HGV License UK. What Does It Cost?
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- Опубликовано: 6 янв 2025
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In this video, take you through the cost got getting your HGV Licence in the UK.
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I got my Australian semi license 50 years ago by going into the local/country police station , filled out some forms , paid some (little) money , driving test was 4 left hand 90 degree turns around the block , one or two gear changes . Passed . I could now legally driver a truck pulling a triple road train (3 x 40 foot trailers) !!
Very different now but it seems a very big mess with overseas drivers basically being able to buy their license or given a license by the company that sponsored them to come to Australia . Can be expensive if full training is given by proper trainers
You looked so relaxed giving that info, appreciate it :)
Ah, the advantages of editing out the bad takes 🤣
What a difference in prices, only the driver card here in the Netherlands already costs €125,- / £107,46
not to mention the prices to get your C, and then your C + E
Driver Training in Ireland cost is as follows
Class 2 £1000 for 5 days driving of two routes a day plus reversing. That also includes the test fee.
Class 1 is the same cost plus coupling and uncoupling exercise.
How long does it take to get the provisional back from the DVLA? Do you still have to send it to Swansea?
@@AshleyHaleUK All our licence details are dealt with by the DVA coleraine, so it only takes a week to ten days to get it returned. Unlike GB we can’t go straight from a car to C+E. Swansea only deals with our road tax.
Would love to get CE myself i have C right now with the tachy card and YKB, not sure what is called in English but it allows me to transport goods for others for pay, i also have ADR or dangerous goods, but yeah to get the heavy trailer it would land me around 2200 pounds give or take with driving lessons and tests, not terrible but not something i have in my pocket either.
Hi Ashley, I did my medical with D4Drivers and it cost £55, had already done an eyetest as I knew that would fail me to start with. I passed my theory test with a score of 99/100 but had to take a second hazard perception test, when I passed my car test there wasn't even a theory test nevermind a hazard perception test 😳 I have been driving class 2 for just over a year now and my confidence is increasing, just wish I had done it sooner
You going to do your Class 1
@@AshleyHaleUK I certainly will, I am saving a bit each month and paying for my training etc. myself rather than being tied into the company I work for
@Elizabeth May Brown best way to do it. I paid for all of mine myself.
@@AshleyHaleUK my class 2 was partly me and partly a training scheme run by the housing association I rent my home through , class 1 will be all me
Which studying material did you use
Thanks for making the video .After 25+ years of driving a lorry, class one , tankers and hiab crane , i promise you , don't waiste your time . The money is not worth the hours you will work , your company will expect you to work weekends and any hours they want , you'll be hassled by bored police/ cameras and the general public who want everything thats delivered in a lorry ( thats absolutely everything) but wont give you an inch in traffic and think its ok to verbally abuse you and drive dangerously around you . Over the last 25 years ive seen all respect for HGV drivers completely disappear, oh and that's before we talk about the government screwing each and every driver another £100 a year( plus the days pay you'll loose taking a days course , to tell tou how to drive from someone with no more experience than you ) for CPC training. It will destroy your family as you'll never see them , and your health will suffer as sitting all day isnt good for you , i run every day to keep healthy but many drivers i see amaze me by passing any medicals. If this doesn't put you off the good luck my friends 🤗
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Very true mate one of the shitest jobs around and I had been doing it 43 years retired now the job hasn't moved on by that I mean the wages and the lack of respect I couldn't wait to get out of it
Not much difference from driving a bus, but we get shit pay and have to deal with passengers.
@lawrencehiggins9220 clearly wasn't that bad as u chose to do it for 43 years😅
A jobs a job but by sounds of it think they should better things in this job for HGV drivers
Hi Asley, can you please give us a breakdown in writing of all the costs you've mentioned in this video?
Can’t you do that🤦🏽
I’ll ask him to wash your car as well if he doesn’t mind
Hi, which app need to use for theory test, do I need to by it on my phone from app store or by a book at shop or trucking school's can provide theory learning? Thanks
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.focusmm.DTSComboLGV
This is what I used. I'm not sure what ones they do for iOS.
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Road train in westthurrock are around 2200
45 years man and boy, always liked driving, but the way drivers are treated by companies, distribution centres,and the General public has got worse year on year, great responsibility little reward,long hours,Aged 19 class 3,Aged 23 class one in the 80s.
Yeah i am told that i work to slow, while a fair few customers state the opposite, but guess you need to work yourself to death to be of value to the company.
I paid £3400 to get a class c+e license. I went from a car license to class 1 which is arctic.
You found a job yet?
Question if you’d be so kind. I’ve just passed my Car to E fast track and you’re bang on with the costs. My question is the 35 hours CPC do I have do that now or can I do that over the next 5 years. I’ve got my CPC module 4 already.
