After passing my test on 8th sept , I have a start around end of oct/begining of Nov. As I am in a non driving job , I am considering doing a refresher with the training school who I passed C and C&E with… do you think this will be money well spent or will the training come back to me… There is no driving assesment with this job. Are there any other newbie who have gone through this thought process/learning curve?
BTW, I learnt with TRUK Bolton who I would recommend!!! tested C in simonswood and c&E in Kirkham.
More training doesn’t hurt anyone.If you feel you would benefit from further training then do so. I did when I was in a similar situation to yourself.
A loaded tri axle/ tandem trailers using two different tractor units with two different gear boxes. Then a rigid with range change. I have recently done another training day because I wanted to.
I am sure Rog and others will advise on this question shortly.
After passing my test on 8th sept , I have a start around end of oct/begining of Nov. As I am in a non driving job , I am considering doing a refresher with the training school who I passed C and C&E with… do you think this will be money well spent or will the training come back to me… There is no driving assesment with this job. Are there any other newbie who have gone through this thought process/learning curve?
BTW, I learnt with TRUK Bolton who I would recommend!!! tested C in simonswood and c&E in Kirkham.
thanks in advance.
Lancashire Lad:
Firstly, I have been lurking here for a while, I have recenty passed my class 1 and class 2…
I am fortunate enough to have been given an opportunity to start with a local haulage firm, with a fleet of 14 mercs, they are also going to pay all my ADR fee’s, I know I am lucky, especially as I have no previous commercial driving experience.
Could you get a day out driving with one of their drivers before ‘officially’ starting
All the firm does is ADR work, would I be correct in assuming that any riding in the cab must have ADR?
i may get corrected here but i believe there is nothing stopping you riding in the cab as a passenger, being able to watch the driver and see how things are done, as long as you dont drive when ADR is loaded you should be able to go with them. plus the company may look on this quite favourably and remember this when you need something.
All the firm does is ADR work, would I be correct in assuming that any riding in the cab must have ADR?
Not up on those regs but you are probably correct
'fraid that’s not quite correct ROG and Lancashire Lad.
A person, who travels in a vehicle which is carrying dangerous goods, doesn’t need an ADR certificate IF they aren’t actually going to drive the vehicle.
However, there are a couple of extra conditions:
That person must either, be an ‘authorised’ passenger, or be a member of the vehicle crew. (Employee.)
‘Authorised’ is taken to mean that the vehicle owner has given permission for that person to be on board the vehicle, as opposed to a hitch-hiker who is clearly __un__authorised.
In order that the vehicle owner can give this permission, the ‘passenger’ would have to have some documented proof of ADR ‘general awareness’ training, which is lower standard of training than that required for the driver’s ADR certificate.
Conditions 1 and 2 above apply to any quantity of any type of listed dangerous goods, but they don’t apply to dangerous goods packaged in Limited Quantities, because those are totally exempt from this.
, I have a start around end of oct/begining of Nov. As I am in a non driving job 
, I am considering doing a refresher with the training school who I passed C and C&E with… do you think this will be money well spent or will the training come back to me… There is no driving assesment with this job. Are there any other newbie who have gone through this thought process/learning curve?
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