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ILL-HEALTH has become a major factor in the growing shortage of HGV drivers, the Unite union reveals today.
The number of lorry and bus drivers who have had a licence refused or revoked has more than doubled in little more than a decade, according to figures obtained by the union through a freedom of information request.
The Driving and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) disclosed that in 2018, some 12,242 bus or HGV licences were refused or revoked for medical reasons — nearly three times the 4,583 withheld in 2005.
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