Did mine almost 3 years ago now. I think it was about a grand for class c and 800 ish for C+E. Medical was £40 cos it was organised through the training centre. Worst part for me was the stupid hazard perception test on the theory!! How daft is that. It's so not like the real world. Took about 6 weeks to get in for my theory, a week after that I was on my class C test. Took a month between them cos my son was born. I reckon as said before 8 weeks from start to finish is about right.
Good jobs to be had aswell if you work for the right company