Can anyoe tell me what the total cost of ADR is roughly i have been quoted about £650 also can you study at home for the test or even on the net .
what does the test cost i would like to get all the classes any info would be great thanks …
YAMBOL57:
Can anyoe tell me what the total cost of ADR is roughly i have been quoted about £650 also can you study at home for the test or even on the net .
what does the test cost i would like to get all the classes any info would be great thanks …
Sounds about right price, there are 7 classes that you can do, each one has it’s own exam, don’t think you can do any online study??, but there is a young man on here called diesel dave who us the expert you need to ask
Yep he’s ya man on here sure as soon as dd sees this will have the answer to all ya questions he should see it soon !!
Jenx
LOL im shure he will ha i dont know why i wanna do it realy i cant even be trusted with a flask of tea 
but im shure i saw an advert on a site selling all the thoery books for home study but cant remember where it was …
Nope you cant do ADR as home study you may be able to with the DGSA or the operators cpc
You can call this man up to help with some pricing
YAMBOL57:
Can anyoe tell me what the total cost of ADR is roughly i have been quoted about £650
Hi YAMBOL57,
The price of ADR varies and depends on the number of providers in the locality.
I’m sorry to be vague, but the cost of ADR will depend on which modules you wish to take.
YAMBOL57:
also can you study at home for the test or even on the net .
As already mentioned above, … 'fraid not mate.
Once you’ve decided which modules you wish to do and booked yourself on a course, the provider must give you some sort of handout that goes with the course.
YAMBOL57:
what does the test cost i would like to get all the classes any info would be great thanks …
Again, it depends on which modules you wish to take.
Once you’ve decided that, the provider will be able to tell you the price of the course and exams.
If you give me a rough idea of whereabouts in the country you are and your preference for how many miles you’d be prepared to travel to the course each day, I’ll post up some contact details of providers that fit your wishes. you would then be able to do a like-for-like comparison.
YAMBOL57:
… im shure i saw an advert on a site selling all the thoery books for home study but cant remember where it was …
Hi YAMBOL57,
I’m kinda glad that you can’t remember, cos WADR you wouldn’t have any way of knowing whether the info is current.
I ALWAYS advise against trawling ADR stuff up on the net, because if you read out-of-date stuff, you’ll have the Devil’s own job of un-learning it once you get yourself to a proper course. The same applies even to info that’s up-to-date, just in case you interpret it incorrectly.
Incorrect interpretation is almost guaranteed, because you probably won’t understand the definitions involved.
Trust me mate, it will be far easier for yourself if you do the following:
- Decide which ADR modules you wish to take.
- Phone some local ADR providers and do a proper comparison.
- Get the relevant info, handout and tuition when you attend the course.
I hope that helps. 
Blueiain:
Sounds about right price,
Hi Blueiain,
My advice to newbies is to leave out Class 1 (explosives) and Class 7 (radioactives) and the tanker module.
That leaves Core, Packs and seven Classes, which I reckon should come in at around £450ish.
Of course, if somebody wanted 21hrs DCPC, that would add to the cost.
Blueiain:
there are 7 classes that you can do, each one has it’s own exam,
Each Class does indeed have its own exam but taking the exams by this route would require paying exam marking fees of 7 X £20 totalling £140, but this is certainly one way of doing the exams.
Another way of taking seven Classes together only involves marking fees of 3 X £20 totalling £60, which is known as the Common Characteristics route.
With either of the above routes, marking fees of £40 for the Core (£20) and Packs (£20) exams would need to be added.
Of course, the price of tuition would need to be added, probably + VAT.
BTW, there’s no VAT on the exam marking fees.
Blueiain:
don’t think you can do any online study??,
Spot-on mate, and I ALWAYS advise against casually trawling ADR stuff up on the net, cos the quality is variable and you never know whether it’s in-date. Another thing that a novice wouldn’t be aware of is whether the depth of what they’re reading is insufficient or OTT for what they need.
Blueiain:
but there is a young man on here called diesel dave who us the expert you need to ask
I do my best and I hope I’ve helped. 
animal:
Nope you cant do ADR as home study
Hi Ang,
That’s spot-on, cos the SQA Manual of Practice states that an ADR course is an attendance course.
animal:
you may be able to with the DGSA or the operators cpc
You’re spot-on again Ang, cos SQA doesn’t make that requirement for the DGSA course, and nor does OCR have any formal tuition requirements for the OCPC course. However, both DGSA and OCPC exams can only be taken at approved exam centers.
Thanks Folks
wow sore eyes now 
Big thanks Dave i think you just saved me about £300 as i would never nead all the lot just realy want flamible liquide/gasses tanks ect as i think they would be most usefull …found this on the net redrosetraining.co.uk/wp-con … 5/ADR1.pdf …so should cost me about £350 plus test’s. is the tanks part for tankers or is that just covered by the flamible liquids /gasses .
