The Rubberduck adventure

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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Good luck with the test mate , lets hope the numpty drivers stay at home tomorow :unamused:

cheers Mike

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Wheel Nut:

pete-b:

rubberduckY1234:
As for the reversing, i feel quite confident as i grew up on a farm, i was reversing tractors and trailers since i was about 8 so it should be a breeze :sunglasses:

Just as well you were at the beginning of your learning journey then eh?

Lucky strike for Flair or what?

Oh, and good luck

It gets funnier this thread, the lad has an inky C licence and experience of driving tractors and trailers for over 10 years. I do hope he passes on Friday.

Any sign of a charitable donation yet for the initial training and cat C part?

Have asked this several times but yet to have an answer :unamused: :unamused:

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LGVTrainer:
To those mentioned below and anyone else that cares enough

As The course is finally about to get underway :-

Coffeeholic:
I understand LGVTrainer’s location is in Essex but the more of his posts that I read the more I am convinced he is actually in Lightwater.

Where is Lightwater and why do you think I’m there. Trust me Chelmsford is my place

To Animal: For the sake of clarity please ask the specific question again and I will reply. Sorry I didn’t reply to your satisfaction previously.

To Wheelnut: I’m sure if we had met you would mention it, unless of course you actually liked me at the time

To Almose-truckin: Millions? LOL I run one truck and teach on it myself. Please don’t believe everything because it’s in print. PS. Thanks for noticing the help I try to provide to all board members. You are one of the first to mention that.

To 44 Tonne Ton: Please be specific about my track record. Don’t quote the Daily Mirror. Quote your in depth personal knowledge. If you want I will yet again describe my track record.

Finally: To everyone that wishes Rubberducky good luck I will not let you or him down. I can’t guarantee a pass but I can guarantee he will be ready for it.

PPS: This site has a thread where people recommend trainers.Despite members having passed with us and telling the board, we don’t yet make the list. Perhaps I should have asked these people to join the board. flairtraining.co.uk/studentgallery.htm

Regards

John
Flair Training

If you run "One truck and teach on it yourself! How do you provide “Branches Nationwide” :question: :confused:

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Rubberducky, decent reverse, that was good positioning against the wall :stuck_out_tongue:

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GREAT VIDEO of a CE W&D reverse

That might just get added to the LGV TRAINING TIPS thread in the future - thanks

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instructorone:
If you run "One truck and teach on it yourself! How do you provide “Branches Nationwide”

EH!! - where is that written on their website?

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ROG:

instructorone:
If you run "One truck and teach on it yourself! How do you provide “Branches Nationwide”

EH!! - where is that written on their website?

watch the video ROG it’s written on the truck

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Good luck on your test rubberducky! Nice reverse chief :slight_smile:

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chevmac:

ROG:

instructorone:
If you run "One truck and teach on it yourself! How do you provide “Branches Nationwide”

EH!! - where is that written on their website?

watch the video ROG it’s written on the truck

Ah - it’s the OLD owners (sterling/qualitas) advertising that has not been deleted :slight_smile:

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chevmac:

ROG:

instructorone:
If you run "One truck and teach on it yourself! How do you provide “Branches Nationwide”

EH!! - where is that written on their website?

watch the video ROG it’s written on the truck

delusions of grandeur :unamused:

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good luck with the test tomorrow Ian

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To clear up the great “Branches Nationwide” mystery.

As many will know the vehicle and trailer were purchased from Sterling (who were Nationwide) in Oct 09 some 3 months before their demise. Most of the signwriting was already on there and to keep costs down we only changed the Phone number and the writing on the front.

I personally would have put LGV and not HGV but just the bits we changed cost over ÂŁ300.

We do not try to pretend on our website or anywhere else that we operate from anywhere other than Essex. We do occasionally run courses directly from Purfleet in Essex as well as Chelmsford.

Regards

John
Flair Training

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Good luck for tomorrow mate
Jenx

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Here is a video of me doing the reverse, it wasnt perfect but good enough

Just hope you were checking the nearside mirror when we couldn’t see you then!

“Branches Nationwide”

Maybe inherited from previous operator - for all the world it looks like an ex-Sterling vehicle to me. Crap position for coupling - thus clobbering the curb. Great fun scambling about to couple stuff up.

Good luck for the test. Pete :laughing: :laughing:

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ROG:

chevmac:

ROG:

instructorone:
If you run "One truck and teach on it yourself! How do you provide “Branches Nationwide”

EH!! - where is that written on their website?

watch the video ROG it’s written on the truck

Ah - it’s the OLD owners (sterling/qualitas) advertising that has not been deleted :slight_smile:

Oh, silly me…Change the name, and the number…and leave the false advertising bit onnit…sounds familiar eh? :exclamation:

Nice bit of driving though. Good luck tomorrow.

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Peter Smythe:

Here is a video of me doing the reverse, it wasnt perfect but good enough

Just hope you were checking the nearside mirror when we couldn’t see you then!

Funny enough i was going to mention about that nearside mirror too, everytime it focused on him he was looking only in drivers mirror, im sure he was checking it but you never know. and ofcourse you can fail on that for lack of observation!!

Anyway goodluck mate for tomorrow :slight_smile:

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rubberduckY1234:
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Another cheapo training company that uses 7.5 tonners for the C+E. This practice should be banned imo as it provides absolutely zero real life experience for the real thing.

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Rob K:

rubberduckY1234:
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Another cheapo training company that uses 7.5 tonners for the C+E. This practice should be banned imo as it provides absolutely zero real life experience for the real thing.

it doesn’t seem right that the minimum spec vehicle can be so much smaller than a real life truck :exclamation:

W&D Spec is 4.75 metres shorter than maximum and only needs to weigh 20t !

Maybe if trainees did their tests in real sized vehicles they would find employers accepted newbies easier :wink:

direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Dr … DG_4022527

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Denis F:
it doesn’t seem right that the minimum spec vehicle can be so much smaller than a real life truck

I’ve instructed on both for about 12 months on each and agree that the DSA should not only increase the minimum size spec but also have the vehicles loaded to half of their load weight capacity - many examiners have also expressed the same opinion.

Sorry for going off topic :blush:

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Denis F:

Rob K:

rubberduckY1234:
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:unamused:

Another cheapo training company that uses 7.5 tonners for the C+E. This practice should be banned imo as it provides absolutely zero real life experience for the real thing.

it doesn’t seem right that the minimum spec vehicle can be so much smaller than a real life truck :exclamation:

W&D Spec is 4.75 metres shorter than maximum and only needs to weigh 20t !

Maybe if trainees did their tests in real sized vehicles they would find employers accepted newbies easier :wink:

direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Dr … DG_4022527

I too use a wagon and drag for training - the fiqures you quote although correct may be misunderstood

For test purposes
Min length of w&d or artic for test is 14m both plated at min 20 tonnes
max length for artic is 16.5m
max length for w&d is 18.75m

I do agree that some trainers use these regs to their advantage - but the rules are there and as long as it makes the grade then the DSA will accept it on test, I do know that some examiners think it’s wrong also.

Just to clarify my vehicles are all 18 tonne daf cfs and the combined length with trailer is 18.7m