Just, like to say, what a great site, and how far it has come since I last looked back in 2008, especially the LGV Training Tips.
About me. I am 34, have a wife and a baby girl 15 months old, currently work in an office as a food production planner, and have been doing for the last 8 years. Its always been an ambition of mine to become a lorry driver since I was 13 years old, but as I had no family doing this style of work, I thought I had no chance of getting into it. Back in 2008 I decided to get my class 1 and 2, and see if its possible to get some work. Well, I passed my Class 2 back in 2008, but unluckily failed my class 1, 9 faults in total and one major, mainly failed on gear changes and my exit at a round about was not prompt enough. I never took my retest as at the time I felt my instructor let me down, as on the way home from failing my test, he was explaining how I should smoothly change gear’s, which I felt should of been explained to me during my training, there was also some other things as well, but anyway that’s the past, looking towards my future.
I’m thinking of taking my class 1 with Apex in Peterborough, heard some good things about them from friends and on here. I just need to get some more cash together, so it will not be for a couple of months before I book my training.
I do have some questions, as I’m baffled about all this CPC stuff etc. So, I passed my class 2 back in 2008, what do I need to do to get through my class 1?
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