So, tomorrow i start my Cat C training with LGV Trainers Northampton. If anyone has any tips etc i would be grateful! Feeling confident and a little nervous but really looking forward to it if im honest 
You will be fine , just listen , take things slow at first , be very nosy in ya mirrors , if you take your time to get right gears before a junction you will have loads of time to assess a safe manoeuvre and most of all enjoy it and we look forward to congratulating you on your pass ,
All the best
Jennie
If in doubt ask your instructor or on here
Good luck & remember those mirrors
Come back with a sore neck on day one and you probably still haven’t done quite enough mirror checks 
Remember to listen to your instructor. They have done it hundreds of times.
Good luck
goodluck you can do it just listen listen listen to your instuctor , and you will have a bad day training we all did
Thanks for the responses, It’s appreciated. I have been trying to use the mirrors as much as possible, even to the point when i was driving with a mate he asked if i thought we were being followed! Haha!
Find a proper driving school 
you want to be dancing on them mirrors, 40% front 60% back!! follow everything from front of lorry to back of lorry people, bus stops cars posts everything visible 
time time to fimilarise yoirself with the lorry, its size, gears etc, let us know how ya go, good luck
Thanks all for the mirror tips, my neck aches and I still didn’t check them each time I moved/slowed etc! Will keep at it.
Today went well i think, few mistakes with the gears which I expected. Getting the hang of it generally and most importantly really enjoying it!
summerley82:
Thanks all for the mirror tips, my neck aches and I still didn’t check them each time I moved/slowed etc! Will keep at it.
Today went well i think, few mistakes with the gears which I expected. Getting the hang of it generally and most importantly really enjoying it!
Just curious what the gear configuation is? Some are easier to learn than others
Its a 4 over 4 mate
Sounds like you have had a good first day. The rest of the week is just for ironing out the issues that have arisen today and get the reversing sussed.
Keep us up to speed.
Good Luck
Just remember LARD Left ahead right down
When pulling away I found keeping my hand on parking brake helped me remember my left mirror when leaving lights junc etc anyway glad you enjoyed your first day
Roll on tomorrow
Jen x
Jennie:
Just remember LARD Left ahead right down
When pulling away I found keeping my hand on parking brake helped me remember my left mirror when leaving lights junc etc anyway glad you enjoyed your first day
Roll on tomorrow
Jen x
Its the blind spot i seem to miss the most, just gotta get it in my head to do it as cant be missing it on Tuesday!
Gonna be mainly driving in town tomorrow so that will give me plenty of practice with the routine of mirrors etc cant wait to get back in the cab as sad as that sounds 
summerley82:
Jennie:
Just remember LARD Left ahead right down
When pulling away I found keeping my hand on parking brake helped me remember my left mirror when leaving lights junc etc anyway glad you enjoyed your first day
Roll on tomorrow
Jen xIts the blind spot i seem to miss the most, just gotta get it in my head to do it as cant be missing it on Tuesday!
Gonna be mainly driving in town tomorrow so that will give me plenty of practice with the routine of mirrors etc cant wait to get back in the cab as sad as that sounds
I do know what you mean. I was excited about my training from day to day although tired by the end of the training from all the intensity
dar1976:
I do know what you mean. I was excited about my training from day to day although tired by the end of the training from all the intensity
Yeah i couldnt agree more, was gutted when it was time to park up!
have they still got that doggy old wagon ?
dar1976:
Come back with a sore neck on day one and you probably still haven’t done quite enough mirror checksA tip that helped me to use the mirrors, was to turn the car interior mirror down and just use the wing mirrors.
Noworries:
have they still got that doggy old wagon ?
They have a new Artic according to their site. But nothing about any new rigids
Who’s your instructor? They were all pretty good blokes there. Are you in the DAF or the Blue Scania?
Just remember mirrors for pretty much everything you go past, pedestrians, vans and so on. Also don’t be afraid to take the extra room you need, like at the roundabout opposite Matalan. Kept forgetting the first couple of days and mounting the kerb -.-.