I will be doing an ADR course (tanks and packages) within the next few months. Classes 1 and 7 arn’t included, But as i’ll have a bit of time on my hands i might as well do them as well. What do you expect the going rate should be for the other 2 modules?
limeyphil:
I will be doing an ADR course (tanks and packages) within the next few months. Classes 1 and 7 arn’t included, But as i’ll have a bit of time on my hands i might as well do them as well. What do you expect the going rate should be for the other 2 modules?
Hi Phil,
I’ll apologise up front for stating the obvious. 
There is a great variation in the prices for UN Classes 1 & 7, but as a rough rule of thumb, it goes on rarity value.
Class 7 is rarer than Class 1, so a Class 7 course will most probably be more expensive than a Class 1 course.
Then you’d have to allow for the fact that some training companies are much more expensive than others, so I’m afraid it ends up being one of those ‘piece of string’ questions.
dieseldave:
limeyphil:
I will be doing an ADR course (tanks and packages) within the next few months. Classes 1 and 7 arn’t included, But as i’ll have a bit of time on my hands i might as well do them as well. What do you expect the going rate should be for the other 2 modules?Hi Phil,
I’ll apologise up front for stating the obvious.
There is a great variation in the prices for UN Classes 1 & 7, but as a rough rule of thumb, it goes on rarity value.
Class 7 is rarer than Class 1, so a Class 7 course will most probably be more expensive than a Class 1 course.Then you’d have to allow for the fact that some training companies are much more expensive than others, so I’m afraid it ends up being one of those ‘piece of string’ questions.
Have an educated guess Dave. I havn’t got a clue, So whatever price they pick out of thin air might look ok to me considering my naivety on this subject.
You planning on dragging your bullshat trailer round with you phil.
spectron:
You planning on dragging your bullshat trailer round with you phil.
you’re not making sense.
limeyphil:
Have an educated guess Dave. I havn’t got a clue, So whatever price they pick out of thin air might look ok to me considering my naivety on this subject.
Phil,
This all depends on whether a person already has an ADR certificate, and in which order that the other modules are taken.
Taking a complete guess… I’d say about £200ish for Class 7 and about £160ish for Class 1.
Most ADR providers will have set a minimum number of candidates before they’ll notify a Class 1 or Class 7 course to SQA because… let’s just say that if there was only one candidate in the classroom, the income wouldn’t cover the costs.
Shop around. Recently renewed my Packages (+ 3 cheeky days towards the so called DCPC!), then after I’d got my card through went back and did the Class1. Paid £60 + vat. Tbf though it’s my mates company. 
Goaty:
Shop around. Recently renewed my Packages (+ 3 cheeky days towards the so called DCPC!), then after I’d got my card through went back and did the Class1. Paid £60 + vat. Tbf though it’s my mates company.
Hi Goaty,
That’s one of the reasons why I told Phil that the price can vary. 
Thanks men, More informative to me than you might think.
Thanks again,
Phil.
Just to be clear, the class1 was £60, not the whole shebang.
I think you’ll get the 1 & 7 cheaper if you do all the others at the same time for obvious reasons.
Silver_Surfer:
I think you’ll get the 1 & 7 cheaper if you do all the others at the same time for obvious reasons.
That’s what i was thinking. The course is £500, But dosn’t cover 1 and 7, But they could say they are £50 extra or £250, I wouldn’t know, So getting a bit of info from those that have done the courses before seemed logical, and i’ve now got a bit more of an idea of what to expect.
I did my class 1 with the same firm and i trust them, very professional, so i don’t want to shop about if i can help it.
limeyphil:
Silver_Surfer:
I think you’ll get the 1 & 7 cheaper if you do all the others at the same time for obvious reasons.That’s what i was thinking. The course is £500, But dosn’t cover 1 and 7, But they could say they are £50 extra or £250, I wouldn’t know, So getting a bit of info from those that have done the courses before seemed logical, and i’ve now got a bit more of an idea of what to expect.
I did my class 1 with the same firm and i trust them, very professional, so i don’t want to shop about if i can help it.
Phil,
This ADR lark might not work in the way that you might be thinking.
Not every provider is authorised to offer Classes 1 and 7.
Classes 1 and 7 are ‘stand alone’ modules.
For instance, you could do Core + Class 7 (or Core + Class 1,) then do the other stuff on a different ‘normal’ course.
The certification catches up because it’s computerised.
Doing an ADR course in the normal way is fairly easy, because most providers run one course per month, but you may then wait some months for an opportunity to take Class 1, and quite possibly even longer to take the Class 7.
