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Photo: Chloë Brooks

I have chosen this photo of a fully frozen rachet strap to demonstrate that driving is just a small part of the job for many of us, and we are out all hours of the day and night in all weathers. This strap also happens to be holding down concrete blocks on a lorry being sent for it’s 6 weekly inspection which allows for the brakes to be tested with partial load. Before driving HGVs I was not aware of all the extra measures that are taken to ensure their safety on the roads.

Judges' remarks - The frozen rachet straps show the work drivers do year-round – come rain or shine – or in this case, freezing weather! But it also shows that driving is just one part of the job – and one which has huge safety implications.

People tend not to realise that every product they buy has been on a lorry at some point, and they don't realise that a driver had to move the items safely. This photo is of me as I'm starting to strap my high-value load of lager, also showing some irony as it's not something drivers are often able to indulge in.

Photo: Simone Burton

Waiting for the boat to come back home after 2 weeks away

Photo: Ryan Rudd

The hidden life of a lorry driver - when you're parked up on the Isle of Skye and there's a major show of the Northern Lights. I get to park up in some amazing locations being a lorry driver in the Scottish Highlands. Getting to see the Northern Lights is an absolute highlight.

Photo: Jane Maclennan

Defeating the ‘stereotypical trucker’ talk one day at a time in this male dominated industry! Being the 5ft trucker aka Tigger bouncing through life, making every effort to make a difference with a huge smile on my face! Keep it up all you MotherTruckers out there!

Photo: Jessica Evans

Oversize loads and the difficulties they present.

Photo: Oscar Prados Rio

Hopefully it shows that the loads inside the curtains are secured and I take great pride in strapping my load. It isn’t always couple up and go.

Photo: Lisa Hodgson

The life of trucking is hard and stressful and never can wait to get home for a hug and a kiss from your partner.

Photo: Susan Hebbs

Life on the open road is great... until it rains!

Photo: Hazel Forster

Taking a breather, out in the countryside where the air is cleaner and this happened to be one of very few sunny days we've had so far this year!

Photo: Christopher Jones

Just one of my favourite photos over the years (2013). We spend a lot of time in the docks and industrial estates of this world.

Photo: Chris Cooper

After spending the previous few days driving from Turin, Northern Italy I was hoping to soak up the British sun in my very own metallic back garden!

Photo: Amelie Foster

It's not all motorway and trunk roads. @Victoria Embankment across the road from New Scotland Yard.

Photo: Chris Taylor

Lay-by food, healthy eating.

Photo: Rob Foulgar

Sunrise on an empty road. One of the best things about being an early worker is seeing the amazing sunrises every morning.

Photo: Emma Foster-Smith

Lorry driving is my job but photography is my passion. I'll take my drones or camera with me in the truck because I never know where my lorry will take me. Driving has given me photography opportunities I would never have had. Besides, what better way to spend a lonely night in a cab than looking through and editing my pictures.

Photo: John Harvey

I went over on my ankle during work, miles from home and away in the truck all week. I used my bag of clothes and pillow to elevate it and tomorrow's tea from the freezer as an ice pack to try and reduce the swelling. Then I would be able to get my boot back on and continue working so as to be able to get home. At a motorway services where I gave up and could drive no further in pain.

Photo: Tim Hampson