HGV and warehouse staff in Bristol
Bristol sits on the M5 and M4, which meet at the Almondsbury Interchange, with Avonmouth and the Severn crossings close by. We supply Class 1, Class 2 and van drivers and warehouse staff here.
Pin: Bristol. Square: the Nalon office in Cleckheaton.
Bristol is a unitary authority in the West of England, and Avonmouth is part of Bristol. The M4 and M5 meet north of the city at the Almondsbury Interchange, which is M4 junction 20 and M5 junction 15, near Aztec West, Cribbs Causeway and the Severn Bridges. M4 junction 19 is also M32 junction 1, for Bristol.
Bristol has a small Class D Clean Air Zone, which started on 28 November 2022. Heavy goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes are a charged category if they do not meet the zone’s emission standards and have no exemption. GOV.UK’s clean air zone service lists Bristol, and the zone map is on Bristol City Council’s website. Check the map before you route a lorry near the centre.
The Severn crossings matter to anyone who runs into Wales. The M4 Prince of Wales Bridge opened in 1996 and gives a more direct route between England and Newport and Cardiff. National Highways says the M48 Severn Bridge closes to all traffic when gusts above 40 knots (46mph) are expected, and that both bridges close if wind speeds exceed 70 knots (80mph). Tolls to cross the bridges into Wales were in place until 2018 before being removed.
Roads and junctions around Bristol
These are the roads around Bristol that matter to a lorry driver, with the junction numbers as National Highways and road signs give them.
- M5
- Junctions 15 to 19 Junction 15 is the Almondsbury Interchange with the M4. Road signs at junction 18 show Avonmouth and the docks. Junction 19, the Gordano interchange, is signed for Royal Portbury Dock and the A369.
- M4
- Almondsbury to the Severn Junction 20 is the Almondsbury Interchange and junction 19 is also M32 junction 1, for Bristol. The Prince of Wales Bridge carries the M4 over the Severn and is the diversion when the M48 Severn Bridge is closed.
- M48
- Severn Bridge Closes to all traffic when gusts above 40 knots (46mph) are expected, and traffic is diverted onto the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge. Check National Highways for other restrictions before you plan a crossing.
- M49
- Avonmouth Highways England, now National Highways, described a scheme at the M49 junction as giving a connection into the Avonmouth and Severnside Enterprise Area from the motorway network.
- M4
- Almondsbury Interchange works National Highways lists refurbishment works from 15 September 2026 to February 2027. They include a round-the-clock closure of the link from M4 junction 20 westbound to M5 junction 15 northbound from 11 October to December 2026, with a diversion via M5 junction 16 southbound. Dates can change, so check the current notice.
Freight and work near Bristol
These are freight places around Bristol, taken from public sources. We do not name tenants or port operators.
Avonmouth docks
Avonmouth, part of Bristol
Road signs at M5 junction 18 show Avonmouth and the docks. GOV.UK’s list of ports of entry in Great Britain has Avonmouth as a sea traffic location.
Royal Portbury Dock
Portbury, signed from M5 junction 19
Signed from the Gordano interchange, which also serves the A369.
Avonmouth and Severnside Enterprise Area
Reached from the motorway network by the M49
Named in Highways England’s description of the M49 junction scheme.
What we staff around Bristol
Around Bristol we staff Class 1 drivers for trunking on the M5 and M4, Class 2 and van drivers for multi-drop and parcel rounds, and forklift, reach truck and warehouse staff for warehouses and distribution units around Avonmouth and across the city. Shifts run days, nights, tramping and weekends.
Tell us the site, the start time and the vehicle when you book. If you are a driver, tell us whether you will take runs over the Severn into Wales, where the wind rules on the bridges can change the route.
Towns covered from Bristol
We supply drivers and staff to Bristol and the towns around it. This is the area we cover from this page.
- Bristol
- Avonmouth
- Portbury
- Pill
- Severn Beach
- Thornbury
- Filton
- Patchway
- Bradley Stoke
- Almondsbury
- Yate
- Clevedon
- Portishead
- Weston-super-Mare
- Keynsham
- Bath
Nearby pages
Questions about driver work in Bristol
- Does the Bristol Clean Air Zone charge lorries?
Bristol has a small Class D zone, and heavy goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes are a charged category if they do not meet the zone’s emission standards and have no exemption. It started on 28 November 2022.
- Do lorries pay tolls on the Severn crossings?
No. National Highways says tolls to cross the bridges into Wales were in place until 2018 before being removed.
- What happens to the Severn bridges in high winds?
The M48 Severn Bridge closes to all traffic when gusts above 40 knots (46mph) are expected, and both bridges close if wind speeds exceed 70 knots (80mph). Traffic is diverted onto the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge.
Book cover in Bristol
Give us the site in or around Bristol, the vehicle, the licence category, the start time and the shift length. We come back on who can cover it.