Examples & writing guide
Driver CV example and writing guide
Updated 28 July 2026
A good driver CV gives employers quick, credible evidence of safe working, dependable service and well-organised journeys. This guide explains how to present that evidence clearly, whether you are applying for your first driving post or bringing years of commercial experience.
Examples by experience level
Junior Lorry Driver
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Why this works
This driver CV example shows an early-career candidate with the correct professional lorry-driving credentials, measurable delivery results and strong transferable customer service experience.
Continue writing your CVExperienced Professional Lorry Driver
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Why this works
This driver CV sample shows credible progression into goods-vehicle work, with quantified evidence of reliable deliveries, careful record-keeping, safety checks and customer service.
Continue writing your CVSenior HGV Driver
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Why this works
Shows clear career progression, team leadership, operational scale and measurable improvements without losing sight of day-to-day driving work.
Continue writing your CVJunior vs senior: what changes
| Aspect | Junior | Senior |
|---|---|---|
| Personal statement | Focus on safe working, reliability, transferable customer service and knowledge gained through training or supervised workplace experience. State the driving work sought without overstating limited experience. | Lead with the scale of routes or operations handled, sustained delivery results, safety evidence and responsibility for drivers, records or operating standards. Keep every figure traceable to your records. |
| Experience evidence | Use examples from training, volunteering or transferable work. Figures for shifts completed, customers served, routes supported or accurate handovers can provide credible evidence. | Quantify delivery volume, route coverage, team scope, record accuracy and service improvements over a meaningful period. For documented goods-vehicle work, include evidence of working within applicable driving-hour limits. |
| Vehicle checks and load handling | Show careful vehicle use, hazard awareness and any inspection experience. If loading formed part of the role, explain the equipment used and how you followed instructions. | For relevant Class 1 work, demonstrate consistent pre-shift walkaround checks and knowledge of load restraint and weight distribution. Explain how you reported and resolved defects, unsafe loads or equipment problems. |
| Routes and time management | Show that you can follow planned routes, meet scheduled windows and communicate promptly when traffic or access problems affect a journey. | Demonstrate route planning around delivery windows, traffic, road restrictions and driving-hour limits. Use evidence showing how route changes protected service while maintaining accurate records. |
| Documentation and technology | Mention delivery notes, handheld terminals or digital proof of delivery when you have used them in employment or training. Describe the actual task instead of claiming familiarity with every system. | Show ownership of journey-record quality, tachograph records, telematics reporting and corrective action. Quantify fewer missing records, entry errors or delayed proofs of delivery where your records support the result. |
| Leadership and customer service | Give examples of polite customer contact, dependable attendance, clear handovers and teamwork with warehouse, loading or depot colleagues. | Show coaching, work allocation, incident follow-up and resolution of difficult delivery issues. Connect leadership to a recorded service, safety or documentation result rather than relying on the job title. |
How to write a driver CV
Use reverse-chronological order if you have substantial driving experience, placing your latest position first. If you are new to the occupation or moving from unrelated work, a skills-based opening can give transferable evidence more space, but keep your employment dates clear. One or two pages will usually provide enough room for relevant evidence without burying it among old or unrelated details.
| Section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Personal statement | Experience level, target driving work and two strengths supported by evidence |
| Employment | Recent roles first, with concise achievements rather than copied duties |
| Skills | Driving ability alongside navigation, vehicle care, customer service, time management and problem-solving |
| Education | Relevant qualifications, providers and completion dates |
| Extras | Languages or volunteering only when they strengthen your application |
Tailor the personal statement to the vacancy. Name the type of work you are seeking and give one or two credible reasons why you fit it.
For each job, write three or four bullets covering actions, workload and results. Figures are useful when they come from records or results you can explain. Avoid estimating them simply to make a bullet sound impressive.
Keep the skills section selective. Match its wording to the post and support the most important skills elsewhere with examples. Present education and any role-specific qualification accurately, using the title shown on your documents. Put optional information last, and remove it if it pushes stronger recent evidence off the page.
Personal statement examples
Dependable driver with four years' experience completing urban delivery routes and helping customers at the point of delivery. Comfortable using handheld terminals and telematics, with a documented record of completing 97% of scheduled drops within their agreed windows over the past year. Calm and practical when traffic, access restrictions or late route changes disrupt the planned day.
Hard-working driver looking for a new opportunity. I am punctual, friendly and good at driving. I can work alone or in a team and will do whatever is needed.
Writing your experience
The employment section of a driver CV should record outcomes rather than repeat a job description. Build each bullet from an action, the scale of the work and the result. For example: "Completed 45 scheduled drops per shift across two urban routes, with 97% delivered inside the agreed windows over 12 months." That figure is illustrative. Use only numbers you can verify and defend at interview.