Over the next 5 years. Each one is 7 hours so try and get one done each year.
I did an ADR course that contributed towards it. Some other courses can as well so check them out if you can.
@@AshleyHaleUK thanks. I planning on doing my ADR first anyway. 👍
@MrJammyp1 depending on which one you do, it can be 21 or 28 hrs. You don't get any cpc time for the exams.
Quick question if anyone can help what does he mean by cpc test 🤷🏼♂️ iam currently booked in to do my hgv theory hazard perception and module 2 case studies 🤷🏼♂️ as far as im aware this is all i need to do to then book my week practical 🤷🏼♂️ the company im planning on working for pay to do the 35 hrs of cpc training that’s needed so what is he talking about when hes saying 350 for a cpc
The initial CPC is split in to 2. The practical done at the test centre where you do your driving test. The other part is done at the same place as your hazard perception and theory, that's the case studies.
@ thanks pal that’s another 2 ton I wasn’t expecting but there ya go 😂 good job I’m a millionaire hey 🙈
My god, people are literally priced out of getting a job, same with the security industry, hundreds of pounds just to work 12 hours, then people wonder why many would prefer death to working. I used to be a class 2 driver, never really liked the job, but this has firmly put me off re applying. I don't want to g oon he dole but literally it is that or just top myself.
Yeah but put 3k in and have a potentially 50k job in a year? Mostly for driving..
There are options for people who don't have 3k lying around, many apprenticship programs or trainee poisitions out there. I got my bus license paid for in a trainee poisition I had to stay for 2 years to avoid incurring any cost. I earn't loads on the buses and used 3k to pay to get my CE license.
@@gravemind6536 i Got all the stuff needed to drive a heavy truck paid for being unemployed for a year or so, had i lived outside of the capital city i would have gotten CE but thanks to living in Stockholm i only got C which is a nice start, but distribution driving is nuts, i would much rather be driving long distance with few stops than 10-30 stops at break neck speed.
To be honest , seeing your tutorial made me to think to apply for C+E ,thanks 👍
Can I do HGV as a foreigner on my visit visa?!I have it but is from my country UK one is more international
@@tumisangtshekiso1017 not sure, look up 'DVSA UK' on Google and the information should be on there
I'm looking into getting my class 1 and was wondering if people get trained in manual lorry's or automatic? Are most hgv's automatic nowadays anyway?
99% of trucks are auto.
I assume it’s cheaper to go straight for the Class 1 rather than 2 then 1?
It's is now that you can. Prices vary from place to place.
At what stage do you apply for your provisional cat3 from government thanks
Cat 3??? What do you mean?
Hi its Class 2 but they say it's called a cat 3 now
Sorry cat C
@dave788 ah wasn't sure because the 7.5t trucks use to be called Class 3.
I did a video about how to get you HGV licence. It's all in there.
I went from car to C+E and all in it cost me almost 4 grand, but I did fail my reversing test first time and passed second time. I also retook my theory, hazard and cpc test multiple times.
Perserverance is key, Im useless when it comes to reading, especially in tests. I spent every spare second doing theory revision, but was still nervous
I’m dyslexic and I took the theory 4 times! The hazard and perception also the story one wasn’t hard, passed those first time. Once I actually revised properly for the theory and marched into the test centre and said I’m passing this time without any equivocations! I knew that I gave my time to revision and was fully confident in passing. It was my mother’s birthday get together at her favourite restaurant and the whole family was going to meet up at 12:30pm afternoon and my test was at 10am! The previous tests on the theory I took all the time I had and left feeling the results were bad. 3 occasions I scored 80/100. But on this occasion I finished the test with 30 mins to spare, I didn’t even feel to check the answers I flagged up as I knew even if I got those wrong I’d still pass. So I got up and the woman on the desk said, that was quick, was everything okay? My reply was can I have my pass papers I want to go celebrate my mothers birthday and me passing my theory. She looked at me like DAMM BOI I love the confidence 😂 I told her this time I didn’t prepare to fail. So the fact of the story is, if you find it hard to read or have dyslexia don’t ever doubt yourself. Download the app and keep doing the tests and also revise all subjects because there are trick questions! Your logic can only take you so far, but there are 20 questions you need to come across that you need to have reviewed and revised. Good luck to you all 🙏🏻 now the practical for me 🫡
Wow
Took my CE decades ago and with no theory CPC or hazard perception, as these were not required, all in all it cost me £450.
Jacked driving in five years ago as money and conditions were so terrible.
Not a career I'd advise to anyone.
If you have that sort of money to train yourself do something else for sure.
