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Buy a new Mercedes-Benz in the future and you could be in line for free van driver training paid for by the manufacturer. That’s right; officials at Mercedes are seriously considering offering free training for customers who purchase new vans beginning in 2016. They say the idea is to build a reputation for being a […]

If you’ve been looking for a creative way to get to the annual Glastonbury Festival without driving your own car or taking the train, you could always become a PCV driver and then join a bus company servicing the festival with coaches. In all seriousness, working as a driver would not allow you to stay […]

Transport for London (TfL) teamed up with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and others on 2 June (2015) to give London cyclists a first-hand look at lorry driving. The event was included in the FTA’s Managing Freight London Conference sponsored by TfL and hosted by the Metropolitan Police.

It is certainly a good time to be in the caravan business. According to the National Caravan Council, sales of new caravans are up 9% from last year; motorhome sales have increased some 18%. We suspect trailer lessons are not keeping pace, although they really should.

The HGV Training Centre offers preparation classes for both the HGV and LGV theory tests. However, these classes are not mandatory. Students can prepare for the tests on their own, and then take the exam whenever they are ready. So it should be no surprise that there are those students who use smartphone apps for […]

Although it will have little practical effect on HGV driver training, we are nonetheless pleased to report that the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has released its new European Transport Guide. The 20th edition of the guide provides haulage operators with plenty of pertinent information necessary to efficiently, safely, and legally move cargo throughout Europe. The […]

The HGV Training Centre routinely reminds readers of our blog about the importance of maintaining proper tyre pressure. From van and driving to trailer towing, making sure tyres are at the right pressure is a critical component of safe and fuel-efficient vehicle operation. Imagine our concern to discover that a recent test involving thousands of […]

Being that we offer HGV training in Inverclyde, we are intimately familiar with many of the traffic headaches resulting from single lane carriageways never designed to handle HGV traffic. In light of this, we were delighted to learn of the Scottish government’s willingness to increase the HGV speed limit on some portions of the A9 […]

The law makes it very clear that lorry drivers are limited in terms of the amount of time they can spend behind the wheel in a given work day. Once that limit is reached, drivers must pull off the road and get the mandatory rest. However, things such as Operation Stack may inadvertently interfere with […]

As a leading provider of HGV driver training in the UK, we are acutely aware of the difficulty of making sure fleets remain current with their MOT inspections. Therefore, we are pleased to know that the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) is now calling on the Conservative government to allow private MOT inspectors for HGVs. […]