If you say exactly what you want and tell them when you need it by and ask your chosen provider the right questions… like… are you authorised to provide what I’m asking for and within my timescale? … you might end up with what you need.
BTW, there are no DCPC hours available for Classes 1 or 7.
Thanks Dave. If it does turn out that they don’t do class 1 and 7, I’m not too fussed. They’ll probably be in a position to recommend someone. It’s Red rose training i’ll be going to.
Once the wifes better i’ll be back to driving full time, So i’m just using my spare time to do something i’ve been putting off for years.
limeyphil:
Thanks Dave. If it does turn out that they don’t do class 1 and 7, I’m not too fussed. They’ll probably be in a position to recommend someone. It’s Red rose training i’ll be going to.
Once the wifes better i’ll be back to driving full time, So i’m just using my spare time to do something i’ve been putting off for years.
1 and 7 ? those are quite specialised Phil. If they needed you to have 1 and/or 7 I’m sure they’d have said so right at the start, not left it until you’ve organised training and then just drop in with “Oh, by the way, you’ll need 1 n 7”.
In fact they are so specialised I’d expect my prospective employer to pay for courses on those classes. I definitely wouldn’t bother getting them just on the off chance they might be useful.
Simon:
limeyphil:
Thanks Dave. If it does turn out that they don’t do class 1 and 7, I’m not too fussed. They’ll probably be in a position to recommend someone. It’s Red rose training i’ll be going to.
Once the wifes better i’ll be back to driving full time, So i’m just using my spare time to do something i’ve been putting off for years.1 and 7 ? those are quite specialised Phil. If they needed you to have 1 and/or 7 I’m sure they’d have said so right at the start, not left it until you’ve organised training and then just drop in with “Oh, by the way, you’ll need 1 n 7”.
In fact they are so specialised I’d expect my prospective employer to pay for courses on those classes. I definitely wouldn’t bother getting them just on the off chance they might be useful.
There is no They. It’s just for the sake of getting it.
limeyphil:
Simon:
limeyphil:
Thanks Dave. If it does turn out that they don’t do class 1 and 7, I’m not too fussed. They’ll probably be in a position to recommend someone. It’s Red rose training i’ll be going to.
Once the wifes better i’ll be back to driving full time, So i’m just using my spare time to do something i’ve been putting off for years.1 and 7 ? those are quite specialised Phil. If they needed you to have 1 and/or 7 I’m sure they’d have said so right at the start, not left it until you’ve organised training and then just drop in with “Oh, by the way, you’ll need 1 n 7”.
In fact they are so specialised I’d expect my prospective employer to pay for courses on those classes. I definitely wouldn’t bother getting them just on the off chance they might be useful.There is no They. It’s just for the sake of getting it.
Phil,
Now that you’ve said that… I have to say that I completely agree with Simon.
Class 7 is so rare and highly specialised that it is usually paid for by the boss when they need it.
Of course, you’d be more employable to that type of company if you already had an ADR licence, because that would save them from the time (1.5 days) and expense of having to get you do a core module first. They would then simply send you on a Class 7 add-on module which would only need one full day to complete.
Exactly the same principle is true for Class 1, although it’s not quite as rare as Class 7.
Class1 could sometimes be handy if you were going to work in the demolition or quarrying industries, or if you were going to carry large(ish) quantities of the more spectacular types of display fireworks.
‘Normal’ (small) fireworks don’t need an ADR licence to carry them, no matter how many are carried.
limeyphil:
Simon:
limeyphil:
Thanks Dave. If it does turn out that they don’t do class 1 and 7, I’m not too fussed. They’ll probably be in a position to recommend someone. It’s Red rose training i’ll be going to.
Once the wifes better i’ll be back to driving full time, So i’m just using my spare time to do something i’ve been putting off for years.1 and 7 ? those are quite specialised Phil. If they needed you to have 1 and/or 7 I’m sure they’d have said so right at the start, not left it until you’ve organised training and then just drop in with “Oh, by the way, you’ll need 1 n 7”.
In fact they are so specialised I’d expect my prospective employer to pay for courses on those classes. I definitely wouldn’t bother getting them just on the off chance they might be useful.There is no They. It’s just for the sake of getting it.
so you ARE doing your cpc,afterall… 
commonrail:
so you ARE doing your cpc,afterall…
I was thinking the same thought myself.
dieseldave:
commonrail:
so you ARE doing your cpc,afterall…I was thinking the same thought myself.
NO chance. I’m not doing it as part of the Dcpc. I’ve got far too much self respect.