HGV class 2 driver jobs in Croydon

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Croydon holds 225 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 1,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Croydon 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 1,440 employee jobs in Croydon, out of 121,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 125 freight transport by road workplaces in Croydon at the March 2025 reference date, 0 of them employing ten people or more. Business counts are rounded one cell at a time, so the bands sit loosely against the total. 120 of them, 96%, employ 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 Croydon, 45 are part time, 20.5% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Croydon sits level with it, 14th 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 Croydon picture: 215 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.18% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Croydon ranks 10th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 1,000 in Croydon. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Croydon in that order sit Havering at 1,250 and Tower Hamlets at 900.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Croydon ranks 22nd of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 0 in Croydon. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Croydon in that order sit Barnet at 0 and Hackney at 0.

These are 225 jobs and 125 workplaces that exist in Croydon, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.