Was farmed out to redrose for my Hiab course so i know them . i suppose the DGSA would be handy aswell .
lol the reason i have sore eyes now is that i typed in to google Can i drive a artic unit without trailer on cat C lol and It brought me streight to this site lol and a huge debate and the answer is Yes …after reading and reading and more reading GROUNDHOG DAY lol 
By the way Dave i am in Blackpool the only town in the UK with an official council warning as you leave the M-way saying DONT RELY ON YOUR SAT NAV because of all the road works we have .
so if you know any trainers for ADR nearer than bury please post them … as red rose are 45 mile away from me …
thanks again Folks
Roy
A ook at this viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72961
If you can I would go down to Ellsmere Port next time Dave is doing a course poss even staying there ( for travelling ) as Dave trained me & would defo recommend him I know a guy who travelled form near here to be trained by him as this was recommended by another member he has been referred to as the " oracle "
YAMBOL57:
Thanks Folks
wow sore eyes now
Hi YAMBOL57,
Yes mate, from what you’ve said, I agree that just Classes 2 and 3 would probably be best for you.
YAMBOL57:
…found this on the net redrosetraining.co.uk/wp-con … 5/ADR1.pdf …so should cost me about £350 plus test’s. is the tanks part for tankers or is that just covered by the flamible liquids /gasses .
Was farmed out to redrose for my Hiab course so i know them
Red Rose are certainly a very respected ADR provider and they have a good reputation for training.
Now that you’ve expressed your preference, I can tell you that you will need to take the Core module.
Then (for how you wish to carry the dangerous goods) you need to decide between the Package module and the Tank module, or you can do both.
Then you decide which Classes of dangerous goods you wish to carry, in your case, you’ve decided on Classes 2 & 3.
So… Core, Packs, Tanks and Classes 2&3 will be a total of five exams @ £20 each making a total of £100 in exam fees. Doing the modules that you’ve selected means that there is no combined route open to you, so I’m afraid it’s going to take five exams to get the ADR certificate you need to cover you for what you wish to carry.
BTW, the above exams for a driver’s ADR certificate are ALL multiple-choice.
The tuition fee is quite separate to the exam fee, and might need to have VAT added, so please ask the right questions when you contact the providers to do your comparison. 
YAMBOL57:
i suppose the DGSA would be handy aswell .
TBH mate, you’d only need a DGSA certificate if you were thinking of saving money as an owner-driver on ADR work or going into dangerous goods consultancy.
A DGSA course is quite expensive, gives you no entitlements as a driver, and has a VERY high failure rate in the exams. Since you’ve asked, I should point out that the DGSA exams are very technical written exams which aren’t for the faint-hearted, and the vast majority of the answers require you to write the legal reference from ADR for the answer you’ve given.
YAMBOL57:
lol the reason i have sore eyes now is that i typed in to google Can i drive a artic unit without trailer on cat C lol and It brought me streight to this site lol
There’s no debate about it, and answer to that question is here:
LINK 
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61614
YAMBOL57:
By the way Dave i am in Blackpool the only town in the UK with an official council warning as you leave the M-way saying DONT RELY ON YOUR SAT NAV because of all the road works we have .
so if you know any trainers for ADR nearer than bury please post them … as red rose are 45 mile away from me …
OK, you’ve already got contact details for Red Rose, so here are some more, but the Blackpool area isn’t very well served with ADR providers I’m afraid. 
If you pop in to Calor Gas at Blackpool and ask them where they get their drivers trained… their answer might surprise you. 
These are in no particular order.
Lancaster Training Services Ltd
5 Penrod Way
Heysham
Morecambe
LA3 2UZ
Tel: 01524 858326
Email: enquiries@lantrain.co.uk
Contact: Mr David Jackson
Doug Porter Training Standards Ltd
74 Stockdale Crescent
Bamber Bridge
Preston
PR5 6NB
Tel: 01772 516224
Email: dougporter74@yahoo.co.uk
Contact: Mr Doug Porter
Transchem Training Ltd
1 Barn Cottage
Netherley Road
Tarbock
L35 1QF
Tel: 0151 488 0961
Email: carl.davis7@btinternet.com
Contact: Mr Carl Davis
Rawhead Training Limited
Unit 2 Deacon Park
Moorgate Road
Knowsley
L33 7RX
Tel: 07977 186667
Email: jonchantler@thetrainingpeople.org
Contact: Mr Jon Chantler
I hope this helps.
Thanks Dave
All very helpfull mate . gonna get some money earned now then eh lol but looking at wages ADR work pays a couple of quide an hr extra so going to start getting quotes when i finnish my next driver training course doing my CE once my licence comes back from the dreaded DVLA swansea . then got 28 hrs left on my CPC to do .then will be looking at ADR . by that time i should be able to fund it myself I hope …
all the best
Roy
I also did my ADR in Ellesmere port with Dave & highly recomend him , I had travelled up from south west wales & stayed with my family for the week to do core packs & 7 classes a couple or so months ago, & just been up this week to do tankers
YAMBOL,i would recomend that you pay a bit more to get the tanker module too,sometimes i see job adverts for local firms that need drivers for heating oil to farms,mainly for class 2 work,so i would not expect to go straight to a highly paid job with garage forecourt drivers or even at the airports refeulling planes,it would look good on a cv,mostly they need the experience,not much need for the explosive course or the nuclear module either.
dieseldave:
Blueiain:
don’t think you can do any online study??,Spot-on mate, and I ALWAYS advise against casually trawling ADR stuff up on the net,
Blueiain:
but there is a young man on here called diesel dave who us the expert you need to askI do my best and I hope I’ve helped.
Young Man.