Look through route sheets, digital proof-of-delivery records, customer feedback, attendance records, training logs and appraisals for usable evidence. Depending on your work, measures might include daily drops, route mileage, delivery-window performance, failed deliveries, record accuracy, customer ratings or time saved. New drivers can quantify transferable experience too, such as customers served, shifts completed, stock handled or attendance.
| Weak bullet | Better evidence-led bullet |
|---|---|
| Responsible for deliveries and paperwork | Completed an average of 38 daily deliveries and submitted digital proof of delivery for 99% of stops before shift close |
| Helped customers and looked after the van | Resolved access or delivery queries for up to 12 customers per shift and recorded defects before departure, contributing to 9% fewer avoidable return visits over six months |
| Planned routes around the city | Reordered a 42-stop urban route around traffic and access restrictions, cutting average late arrivals from five per week to two |
For Class 1 work, useful evidence includes pre-shift walkaround checks covering tyres, brakes, lights, mirrors, load security and fluid levels. You can also describe planning around delivery windows, traffic, road restrictions and driving-hour limits, plus accurate delivery notes, tachograph records or digital proof of delivery. Where a job involved loading or unloading, state how you handled load restraint, weight distribution or the equipment you actually used. Do not imply broader duties than you performed.
Urban driving evidence may cover hazard perception, accident or incident reporting, goods security, dynamic risk assessment, telematics, handheld terminals or on-board systems. Suitable verbs include completed, delivered, inspected, recorded, planned, rerouted, secured, resolved, reported, reduced and trained. Replace vague openings such as "helped with" whenever you owned the action or result.
Key skills & ATS keywords
Hard skills
Soft skills
ATS keywords
Education & certifications
List qualifications in reverse-chronological order. Give each qualification's exact title, the provider or awarding body printed on the document, and the completion year. If the vacancy requests a role-specific qualification, place it where a recruiter can find it quickly. Copy licence and certificate names exactly; similar names can apply to different routes or activities.
The route matters. Bus and coach driver candidates must possess a full car driving licence, while bus and coach drivers are required to hold the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). NVQs/SVQs in Road Passenger Vehicle Driving at Level 2 are available as an optional qualification for bus and coach drivers. If you hold one, present it as additional training rather than a universal entry condition.
For driving lorries professionally in the UK, the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) is a legal requirement. A driver must complete 35 hours of periodic training every five years to maintain the ability to drive lorries professionally. The Driver Qualification Card (DQC) must be carried when driving a lorry, bus or coach professionally. Record only credentials and training you genuinely hold, and use the exact names shown on your documents.
For the UK Urban driver apprenticeship, either a category C licence or category C1 licence is a statutory requirement and must be passed before the apprenticeship is completed. Keep that statement tied to this specific apprenticeship route. It is not evidence that the same licence applies to every driver vacancy.
If your formal training is limited, keep this section short and factual. Include completed workplace familiarisation training when it relates to site-based transport duties, and state the workplace context rather than presenting it as a general qualification. Unrelated short courses can usually be omitted unless they explain a career change or answer a clear point in the job advert.
Common mistakes to avoid
AvoidListing routine duties without showing scale or results, with lines such as "completed deliveries" or "drove company vehicles".
InsteadAdd details you can substantiate, such as scheduled drops, route area, vehicle type or an on-time delivery rate. Use only figures supported by your own records.
AvoidWriting only about vehicle operation and leaving out customer contact.
InsteadInclude evidence of clear handovers, courteous communication and practical resolution of delivery problems. Where the role involved on-site service or support, show how your conduct affected a recorded outcome.
AvoidSending the same generic driver CV to delivery, urban and goods-vehicle vacancies.
InsteadMatch the wording to the advert. Bring forward the relevant route conditions, vehicle work, delivery records, load handling or customer service, and mention a relevant licence only when it applies and you genuinely hold it.
AvoidMentioning vehicle checks without explaining what was inspected or recorded.
InsteadFor Class 1 experience, describe pre-shift checks covering tyres, brakes, lights, mirrors, load security and fluid levels. Add a genuine result, such as the number of defects reported before departure.
AvoidLeaving journey records, delivery paperwork and digital systems out of the employment section.
InsteadShow your experience with delivery notes, tachograph records or digital proof of delivery. Where relevant, connect telematics or handheld-terminal use to a defensible result, such as fewer record corrections.
AvoidFilling the skills section with broad labels such as "hard-working" and "good driver".
InsteadUse specific terms that match your experience, such as route planning, hazard perception, incident reporting, goods security or dynamic risk assessment. Back up the most relevant skills with examples in your employment history.
Frequently asked questions
One or two pages is a practical target. A newer driver may have enough relevant evidence for one page, while an experienced driver may need two pages to cover several roles, vehicle experience and achievements. Remove repeated duties before cutting useful results.
Yes. A skills-based format can work if you are new to driving work or your previous roles are unrelated. Use genuine examples from training, volunteering or employment to demonstrate safe working, punctuality, navigation, customer service and accurate paperwork.
Use two or three sentences to name the driving work sought, present your strongest relevant evidence and give one defensible result. Tailor the wording to the vacancy, and avoid unsupported labels such as "excellent driver".
No. British CV conventions omit both. Use the space for contact details, a concise personal statement and evidence that matches the vacancy.
Create a short qualifications section and include only the relevant licence or role-specific qualification that applies to the vacancy and that you genuinely hold. Copy its name accurately and do not imply that it covers work outside its scope.
Start with the vacancy and map its tasks to evidence from your previous work. Experience involving punctuality, customer contact, safe equipment use, accurate paperwork or scheduled appointments can be relevant, but make each connection specific and truthful.
From example to application
Turn this driver example into a CV that sounds like you.
Keep the structure that works. Tailor the details around your experience, strengths, and the role you want.