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Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Withdraw funding for Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving

Closed 36 signatures

What the petition asks

We believe that the Government is unnecessarily training more HGV drivers, when driver shortages have declined. We want the Government to withdraw funding for the Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving, until there is a clear need for further Government intervention.
2 years ago there was a huge driver shortage, so the Government offered funding to give free HGV training. Now, due to the free training, and also because of the decline in the economy, driver shortages have declined. Some recently trained are struggling to find work, yet the Government continues to train more drivers.

Timeline

20 Jan 2023 Petition opened for signatures
20 Jul 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 36
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 20 Jan 2023
Closed 20 Jul 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.