This course is for anyone who wants a category C (class 2) HGV licence to begin a career in logistics.

Typical job roles include:

• Category C HGV driver
• Multi-drop delivery driver
• Local distribution driver
• Refuse & municipal collection driver
• Construction or plant delivery driver
• Builders’ merchant driver

During your training, you’ll develop the practical skills required to become a safe and competent category C driver. You will learn:

• Daily vehicle safety checks
• Vehicle controls and cockpit familiarisation
• Safe vehicle positioning and road awareness
• Urban, rural and motorway driving
• Junctions and roundabouts
• Hazard perception and forward planning
• Reversing and manoeuvring techniques
• Driving larger vehicles safely and confidently
• Preparing for the DVSA category C practical driving test

Training is delivered at one of our driver training schools by highly qualified HGV instructors.

Depending on availability, learning is provided in either of the following ways:

• One-to-one basis
• Shared basis: two learners and one instructor

This approach ensures learners receive extensive practical driving experience while benefiting from expert instruction throughout the course.

Your instructor will prepare you for the official DVSA practical driving assessment, which includes:

• Vehicle safety questions
• Module 3A reversing exercise
• Module 3B on-road practical driving test with a DVSA Examiner

Your practical tests will only be booked when your instructor is confident you are ready.

On successful completion, you will achieve your category C (Class 2) HGV licence, allowing you to drive rigid HGV vehicles up to 32 tonnes professionally.

Businesses benefit from having qualified category C drivers to meet demand.

By completing this course, you will:

• Gain your category C (Class 2) HGV licence
• Develop the practical skills employers are looking for
• Build confidence driving larger commercial vehicles
• Learn safe driving techniques for real-world road conditions

Increase your employment opportunities within the transport and logistics sector

The course costs £1,835 (including VAT & DVSA test fees)

We offer a range of flexible payment options, including:

• Debit or credit card
• Bank transfer
• Interest-free instalments and finance through PayPal

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After gaining your category C licence, you can continue your professional development by progressing to:

• Category CE (Class 1) HGV training
• ADR (hazardous goods) qualification
• Level 3 transport and warehouse operations supervisor apprenticeship

These qualifications can lead to roles such as:

• Category CE driver
• Team leader
• Transport supervisor
• Warehouse operations supervisor
• Logistics manager

Once you have obtained your HGV provisional licence and passed your theory tests, enrolling is simple:

1. Our driving school training manager, Jayne, will contact you to arrange your practical training dates at your preferred training centre.
2. Your payment option will be agreed and a payment form sent to you.
3. Once payment has been received, you’ll receive your joining instructions, including your training location, arrival time and everything you’ll need to bring.

Attend your training on the agreed start date and begin working towards your Category C licence.

• Hold a full UK category B (car) driving licence
• Hold an HGV provisional licence
• Have passed the required DVSA theory tests:
  • Part 1a – multiple choice
  • Part 1b – hazard perception

5 days (16 hours + test)