This occupation is found in almost every industry across both private and public sectors. Urban drivers work in a variety of business areas that depend on the delivery and collection of goods by road. The broad purpose of the occupation is to transport goods by road to an agreed destination, quality and time standard, and in doing so contribute to their organisation’s contracts or services.
Urban drivers operate fixed axle vehicles over 3500 kg in weight, often serving multiple customers each day, in congested areas. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for ensuring excellent customer service whilst providing safe, accurate and timely deliveries, collections and associated services such as technical advice on goods and product installation.
Either a category C or C1 licence is a statutory requirement and must be passed before completing the apprenticeship. The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) is a legal requirement for those driving lorries professionally. The urban driver will receive the CPC card as a part of their category C or C1 licence acquisition.
