HGV class 2 driver jobs in Kingston upon Thames

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Kingston upon Thames holds 100 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 500 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Kingston upon Thames 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 670 employee jobs in Kingston upon Thames, out of 74,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 40 freight transport by road workplaces in Kingston upon Thames 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 Kingston upon Thames, 20 are part time, 21.1% of the split. The middle across London is 20%, so Kingston upon Thames sits above it, 10th 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 Kingston upon Thames picture: 70 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.09% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Kingston upon Thames ranks 17th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 500, against 500 in Kingston upon Thames. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Kingston upon Thames in that order sit Sutton at 600 and Waltham Forest at 500.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Kingston upon Thames ranks 28th of the 33 areas in London. The middle across London is 5, against 0 in Kingston upon Thames. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Kingston upon Thames in that order sit Kensington and Chelsea at 0 and Lambeth at 0.

These are 100 jobs and 40 workplaces that exist in Kingston upon Thames, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.