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HGV class 2 driver jobs in Lambeth

Lambeth has 100 employee jobs in freight transport by road, on the most recent business survey. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.

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Published figures for Lambeth

What the official data says about Lambeth

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Lambeth holds 100 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 125 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Lambeth than either number on its own. Warehousing outweighs road freight here, which usually means more distribution running out of large sites.

Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 310 employee jobs in Lambeth, out of 156,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 40 freight transport by road workplaces in Lambeth at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. Small yards are where most newly passed class 2 drivers get a first year.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Lambeth, 20 are part time, 21.1% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Lambeth sits above it, 11th of 33 areas on this measure. A part-time share around this level usually means relief and weekend rounds counted alongside the permanent drivers.

Two further counts round out the Lambeth picture: 85 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.05% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Lambeth ranks 25th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 125 in Lambeth. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Lambeth in that order sit Islington at 125 and Haringey at 100.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Lambeth ranks 29th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 0 in Lambeth. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Lambeth in that order sit Kingston upon Thames at 0 and Lewisham at 0.

These are 100 jobs and 40 workplaces that exist in Lambeth, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.

Employee jobs in freight transport by road
100
Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
125
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
156,000
Freight transport by road workplaces
40
Freight transport by road workplaces employing under 10
40
Part-time employee jobs in freight transport by road
20
Employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work
310

The class 2 driver role

Class 2 is category C: a rigid over 7.5 tonnes, everything from a curtainsider to a tipper to a bin lorry. Most of the work is regional, multi-drop and hands on, and most drivers are home every night.

Full guide to hgv class 2 driver jobs

HGV class 2 driver jobs in Lambeth: common questions

How big is the logistics sector in Lambeth?

The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 100 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Lambeth and 125 in warehousing and storage, spread across 190 freight, warehousing and courier workplaces on the 2025 business register. Those are jobs and workplaces that exist in the area, not jobs being advertised.

What does a class 2 driver earn in Lambeth?

There is no published pay figure for this role in Lambeth: earnings are not broken down by occupation at local authority level anywhere in the official statistics, so anybody quoting one has estimated it. What is published is the size of the trade here, 40 freight transport by road workplaces, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.

Is class 2 driver work in Lambeth full time or part time?

Part-time hours account for 21.1% of the freight transport by road jobs counted either way in Lambeth, 20 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.

Do I need experience to apply for hgv class 2 driver jobs in Lambeth?

Category C licence. Driver CPC card, 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Digital tachograph card. Each advert in Lambeth sets out what that employer asks for.