Money is better, conditions still... well... not great. Its not a job it has to be a lifestyle, and that's not for everyone all the time. I don't plan to do this forever, just my daughters teenage years 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@AshleyHaleUK ha ha yep definitely a lifestyle
I did almost three decades and my kids are adults now. Next is being a grandad.
Yeah it's no career
Just a job and shit one at that.
What’s the situation with getting a job with dg10 in10 on your license?
@@ak-0151 it could be quite difficult, the application would be sent to the traffic commissioner for review. If he says yes then it's finding someone who will be willing or able to get insurance for endorsements.
No i gave up my licence , too much hrs, days too,away from home most days, too many drops, too many traffic jams, too many hold ups,too much stress.
I'm out
My theories have expired do i have to redo the medical d4 again
I guess you already have your provisional, so as long as that is still valid, then you haven't got to do it again. If you don't have your provisional and it has been longer than 4 months, then you will have to do it again
@@AshleyHaleUK thanks for your reply. I have B licence so do i need provisional
@@cabillarnbj7356 Check this out ruclips.net/video/mfT-tFPF3mw/видео.html hopefully this helps.
The camera angle changes are good, but....... not so frequent! It's annoying 😂😅
Sorry about that, this was filmed over several miles of a journey and was the best way to put it together. Ive done some other similar topic videos and I now do something different
Git my full license few weeks back. I paid 2800 for a full course and i needed 4 tests to pass driving test which was 350 a test. Total spent £3850. Car to c+e.
@@HiItsOKK would you have been better doing your cat c then gains some experience and coming back to do your c+e?
@@AshleyHaleUK not sure, but looking at the job offers does note look like it's worth changing job in the first place. Will be a back up, now.
It's always a good thing to have, you can earn the extra cash by doing a shift at weekends though the agency , it will help can the experience as well
@@AshleyHaleUK I will be looking into that. Need to get that golden 2 year experience they all want, somehow.
@@HiItsOKK you would've got it for free if u done skills bootcamp
I've done my cpc done. I found that easy. Problem was I failed the bus driving test because I got really nervous. I'm really annoyed about it because I know I can drive much better then that
I get more nervous about theory exams than practical. Just have to get back on it.
Good thing about driving a HGV is the stuff I'm delivering doesn't talk to me... unless it's been a long day. 🤣
Total cost is 1975£ ?
If that's what it all adds up to 🤔
approximately how much cost come from A to Z all and all to take HGV lorry licence ?
thanks for the tips but can u not do that camera swich its quite frustrating and makes me dissy lol
Do all that, then struggle to find work!
Sometimes yes, when I passed my class 2 I went with an agency, started on 7.5tonner flatbed to get some experience, 5 m9nths later I managed to get a full time permanent job which I am still in. If you get your C+E but need to build some confidence before heading out alone definitely go down the agency route where you are double manning with an experienced driver it can help so much, good luck
Once you pass, you will be laughing💰😁. It takes money to make more money💰💰😌
@@majackslelo827 looking at the offers in the market, that wages are really something to laugh about. Have not seen anything worth leaving a day job for.
Yeah or go to uni for 4 years be in eternal debt to also not find a job, I’ll take this over that any day
😂😢😢@@Kb-xq2ry
You said cpc is 23 then after you say cpc is 350
So it's £23 for the computer bit. And £350ish for the test part at the test center. 2 different bits paid for separately. Hope that clarifies it for you. 😁
@@AshleyHaleUK okay great thankyou!
Should he really be doing this while driving?
I mean, it can't just be me that's wondering this.
Doing what?
40 years driving.
Job was shit for years.
Now I definitely know it's crap.
Africans an Asians swarming to the job now.
Never saw them doing job before.
😂🤣
They think £1000 a week is good money.
Was in the 90s
Ive absolutely no time for new passes
That just got a licence because they heard there was good money in the job.
I used to help new people
Not these days il happily watch them fk it up.
Best way to learn.
£1k per week is still good money now but it depends on what you need.
Making mistakes is a good, but better to stop it before it goes really wrong.
Can’t have been that shit if you decided to stick at it for 40 years.
thanks for the demoralisation
Sounds like a racist🤔
1K a week is equivalent to a Senior Software Developer job. How is that not good money unless maybe u live in London? Like soneone else said, if it was that shit and the money so bad, why'd you do it for 40 years lol
Doing a video while driving into to 2 different screen’s shows your not fully concentrating on your driving as you’re meant to be professional
It's just very well edited. Always concentrating on this situation. I have abandoned several videos because I've had to concentrate on what I'm doing.
Don’t watch trucker Tim you will have a coronary
Thanks man🫡