Piston broke:
No idea of prices but you could reduce the cost considerably if you offered to do a Saturday morning free, in the artic, and had your Dad sat by the side of you…
If you were cute - and asked your guvnor - you have a bloody great free training ground to practice reversing - and all things articulated!
That’s sort of how they trained Dad; He went on L plates with his brother and then did a course and passed test. I’ve driven Dads’ in the yard when he’s been steam cleaning it (turning it around when he’s got dirty overalls on etc). It’s been “considered” in the past when my wagon was serviced that I could put L plates on Dads and he’d supervise.
As a side, does Class1 training count towards DCPC?
FarnboroughBoy11:
650 quid with Newcroft training services in Purfleet, bit far from Witney though mate.
I’m thinking of doing mine with them in the next few months r they any good though
Yes I found they were very good, nice blokes and chilled out. I done my licenses back to back in 2009 so not sure if the same instructors are there, I had a bloke called John, Irish fella.
They run an ex sainsburys Volvo with a choice of 45ft trailer or a 30ft one.
When I did my HGV class 2 training back in the 1970’s the guy who I shared the cab with was upgrading from class 3 to class 2 due to the fact that for a year he had been an OD on a six wheeler but hadn’t actually got a license to drive it, oops! The point I am getting at is that he was a decent driver but it took nearly all week to break him off ‘bad habits’ like driving with one hand on the gear lever and having his arm on the window ledge as well as having a ■■■ in his mouth when concentrating! I guess we are all guilty of some of those, he passed ok though, but it can sometimes be easier to train someone from scratch than a driver who has many years driving under his belt?
Good luck with it anyway Nathan.
I agree with you Pete, my uncle taught Dad to change completely clutchless. Trainer shook his head.
Funny thing though, Dad was better than my uncke with a twin splitter.
Muckaway:
I agree with you Pete, my uncle taught Dad to change completely clutchless. Trainer shook his head.
Funny thing though, Dad was better than my uncke with a twin splitter.
I remember them well, cut my teeth on those bloody things! Using the clutch made it harder IMO.
Certainly better than the piece of german smack through crap i have to put up with now
when i did my class 2,the firm i was working for promised that i would then be put through the class1(the same firm i said in another post were the best i have ever worked for-and they were)
however,as i worked with my dad and he had class 1,they said they would put me through it when he retired-about two years in the future at the time,so i left and took a job doing basically the same as i was ,but at least £200 a week more-and i still regret leaving,and i still havent done my class 1 ,and at the moment cant see myself doing it for quite sometime as it wont earn me any more money.if it would count for dcpc i would do it next week lol-but as i am self employed it will have to wait a while,but will be done one day!!
Dav1d:
I paid just shy of £1200 when I did mine during the past week.
Of the 5 companies I called fairly local to Milton Keynes, that was the 2nd cheapest.
Lol, though it might be, hows it going mate?.
I spoke to Michelle today and they quoted me £541 to retake my test. That’s for 2 hours training, 1 hour warm up before the test, hire of the truck for the test and the test fee itself. Seriuosly considering it while it’s all still fresh in my mind.
Lol, though it might be, hows it going mate?.
I spoke to Michelle today and they quoted me £541 to retake my test. That’s for 2 hours training, 1 hour warm up before the test, hire of the truck for the test and the test fee itself. Seriuosly considering it while it’s all still fresh in my mind.
Saw your username and wondered too!
Not going too bad. I think you should redo it. You were doing really well. Any idea if that class 2 lad passed ?
Lol, though it might be, hows it going mate?.
I spoke to Michelle today and they quoted me £541 to retake my test. That’s for 2 hours training, 1 hour warm up before the test, hire of the truck for the test and the test fee itself. Seriuosly considering it while it’s all still fresh in my mind.
Jeez, there’s a massive North/South divide with this!
That would cost £280 here, 2x 2 hour lesson @£80 and £120 test.
Even at £100 for a 2 hour lesson, that’d only be £320.
The £541 you’ve been quoted, it’s £120 for the test (DFT fee, same everywhere I believe), so a 2 hour sesh must cost £210 !!!
The point I am getting at is that he was a decent driver but it took nearly all week to break him off ‘bad habits’ like driving with one hand on the gear lever and having his arm on the window ledge as well as having a ■■■ in his mouth when concentrating! I guess we are all guilty of some of those, he passed ok though, but it can sometimes be easier to train someone from scratch than a driver who has many years driving under his belt?
