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HGV driver shortage: Dorset Trailer Training takes £80,000 hit as DVSA scrap mandatory trailer testing

How safe would you feel towing a trailer or a caravan - particularly if you've only just passed your driving test?
And did you know that the rules for towing have changed?
Recently, the government announced a range of measures to help solve the chronic shortage of HGV drivers.
One of those changes was unveiled last week.
A legal requirement for younger drivers to take a test to tow a trailer or caravan is set to be shelved.
The impact for one Poole firm has been devastating. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Solent reporter Laurence Herdman has been to meet Richard Husher from Dorset Trailer Training.

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