Expanding Women in Transport: Fertility Treatment, Domestic Abuse Support & More
DriverWell has expanded its Women in Transport section with six new resources — including the UK's first guidance on fertility treatment and professional driving, domestic abuse support, cancer screening for shift workers, and more.
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A Milestone for Women in the Transport Industry
DriverWell was built for every professional driver and transport worker — and that means making sure the platform genuinely serves the 5% of UK HGV drivers who are women, as well as the many more women working across logistics, operations, and transport management.
Today we're announcing a significant expansion of the Women in Transport section, adding resources that simply don't exist anywhere else in the transport wellbeing space.
What's New
Fertility Treatment & Professional Driving
This is the resource we're most proud of. Thousands of women in transport go through IVF, IUI, or other fertility treatments every year — and until now, there has been almost no guidance on how this intersects with professional driving.
The new Fertility Treatment & Driving [blocked] page covers:
- DVLA requirements — when you do and don't need to notify the DVLA during treatment
- Medication safety — which fertility drugs are safe to drive on, and which cause drowsiness or visual disturbances
- Egg collection and sedation — the 24-hour no-drive rule and what this means for your schedule
- Injection logistics on long routes — how to manage daily hormone injections when you're away from home
- Workplace rights — time off for appointments, disclosure obligations, and Equality Act protections
- Mental health after failed cycles — when grief and depression may affect your Group 2 licence, and where to get support
This page is unique. We're not aware of any other transport wellbeing platform that covers this topic.
Domestic Abuse Support
Female drivers are often isolated — long routes and irregular hours can make it harder to access help or leave a dangerous situation. We've added a sensitive, discreet callout on the Women in Transport hub linking directly to:
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline — 0808 2000 247 (Refuge, free 24/7)
- Women's Aid live chat
Cancer Screening for Shift Workers
Shift workers routinely miss NHS screening appointments because they're sent during working hours. We've added practical guidance on rearranging cervical smear appointments and self-referring for breast screening around shift patterns.
Women's Mental Health
Four topic panels covering imposter syndrome, isolation anxiety, postnatal depression and DVLA guidance, and medication interactions with Group 2 licences — with signposts to Mind and Samaritans.
Driving Mater
We've added Driving Mater to the Industry Organisations section — the most active peer support community for female HGV drivers in the UK.
Why This Matters
Women in transport face health challenges that are invisible in most workplace wellbeing programmes. Menopause, endometriosis, PCOS, pregnancy, fertility treatment — these are not niche concerns. They affect millions of women, and the transport industry has been slow to acknowledge them.
DriverWell is committed to changing that. The Women in Transport section now covers six health topics with driving-specific, legally accurate, UK-focused guidance — and we'll keep adding more.
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If you know a woman working in transport who could benefit from these resources, please share this page with them. The more drivers who know DriverWell exists, the more lives we can support.
— The DriverWell Team