hi everyone been reading the forum for some time now thought i had better introduce myself.
well ive passed the medical the theory and hazard perception tests and have booked a assessment drive with j coates tomorrow lets hope all goes well with that so i can get on with the class c training
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mike123:
ive passed the medical the theory and hazard perception tests
Forum with some useful stuff and Forum for questions on drivers hours
mike123:
hi everyone been reading the forum for some time now thought i had better introduce myself.
well ive passed the medical the theory and hazard perception tests and have booked a assessment drive with j coates tomorrow lets hope all goes well with that so i can get on with the class c training
Hi mike123, 
And…
CONGRATULATIONS on passing your LGV theory test
thanks for the welcome.
has anyone out there use j coates for their driver training recently, if so, what did you think of them?
i read somewhere on here that their test pad was in hinkley would this pose a problem with training
mike123:
thanks for the welcome.
has anyone out there use j coates for their driver training recently, if so, what did you think of them?
i read somewhere on here that their test pad was in hinkley would this pose a problem with training
I would say it’s only an issue if on 1 to 1 half day training due to the travelling time on roads which most would describe as ‘not very challenging’
My advice - if there are two of you doing half days, one AM & one PM, then get together and do a full day of 2 to 1 for the reverse pad day.
mike123:
thanks for the welcome.
has anyone out there use j coates for their driver training recently, if so, what did you think of them?
i read somewhere on here that their test pad was in hinkley would this pose a problem with training
They have a dust bowl/mud bath depending on weather in Hinckley and they have a proper tarmacked reversing pad down at St Albans, was rubbish when we drove down from Northampton down to there, motorway driving, this will really help me in my test i’ve got in a couple of days 