MkPikie...

DRIVER HIRE is doing FREE NON TIE-IN training...
I got mine for free.. only downside was having to go to college once a week to obtain a C&G in HGV Driving.. bearing in mind all of us are already drivers..

The training for a class 2 includes -
Medical £60-£80 from your Doctor
Theory test - Buy the Book.. "DSA official Theory test for HGV", Or you can have mine if you're serious.. You also have to score more on the hazard perception than car drivers..
ONLY once you've passed the above can you get behind the wheel...
Practical - I used TTS (Technical training Services) in Willenhall and they charged about £400 a day (2 x 4hrs) for a rigid with an instructor.
For class 2 the average training time is 16-24 hrs - or one week with 4hrs a day (20hrs)
The test it's self, is about £90 iirc, but you also need to pay for the use of a truck for the morning, so it's about £200-225.. It lasts for an hour and a half and if you touch the kerb ONCE, you've failed.. simple.. and don't forget to feed the wheel..

Class 1 is a bit cheaper as you only need to do the practical, and iirc you usually get about 10hrs...

HTH's...

I'm 32 this year, and in all my working years I have NEVER considered work to be anything more than a 'chore' to earn money.. But this truck driving is ACE...
I've been doing it a year now and still absolutely LOVE IT.. Even when the phone rings at 3am, 6 nights in a row.. !!!

Benn - Keep an eye out for white 7.5 renaults and Dafs marked "Chillway" as I regularly visit the same RDC's as the 'brakes' trucks..

Deano - Give us a job ...



Luv
Chrisie...