Scania has stopped offering would-be professional drivers HGV licence acquisition training because the market has become “highly competitive”.

It was the first truck manufacturer to deliver the service, but according to the company it has now taken the decision to stop.

Paul Johnson, Scania (Great Britain) general manager – connected, driver and fleet services, said: “In terms of Scania Driver Services, nothing is changing – Scania’s driver training, familiarisation programmes and ongoing coaching services will all continue to operate in exactly the same way.

“However, Scania is withdrawing from HGV licence acquisition training.

“This is due to the highly competitive nature of the market, which from Scania’s point-of-view as a premium nationwide service provider is increasingly proving to be unsustainable.”

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Johnson added: “We have therefore refocused our activities to support our customers in the best way we can; namely to help them optimise the performance of their vehicles and drivers by way of the proven range of Driver Services we provide.”

Sean Pargeter, MD of Leatherhead-based EP Training, said he was “a little bit surprised” at the move, but added: “There are too many companies out there doing it.

“They [Scania] have got a really good brand name, but within this industry you have got all these one-man bands that can do it for next to nothing - and there are all those brokers as well.

“It’s really tough out there at the moment. In my opinion, there are too many companies for not enough business.”

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