National LGV Recruitment Exercise
Following discussions at national level as part of the Rebuilding Royal Mail, Section 5 commitment on Reducing Reliance on Agency Workers, it has been agreed that a national Recruitment Exercise for LGV Professional Driver Roles will commence for internal candidates on Monday 9th February 2026.
While the exact number of roles at each location is still under review and it has yet to be finalised, we can confirm that business is looking to recruit at the following sites:
Birmingham VOC, Belfast VOC, Carlisle VOC, Chorley VOC, Chelmsford VOC, Croydon VOC, Coventry Hub VOC, East Midlands Airport VOC, Exeter VOC, Gatwick VOC, Greenford VOC, HWDC VOC, Manchester VOC, Midlands Super Hub VOC, Northern Home Counties VOC, Norwich VOC, NW Hub VOC, Peterborough VOC, Plymouth VOC, PRDC VOC, Preston VOC, Scottish Parcel Hub VOC, South East Parcel Hub VOC, Southampton VOC, South West Parcel Hub VOC, Swindon VOC, Tyneside, VOC Woking VOC, Wolverhampton VOC, and Yorkshire Parcel Hub VOC.
While the CWU had requested that the business offer vocational training Royal Mail have confirmed at this time there is no budget for Vocational Driver Training other than a 2026 LGV Apprenticeship program, which will also be launched shortly. Details on that will be confirmed.
As such the internal LGV recruitment program is open to all employees who hold the relevant vocational C+E License. While Driver CPC training will be offered, only candidates with a C+E license and no more than 6 penalty points will be considered.
With a basic salary of £38,307, rising with the April pay award this is an excellent opportunity for Royal Mail Group employees to progress to a Professional Driver role. The recruitment exercise will open for internal candidates on 9th February 2026 and close on the 1st March 2026. After the 1st March 2026 any remaining vacancies will be offered to external candidates.
We would encourage all CWU members in possession of a LGV C+E License who wishes to progress to a Professional Driver role to take advantage of the opportunity and apply for a role at the location(s) of their choice. Applications are through Success Factors.
Attached for the information of Branches, Representatives and Members is the Recruitment Poster, and internal advertisement.
We would ask that Branches give the content of this LTB the widest possible circulation.
Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: jrodrigues@cwu.org or jmansell@cwu.org quoting reference LTB 038/26.
Yours sincerely,
Davie Robertson
Assistant Secretary
LTB 038.26 – National LGV Recruitment Exercise
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 
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