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Hard requirements

• Valid UK driving licence (Category B) — max 6 penalty points, no serious traffic offences (no equivalence — legal requirement)
• English language — fluent spoken and written English (no equivalence)

Scoring (100 points + 10 bonus)

• Transport / driving experience — 30 points
  • 3+ years professional driving in distribution, delivery, courier, or postal services: 30
  • 1–3 years professional driving experience: 20
  • Professional driving experience mentioned but duration unclear: 15
  • No professional driving experience, but relevant mobile role (sales rep, field service): 8
  • No driving experience mentioned: 0
• Location vs. depot — 20 points
  • Points per zone from Country Configuration
  • Zone 2/3: check if a closer depot exists within the same company → mention as suggestion, never modify
  • Not mentioned: half score, "location unknown, verify"
• Customer orientation — 15 points
  • Demonstrable experience in hospitality, customer-facing delivery, or B2B service roles: 15
  • Some customer contact in previous roles (retail, reception, call centre): 10
  • No customer-facing experience mentioned: 0
• Work stability — 15 points
  • Average tenure 2+ years per employer, no unexplained gaps: 15
  • Average tenure 1–2 years or minor gaps with explanation: 10
  • Average tenure < 1 year or significant unexplained gaps: 3
  • Insufficient work history to assess: 5
• Physical work profile match — 10 points
  • Previous roles involving heavy manual labour (warehouse, construction, removals, cleaning, landscaping): 10
  • Some physical component in previous work: 6
  • Exclusively office/sedentary background: 2
  • Not assessable from CV: 4
• Route knowledge / London area — 10 points
  • CV shows extensive work within London / Greater London area: 10
  • CV shows work in the wider South East or partial London coverage: 6
  • No London-area work history evident: 2
• Bonus: physically demanding work history — +5 points
  • CV explicitly shows roles such as construction, removals, warehouse, groundwork, industrial cleaning: +5
• Bonus: hospitality sector experience — +5 points
  • Previous employment in restaurants, catering, food service, or food industry: +5

Sanity-check: 30 + 20 + 15 + 15 + 10 + 10 = 100 ✓

Context & notes

This is a van driver role (Category B) in the London area — no CPC/Driver CPC is required as the vehicle is under 3.5 tonnes. London road knowledge is important given the complexity of city driving; candidates from outside the M25 area may struggle without prior experience. The role is physically demanding (lifting full barrels of UCO), so a background in manual work is a strong indicator of retention. Watch for candidates with an unstable pattern of short-tenure driving jobs — this can signal issues with reliability or conduct. Saturday availability is occasional, not standard.