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LGV and HGV mean the same thing, and adverts around Warwick use both plus "Class 1" and "Class 2" interchangeably. What decides the work and the rate is the category letter. We will check yours free and match you locally.
LGV jobs around Warwick span three categories: C1 for 3.5—7.5 tonne vehicles, C for rigids over 3.5 tonnes (Class 2) and C+E for artics and drawbars (Class 1). LGV and HGV are the same thing — LGV is just the current official term. All commercial driving over 3.5 tonnes needs a Driver CPC and a digital tachograph card. Rates near Warwick run £13.00—£24.00 an hour by category, paid weekly through PAYE, with no fee to you.
Warwick sits on the M40 at Junction 15, at the centre of a high-value automotive and engineering cluster. Warwick Technology Park, Tournament Fields and the Heathcote Industrial Estate host R&D, manufacturing and commercial operations, while the nearby Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin engineering bases at Gaydon and the growing games sector in Leamington's Silicon Spa add further movement. The A46 links north to Coventry and the M6 and south to Stratford, and the A429 and A425 thread local traffic through Kenilworth and Leamington Spa. This blend of precision-engineering supply chains, business-park distribution and general regional haulage keeps HGV, 7.5-tonne and van drivers busy across the CV34 and CV35 postcodes, moving components, equipment and multi-drop loads throughout the week.
Precision-engineering supply chains and business-park distribution both depend on reliable transport, so an unfilled cab can hold up component deliveries or scheduled collections. WSUK fills temporary driving jobs across every class - C+E Class 1, C Class 2, 7.5-tonne C1 and van/multi-drop - with drivers ready to start at short notice. Each is vetted through DVLA licence and Driver CPC checks, right-to-work verification and reference screening before their first shift. We run PAYE payroll and manage tachograph and working-time compliance, so the regulatory burden stays with us. As project deadlines, seasonal peaks or absence shift your requirements, we scale driver numbers up or down to match, from single-shift cover to a sustained team.
Job adverts use LGV, HGV, Class 1 and Class 2 interchangeably and inconsistently. The category letter is the only thing that is precise.
The 7.5 tonne box or curtain-sider. Often held automatically by anyone who passed a car test before 1 January 1997. Sometimes advertised as "small LGV".
Any rigid goods vehicle above 3.5 tonnes, typically an 18 or 26 tonne lorry. The industry calls it Class 2, and adverts may say "LGV 2" or "LGV Class 2".
Articulated lorries and rigids with a drawbar trailer. The industry calls it Class 1, and adverts may say "LGV 1". Requires category C first.
From Warwick Technology Park to Tournament Fields and Heathcote, CV34 and CV35 employers call WSUK when an engineering delivery or scheduled collection needs a driver and the rota is tight. We understand the M40 J15 and A46 routes and the automotive-engineering demand that shapes the area - so our temporary drivers arrive ready to perform from day one.
All four terms are in daily use and they overlap confusingly. LGV and HGV are synonyms for the same class of vehicle. Class 1 and Class 2 are industry shorthand for C+E and C respectively, left over from an older licensing system. So "LGV Class 1", "HGV Class 1" and "C+E" are three names for one thing, and an advert using any of them wants the same entitlement. If you are unsure what you hold, send us a DVLA check code and we will read the categories for you.
Indicative PAYE rates as a guide — actual pay varies by shift, experience and site, with premiums for nights, weekends and bank holidays. Every rate we advertise is at or above the National Living Wage.
| Role | Indicative pay |
|---|---|
| C1 (7.5 tonne) Driver | £13.00–£15.00 / hr |
| Category C / LGV 2 Driver | £16.00–£20.00 / hr |
| Category C+E / LGV 1 Driver | £18.00–£24.00 / hr |
| LGV 1 Night Trunk | £19.00–£26.00 / hr |
| LGV Driver with ADR | £19.00–£25.00 / hr |
This page is for drivers working out what they hold, what an advert is actually asking for, and which category is worth adding next.
We will tell you what your licence actually entitles you to before you waste applications on jobs it does not cover.
From application to your first shift, with the checks and the payroll handled for you.
Tell us your licence, tickets and which shifts you can actually work.
A named consultant calls within 2 working hours to talk through what fits.
Right-to-work, references and the site induction handled before you start.
Start on shift, then paid weekly through PAYE with holiday accrued.
C+E (Class 1) is usually the hardest to fill and therefore the best paid wherever there are distribution depots near Warwick. Category C work is more plentiful and more varied. We will tell you which of the two is genuinely busier locally rather than guessing.
Yes, and it costs nothing. Generate a DVLA licence check code and send it over. We will list the categories you hold, flag anything that has lapsed such as your CPC or tacho card, and tell you what that entitlement is worth around Warwick.
Yes. LGV (Large Goods Vehicle) is the current official term used on licences and in legislation; HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) is the older term the industry still uses. Jobs advertised as LGV and HGV want the same entitlement, and the pay is the same.
LGV 1 means category C+E — articulated or drawbar vehicles, also called Class 1. LGV 2 means category C — rigid vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, also called Class 2. LGV 1 pays more because you must hold category C before you can get C+E and the vehicles are larger.
Category C, because you need it before you can take C+E. Plenty of drivers work on C for a year, then upgrade, and many operators will part-fund or fully fund the C+E test for a reliable driver. If you already hold C1 through a pre-1997 licence, going straight to C is still the route.
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Send a DVLA check code and we will tell you what you can drive and what is live around Warwick. Reply within 2 working hours.