Learner Driver - Driving School Opinions / Recommendations

Hi all,

I’ve been looking over these forums for some time now, reading posts and getting familiar with trucking.

I’m now in the situation where I have passed both my theory and hazard (today yay), I have my CPC 2 tomorrow & I’m trying to work out which driving school to train with.

I have looked at the list of training schools recommended on the sticky threads, I have read the differences about 1:1 & 2:1 training & understand the pros and cons of these.

I have two training schools local to me in Telford RTITB & AVT.
I also have another driving school in mind Central Transport Training in Wolverhampton.

For training C to C+E the cost is roughly £2500, however Central Transport Training in wolverhampton works out to cost £1650 which is a considerable saving (also the one of the three that is 2:1, other two are 1:1 I beleive)

I’m funding this on my own in the prospect that I will eventually & hopefully get more money & work days compared to the constant nights I work now in security (recent birth of my son makes me want to change from my current job). I know that it can be long hours sometimes 15 max but if that means I can be home in the evenings then I really am not fussed, I work 12 hour shifts now so I’m used to it.

So… I have read some opinions on the three mentioned companies but I am struggling to find many recent reviews.

Atm Central Transport Training is kind of in my favour as it saves me £900 and have read varying reviews (many of them 6 years old)

Any help would be much appreciated :slight_smile: