Vehicles used for Driver Training
18 Tonne Rigid Scania
Scania P250 with a fully automatic gearbox. This gives you a manual licence to drive HGVs provided you have a full car manual license. Training is one to one and is charged on a daily rate subject to your experience and ability rather than a set course. Spread over a few days you have a chance to learn where you are going and work on your bad habits. This is why we have a high first time pass rate. Used for basic lorry driver training. Cat C gives you a licence to drive up to 32 tonnes rigid. If you want a C1 licence which is rigid upto 7.49t, you are better off by doing the Cat C, it is the same test and theory and costs the same. This means that for the ambulance service you can drive the super ambulances as they come on line.
We provide full training material, including the official routes round magic, for you to pass your test. If you read and learn what we send you before day 1 it will save you a lot of money.
Car
We are mainly an HGV training school and do few cars now. It is worth asking about availability and if we are busy we will try to put you in touch with the right person. Car refreshers in your own vehicle are available for the nervous, elderly and out of practice.
44 Tonne Articulated Lorry
Scania G 450 2 pedal fully automatic with 12 speed gearbox. This is a standard HGV with a tag axle single wheel trailer, making reversing and cornering much easier. This gives you a full manual licence if you already have a (Cat B) manual car licence. It will also give you the B+E category. Training is one to one so you get what you need hence our high first time pass rate.
Bus
Cat D is the full bus license we teach in a Scania Omnicity on a one to one basis. Training is one to one and charged on a daily rate subject to your experience and ability rather than a set course. Spread over a few days you have a chance to learn where you are going and work on your bad habits. We provide full training material, including the official routes round magic, for you to pass your test. If you read and learn what we send you before day 1 it will save you a lot of money.
Minibus
Cat D1 Minibus up to 16 seats. DVSA Approved ADI MiDAS & fleet training. For those who do not need a full coach or bus licence, the VW LT45 is easy to drive with good visibility. Training is one to one and is charged on a daily rate subject to your experience and ability rather than a set course. Spread over a few days you have a chance to learn where you are going and work on your bad habits.
Horse Box
Scania 2 pedal Opticruise. Fully automatic 8 speed 2 pedal automatic which has air suspension. 18t so a real sized truck to learn in. This will give you a full Cat C (manual and automatic) provided you have a full car (Cat B) licence. Training is one to one and is charged on a daily rate subject to your experience and ability rather than a set course. Spread over a few days you have a chance to learn where you are going and work on your bad habits.
Car and trailer
Land Rover Discovery 5 a fully automatic state of the art vehicle. The DVSA has an approved trailer training syllabus that we teach now you don’t need the category to tow. This will ensure you and your load is safe and for those who are nervous of reversing it will help you understand the principles quickly.
Tractor
Cat F
For 16 year old’s who want to start driving a tractor before getting a car licence. Sue has an excellent first time pass rate, she might seem expensive but the training will also stand you in good stead when you start in the car. Remember you can apply for you first licence when you are 15 so as soon as you are 16 you can apply for a test. Tests can take upto 3 months to book, so plan ahead.