Unless you earned your Category B licence prior to 1st January 1997, you need an additional entitlement in order to tow a trailer with your car. We have laid out all the details regarding the various licence categories applicable to recreational trailer towing elsewhere on the site. If you need information about licence categories, please […]

We dedicate ourselves to offering the best training courses at our 50 driver training centres across the UK. Horse trailer towing is something most people in the industry of horse transportation need to know about. Sadly, it’s not enough to simply know about it. You need the necessary licence to legally operate this vehicle trailer […]

As someone interested in earning an LGV licence, we suspect you have a lot of questions about the process. So who better to ask than experienced drivers themselves? At the HGV Training Centre, we only employ instructors who have spent time behind the wheel as real-world professionals. Each of our instructors is an accomplished professional […]

Numbers from the Department for Transport show that the number of HGVs on the road in 2015 was up more than 1% from the year before. Buses are down slightly, but their numbers are still higher than they were in the years immediately following the start of the financial crisis. As for company cars, there […]

The HGV Training Centre enjoys a reputation as one of the leading providers of commercial driver training in the UK. In addition to being members of the Freight Transport Association and The Logistics Guild, we are also an approved Driver CPC training provider. Much of our success over the years is directly related to our […]

Every day the various ambulance services around the UK provide life-saving transportation for those suffering from medical emergencies. In addition, non-emergency services transport patients to and from medical appointments and healthcare facilities using specially-built ambulances and vans. You could be part of this very noble calling by earning your licence to work as a professional. […]

In order to become a professional LGV driver, you must first undergo appropriate training and obtain one of the four Category C licences. In theory, this should be a relatively simple process that begins by tracking down a training provider in your local area. But theory and reality seldom coincide. More often than not, what […]

Getting a trailer licence in the UK is a relatively common thing to do. Here at the HGV Training Centre, we routinely run classes for students looking to obtain a Category B+E or Category C1 licence to tow a cargo trailer, caravan, or horsebox trailer. Better yet, our trailer licence cost is very and reasonable […]

There has been a lot of talk in recent years about finding ways to reduce the HGV / LGV licence cost so that affordable training can be made available to more people. There is some reason for optimism that the government might do more to help address the problem, but not enough to make us […]

You have finally taken the plunge and bought your very own cargo trailer or caravan. Now you cannot wait to get it out on the road at the first available opportunity. But before you can do so, you need to have the right kind of licence. No worries, we can help. We offer comprehensive trailer […]