This course is for anyone who wants a category CE (class 1) HGV licence and begin a career within the logistics and transport industry. It’s for people who have a car licence but not a HGV category C licence.

Typical job roles for someone with a category C+E licence include:

• Class 1 HGV driver
• Trunking driver
• Retail distribution driver
• Container driver
• Refrigerated transport driver
• Bulk tanker driver

Employers can use the course to upskill existing staff who require a Category CE licence for their role.

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

• Daily vehicle and trailer safety checks
• Coupling and uncoupling procedures
• Vehicle controls and cockpit familiarisation, including trailer systems
• Safe vehicle positioning, observation and road awareness
• Urban, rural and motorway driving with a trailer
• Junctions, roundabouts and complex road layouts
• Hazard perception and forward planning
• Reversing and manoeuvring techniques with a trailer attached
• Managing articulated vehicle stability, braking distances and cornering
• Safe loading awareness and trailer security checks
• Driving articulated vehicles safely and confidently in all road conditions
• Preparing for the DVSA category CE practical driving test

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

Our commercial HGV driving courses are delivered on a one-to-one basis.

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

The practical training takes place from 8am to 12pm for 8 days, with the test on the ninth day.

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 CE (class 1) HGV licence, allowing you to drive articulated HGV vehicles up to 44 tonnes professionally.

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

By completing this course, you will:

• Gain your category CE (class 1) 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 £2,880 (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

Personal loan through your bank or preferred lender

After gaining your category CE licence, you may decide to continue your professional development by progressing to:

• ADR (hazardous goods) qualification
• Level 3 transport and warehouse operations supervisor apprenticeship

These qualifications can lead to roles such as:

• Transport manager
• Class 1 ADR driver
• Transport supervisor
• Transport coordinator
• Warehouse operations supervisor

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

1. First, contact us by completing the form at the bottom of this page. Our team will be in touch to provide full information about training with us. If you are happy to go ahead, we will 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.
4. Attend your training on the agreed start date and begin working towards your category CE licence.

If you would like us to support you to obtain your provisional licence and pass your theory test, we offer an HGV Starter Package for just £195. 

We can also offer you a free site visit to help you decide whether you want to go ahead. During the visit you will have the opportunity to view our vehicles and ask any questions you have about the course.

To enrol on this course, you must:

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

  • Part 1b – Hazard perception

If you would like us to support you to obtain your provisional licence and pass your theory test, we offer an HGV Starter Package for just £195.

The course runs from 8am to 12pm for 8 days with the final day for the test.