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Going for my class1I passed my class 2 in 2015 I got limited experience on the road before taking another job. I have always wanted to get my class 1.
My current job I do drive a Terberg with trailer so have plenty of experience driving that around a busy yard and plenty of reversing. A few questions I have are Will my experience driving the Terberg go in my favour for my class one course on the road ? If I pass my class one would that experience go in my favour with employers as I know I’ll be a new pass on class one? Also would the fact I’ve held my class 2 since 2015 help with insurance etc help me with the 6months/ 2 years many require to get jobs? I’m in my mid30s clean license in the midlands
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1) No. On the road is where all the idiots are, shunting in the yard is a fairly safe environment where people are trained to operate 2) & 3) are pretty much the same question it seems to me: In my personal experience, No. But again, a lot will depend on the individual employer and insurer so there's no hard and fast rules about that. (edited)
Re: Going for my class1Shunting around a yard will help somewhat with driving a C+E, as you already know how to reverse and how they turn and the size of them. That's coming from an ex shunter myself before I did my C+E. But as said on the road is an entirely different story in terms of dealing with obstacles you would not come across in a yard and all the other Buffoon's on the road.
Having held your C licence for a decent amount of time may help in getting a job for the companies that require at least 12 months licence held. Some do want to see a recent amount of driving history on your card though, so without that driving history then again you may struggle. Some companies may see being a shutter as a reasonable amount of experience but again some may not take it into account at all as it is all yard based. Sent from my CPH2173 using Tapatalk Car test Dec 95
Cat C 2003 C+E 04/07/16 awesome day. My C+E training diary viewtopic.php?f=5&t=138905&p=2183292#p2183292 Pilot's licence.............pending lol Name is Simon
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