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How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
To become a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver, you need a professional…
Skills Bootcamps are free training courses in England that last up to 16…
Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study. There are…
You can only take a vocational qualification to become a heavy goods…
You can train through an independent driving school in England, Scotland,…
Apply to drive an HGV, bus or coach professionally for up to 12 months before taking all the qualifying tests if you’re doing certain training courses.
How to qualify as a dangerous goods driver, choosing what training you need, finding a training provider, getting and keeping your ADR card up to date, replacing a card, staying qualified and adding substance classes to your ADR card.
To become a dangerous goods (ADR) vehicle driver you need to: train and…
You’ll need to book and take a training course to qualify to transport…
Not all training providers run courses for explosives and radioactive…
The training courses can last up to 7 days, depending on which…
You’ll take the exams at the end of your course - usually on the last day.…
You’ll get your dangerous goods (ADR) driver card within 28 working days…
Your qualification lasts for 5 years. You have to take refresher training…
You can add extra classes of dangerous goods to your ADR driver card. You…
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
Qualify as an HGV or bus driver, requalify if you used to drive an HGV or bus, get a provisional licence, take the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) tests.
The rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car changed on 16 December 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
To help them carry out their duties British military personnel and visiting members of the armed forces have a number of driving exemptions.
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.
Find out if you need the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification to drive a lorry, bus or coach, or if you could be exempt.
Get approved to carry out Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3a (off-road exercises) tests and the rules you must follow.
Find out what’s changed with how driving licences work for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and bus drivers and how driving tests are changing.
When to take Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training if you're a lorry, bus or coach driver, how to find courses, and what happens if you miss your deadline.
You must make sure that anyone you employ to drive a vehicle has the right licence and qualifications - tachographs, lorry, bus, coach, minibus
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
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