HGV class 2 driver jobs in Kensington and Chelsea

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Kensington and Chelsea holds 50 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 50 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Kensington and Chelsea than either number on its own. Warehousing sits below road freight here, which usually means more general haulage and less own-account distribution.

Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 125 employee jobs in Kensington and Chelsea, out of 124,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 15 freight transport by road workplaces in Kensington and Chelsea 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 Kensington and Chelsea, 10 are part time, 18.2% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Kensington and Chelsea sits below it, 25th 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 Kensington and Chelsea picture: 25 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.02% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Kensington and Chelsea ranks 30th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 50 in Kensington and Chelsea. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Kensington and Chelsea in that order sit Hammersmith and Fulham at 75 and Redbridge at 50.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Kensington and Chelsea ranks 27th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 0 in Kensington and Chelsea. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Kensington and Chelsea in that order sit Islington at 0 and Kingston upon Thames at 0.

These are 50 jobs and 15 workplaces that exist in Kensington and Chelsea, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.