HGV licence

[landy]

im currently thinking about applying for mine.

i no you have to get your 7.5ton one 1st then your class 2 and then class 1.
as any one got there class 1?

if so how much did it cost?
where did you do it?
how long did ittake to do?


any other infomation would be good
cheers
landy

[woodsy]

ive got my LGV (light goods)

dont you have to be driving a lgv for 2 years before you can drive a hgv

did it in the navy so cost me feck all

[landy]

so i have to do my 7.5ton one for 2 years

[woodsy]

im talking years ago that i heard this ...

not sure if its the law now ... can you not check online what the requirements are

[carter]

im thinking about doing this aswell, do you need to be 21?

[BENSAX3]

why do you want one???

[carter]

why do you want one???

so you can get a job driving a lorry maybe?

[Viper]

i think at 21, you can do the HGV liscence, which allows 7.5 tonne u pto a certain limit, and for something like an artic, you need another one.

Yorkie would be good to ask :y:

[carter]

is that what yorkie does?

[Luke]

Yorkie works delivery beer to all the pubs, but he doesn't actually drive the lorries.

[adam]

ive got my LGV (light goods)

dont you have to be driving a lgv for 2 years before you can drive a hgv

did it in the navy so cost me feck all

no mate you don`t you can do it straight after, as my bro did it last year

[Viper]

Yorkie works delivery beer to all the pubs, but he doesn't actually drive the lorries.

you sure? i thought he did..

well, he mentioned at the last meet about having his HGv liscence..

[BENSAX3]

so you can get a job driving a lorry maybe?

thanks for that!!!! but you never no he may want it for something else

[Viper]

such as what.. shooting a pheasant??

[kenny]

sure u have to do the 7.5 then wait for 2years or something then can do the arctic one

[MikeCracknell]

Bloke on ZSOC has done this/is doing it.....you need to get your C1 first (which anyone over about 26 has anyway, us youngsters don't have that entitlement, then you can straight away do the next bits....

Kris from ZS has just passed his theory for Class 1 (I think, maybe Class 2) and has his test soon!

[BenSilverSaxo]

There is two licences
Category C - This is for rigid vehicles i.e the ones that are not articulated they normally have three axles

Category C+E - This is for articulated vehicles i.e the ones that have a tractor unit that can seperate from the trailer

You can do the C and then the C+E straight after.

You have to be over 21 though!

I used to work for a freight company during the summer. The rigid drivers do alot more drops, that means alot more driving about in city centres.
The arctic drivers do fewer drops and dont normally do alot of town centre work.

If you find a company that wants drivers they will train you and pay for you to take the tests. You may have to work for them for a certain number of years after though. Hope this helps,

Ben

[BenSilverSaxo]

Here is a link for the application form!

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/DoItOnline/DG_4017725

[Richardson_VTS]

i think it costs about £1500 to do all the tests and lessons etc. I'll be going for mine this time next year, driving for my uncle.

[Viper]

just want to say.. its ARTIC.. not ARCTIC.

hence, articulated lorry, not arcticulated lorry :afro:

[Richardson_VTS]

just want to say.. its ARTIC.. not ARCTIC.

hence, articulated lorry, not arcticulated lorry :afro:

Arctic in the winter lol when it snows

[Viper]

lol, yeah :) tesco's etc, have artics, and iceland have the arctics :P

[BenSilverSaxo]

lol, yeah :) tesco's etc, have artics, and iceland have the arctics :P

Lol i got it right two times out of three not bad!!

[yorkie]

if you over 21 you can take 7.5ton, class2 then class1 in a row