There are loads of Brits out here driving for German companies.
The vast majority are ex army who have fallen under the spell of the local maidens and have married and stayed on here after leaving the forces.
Life over here is pretty good. The standard of living is way ahead of the UK. The Germans are generally a pleasant lot and love the Brits.
Obviously the main factor in getting a job is the ability to speak German. Although most Germans can speak good English, once you get out in the sticks you really need to be able to communicate in the local lingo.
Availability of work is also dependant on the area you’re thinking of moving to. It would, for example, be easier to pick up a job in the industrial Ruhr area as it would in the backwoods of Bavaria.
Your English licence and driver’s card will be valid over here, so no need to get them exchanged.
The Saturday edition of the local newspaper is a good place to look for driving jobs.
When you move here, you will have to register your address at the local town hall.
Additionally as a foreigner from another EU country, you will have to apply for a Freizügigkeitsbescheinigung, which is basically a residence permit for EU nationals. You will need to be able to show them a contract of employment before this is issued.
Also, landlords will want to see a contract of employment when you want to rent a flat, which is a bit of a Catch 22 situation.
As with the rest of Europe, jobs are pretty thin on the ground at the moment but the “green shoots of recovery” are allegedly not far away.
It would probably not be advisable to chuck a job in the UK and move over here without anything firm lined up, but having said that, that is exactly what I did almost 30 years ago and I managed to survive somehow.
Hope this helps. Best of luck, fella