 were driven by females. Not put off by this statistic, Julie - who was 31 at the time - decided to take the plunge. She continued: 'That same day I rang Rachael and signed for the scheme. 'A few weeks later, I had passed my test and began my first ever shift as a lorry driver. 'I was able to pick and choose when I worked, which was great on school holidays . 'I was also earning more money than){kind=link}
A MUM-of-four has revealed how she quit her office job to become a lorry driver – and says she now gets more cash and more time with her kids.
Julie Kirkham, 46, from Oldham, had been working as a medical secretary but was finding it hard to juggle raising a family at the same time.
It wasn’t until she heard on the radio about opportunities for women lorry drivers that she decided to hand in her notice and switch up her life.
Speaking to Fabulous, she said: “Being a mother of four school age children, the whole 9-5 just wasn’t suitable for me and my lifestyle.
“My youngest child had, and still has, a lifelong medical condition, which meant I was spending an awful lot of time at the local children’s hospital during the day.