping and ADR usually carry a premium over day work. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

How a permanent search runs

The shortlist

A short list of drivers who fit, each with notes on licence, experience and availability.

Interviews and assessment drives

We arrange the interviews and any assessment drive, then brief each driver beforehand.

The offer

We help agree pay, start date and notice period so the offer is accepted first time.

Your brief

What to put in the brief

Permanent drivers become the people who train the next ones. Hiring well now makes the next hire easier.

Notice periods for drivers are often short, so a good offer can move quickly. We keep the process tight.

A strong permanent driver brief covers:

  • The licence category and any tickets such as ADR or HIAB
  • Guaranteed hours and holiday entitlement
  • The vehicles and the age of the fleet
  • The type of work: trunking, rounds, multi-drop or tramping
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Driver FAQs

Permanent drivers in Camden — FAQs

Do you recruit permanent HGV drivers in Camden?

Yes. We recruit permanent Class 1, Class 2 and 7.5 tonne drivers for operators across London & the South East, placed directly onto your payroll.

Which licence categories do you recruit for?

Category C+E (Class 1), Category C (Class 2) and C1 (7.5 tonne), plus drivers with ADR or HIAB tickets.

How do you check drivers before we meet them?

We confirm licence categories and endorsements, Driver CPC status, the digital tachograph card and right to work, then talk to each driver about the job.

Do you help set the salary?

Yes. We benchmark basic pay, shift premiums and overtime for the role so your offer is competitive before the vacancy goes out.

Can you recruit several drivers at once?

Yes. For a new contract or a growing fleet we can recruit a group of permanent drivers, with start dates staggered if that helps.

Keep exploring

Related driver pages for Camden

Permanent driver recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:

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Other specialisms in Camden:

See our national HGV & LGV Driver Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Camden.

Growing the fleet?

Start a permanent driver search

Send the depot, the licence, the shift and the pay. We will come back with a view on the Camden market and a plan for the search.