There is a woman named Valerie runs a school near me
parks her trucks in same place as mine- think they are called ‘keep it simple’ - an old pal of mine teaches for her - then a mile along the road is KW and daughters - Used to be run by Keith Williams who died recently - think both firms have good success rates
If you have a pre 1997 car licence and need to get a DQC (CPC card) then make sure you get a provider who has their practical training approved for DCPC hours so you can get some of the 35 hours needed at a little extra cost
I used newcroft training for my class 1 they are based in Leigh on sea on progress road and also used roadtrain in west thurrock for my class 2 they offered me a trial drive before I took the course
Sad news, I’d not heard. He was a nice chap who I’ve come across a few times in the last few years as he was friendly with one of our regular customers.