B+E training

[tommer9]

Phew!

 

For a minute I thought you wanted train in Breaking and Entering!

 

Good luck with it mate.

 

Me and you both Mark!!

[LR90]

i recently done mine at hill of plumpton rate them highly very nice bunch of people when I get enough money spare will be doing my 18ton lorry test there.

 

Emergency stop is no longer on the test iirc

 

if u get the reversing spot on their is less attention given to the drive as its all based on points but yer the test is the same standard as an artic lorry and the road bit is like a car test to the same standards.

 

I passed first time only been driving for 2 years (but use to driving tractor and trailer) used my own land rover and used their trailer had 4 of 4hr including the test cost around £800

 

hope this helps

[mark_goldfinch]

cheers for the responses, i hoping there shouldnt be any problem with the standard road driving, done my lgv for fire appliances about three months ago. bit of a joke really i can drive a 14 ton fire engine through red lights but im not aloud to tow a bloody chipper.

[Big J]

I've got my test next Thursday preceded by 4 hours of training, using my own truck. The test centre is in Livingston, 15 miles west of Edinburgh. These are my costs:

 

£113 - test fee

£100 - 4 hours tuition (discount for using own vehicle)

£22 - box trailer hire

 

£235 for something that I can already do, but I need a piece of bloody paper for

[mark_goldfinch]

I've got my test next Thursday preceded by 4 hours of training, using my own truck. The test centre is in Livingston, 15 miles west of Edinburgh. These are my costs:

 

£113 - test fee

£100 - 4 hours tuition (discount for using own vehicle)

£22 - box trailer hire

 

£235 for something that I can already do, but I need a piece of bloody paper for

 

i know, its a bit of a joke and most of the people on the road who can tow have never had to do any training just get grandfathers rights

[AHPP]

...and that you'd be allowed to do if you were born earlier. The 1997 age lottery irritates me something chronic.

 

I sent the following to my MP and am chasing hard. I encourage others to do the same.

Dear My MP,

 

I obtained my bog standard car driving licence after 01.01.1997 which allows me to drive cars, lorries <3500kg, tractors, mowing machines and mopeds (with trailers <750kg behind the car/lorry/tractor). People who obtained their licences before 01.01.1997 automatically got the parts on their licence allowing them to drive the same, as well as lorries <7500kg and minibuses, trailers >750kg on both and vehicles to which parts L and N refer (UK Driving Licence Checks | Driving Licence Checking | Driving Licence Verification Service from Licence Check).

 

Terrified, clinging-to-the-wheel, forgotten-where-the-brake-pedal-is pensioners who got their licence from the post office between the wars can drive a minibus of 17 victims with a couple of tonnes of trailer on the back.

My mother and a friend of mine, quite careless women of 64 and 41 respectively who often bump into flowerpots on the driveway, can happily terrorise those on pavement corners with a long wheelbase lorry loaded to the gunwales.

I, a quite able and practical 23 year old, who would find it very useful indeed to be allowed to drive small lorries and minibuses to do stuff like picking up machinery or taking groups of scouts on camping trips (the sort of things that stand to benefit the economy and well rounded society), can't because of some age lottery.

 

 

If the 1997 change hadn't been made fewer people would be driving chronically overloaded Transit vans because they don't have the part on their licence for a bigger (safer) vehicle (and don't fancy shelling out £1000 - £1500 for it) and fewer people would be driving vehicles they just don't have a licence for. Also, it would be easier for people to get into jobs where these sorts of vehicles are used (and indeed would save organisations like schools a fortune having to put teachers through minibus tests).

 

 

I'd like you to speak to whoever you think would have a sympathetic view to my plight, particularly people responsible for jobs, employment, the economy etc.

Letting people do more stuff = people do more stuff = economy does better if the Country isn't sat on its red-taped hands.

 

Please keep my abreast of how you get on.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

AHPP

[mark_goldfinch]

...and that you'd be allowed to do if you were born earlier. The 1997 age lottery irritates me something chronic.

 

I sent the following to my MP and am chasing hard. I encourage others to do the same.

Dear My MP,

 

I obtained my bog standard car driving licence after 01.01.1997 which allows me to drive cars, lorries <3500kg, tractors, mowing machines and mopeds (with trailers <750kg behind the car/lorry/tractor). People who obtained their licences before 01.01.1997 automatically got the parts on their licence allowing them to drive the same, as well as lorries <7500kg and minibuses, trailers >750kg on both and vehicles to which parts L and N refer (UK Driving Licence Checks | Driving Licence Checking | Driving Licence Verification Service from Licence Check).

 

Terrified, clinging-to-the-wheel, forgotten-where-the-brake-pedal-is pensioners who got their licence from the post office between the wars can drive a minibus of 17 victims with a couple of tonnes of trailer on the back.

My mother and a friend of mine, quite careless women of 64 and 41 respectively who often bump into flowerpots on the driveway, can happily terrorise those on pavement corners with a long wheelbase lorry loaded to the gunwales.

I, a quite able and practical 23 year old, who would find it very useful indeed to be allowed to drive small lorries and minibuses to do stuff like picking up machinery or taking groups of scouts on camping trips (the sort of things that stand to benefit the economy and well rounded society), can't because of some age lottery.

 

 

If the 1997 change hadn't been made fewer people would be driving chronically overloaded Transit vans because they don't have the part on their licence for a bigger (safer) vehicle (and don't fancy shelling out £1000 - £1500 for it) and fewer people would be driving vehicles they just don't have a licence for. Also, it would be easier for people to get into jobs where these sorts of vehicles are used (and indeed would save organisations like schools a fortune having to put teachers through minibus tests).

 

 

I'd like you to speak to whoever you think would have a sympathetic view to my plight, particularly people responsible for jobs, employment, the economy etc.

Letting people do more stuff = people do more stuff = economy does better if the Country isn't sat on its red-taped hands.

 

Please keep my abreast of how you get on.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

AHPP

 

thats quite some letter, every word of it true, would be interested to see the responce, if you get one.

[Brushcutter]

I've got my test next Thursday preceded by 4 hours of training, using my own truck. The test centre is in Livingston, 15 miles west of Edinburgh. These are my costs:

 

£113 - test fee

£100 - 4 hours tuition (discount for using own vehicle)

£22 - box trailer hire

 

£235 for something that I can already do, but I need a piece of bloody paper for

 

I know your Navara is new but check the idicators make a buzzing noise to indicate the trailer indiators are working or you have a light on the dash telling you they are. A guy i know got turned away with his L200 at the test centre as it didn't make a buzzing noise.

[NI Tree]

Mark if i am crocet you must have done the C test to drive a 14 tone fire engine if so i would recomend that you do the C+E test in stead as if you will also get you B+E test.

if it makes sence

How to add higher categories to your driving licence (staging and upgrading) : Directgov - Motoring

 

PS i have my Medical for my HGV next week i am woundering if you do the C test do you get C1 as well.

[mark_goldfinch]

Mark if i am crocet you must have done the C test to drive a 14 tone fire engine if so i would recomend that you do the C+E test in stead as if you will also get you B+E test.

if it makes sence

How to add higher categories to your driving licence (staging and upgrading) : Directgov - Motoring

 

PS i have my Medical for my HGV next week i am woundering if you do the C test do you get C1 as well.

yeah you automatically get c1 with cat c, yeah iv got cat c but it was paid for by the brigade, and iv got to sort the +e out for myself so only want to spend a little bit of money with the shortest time away from work.

good luck for your medical.