These are the main differences:
DST
Drawbar only
No beautiful operating centre
Training all day
Test at Watnall, Nottingham
Accommodation not provided (but is available locally at reasonable cost)
Mod 4 FOC
CAT C £1050, CE £1050 or £2000 for the two.
PST
Choice of full size artic or drawbar
Purpose built training centre
Training in sessions of 3.5hrs as standard. Longer can be arranged
Test on site at training centre
Accommodation provided FOC if you live more than 70 miles from NG17 3FW
Pass Protection if required
Mod 4 £300
CAT C £1260, CE £1395
IN COMMON
Same instructors
Same reversing area
Same level of admin support
MY ADVICE
If you can live with drawbar, then DST is a clear winner. But even then you can use the DST service and then book an artic conversion course (£300) with PST to follow.
Next advice is to get it sorted before March 1st. The price increase will be significant. The only reason it is so low at the moment is that we purchased the school with zero work and, as we have overheads to sustain, it’s best to work for pennies than not work at all! But the situation is changing now so the silliness will end.
Hope this helps but please come back to me with any queries you may have.
Pete 