HGV News

Last week we used one of our daily blog posts to share the story of a Norwich bus driver who accidentally found himself stranded on a narrow street with no exit. A video of the driver shows him skilfully pulling off a 140-point turn to get the bus out of its jam. It seems another […]

Among the many things caravanners learn after a season or two is how disruptive weather can be to even the best laid plans. However, no amount of planning or trailer lessons could have prepared a group of holidaymakers on their way from Britain to Spain for a winter holiday. A brutal winter storm pummelled northern […]

HGV lessons can teach you a lot about the technical aspects of driving a large commercial vehicle. They can even provide you with important information about maintaining legal compliance whenever you are on the road. However, they do not help much when a driver is in the middle of a roadside inspection. For that, the […]

The PCV theory test that new drivers are required to take prior to beginning driver training covers a lot of ground. It is a two-part, 100-question exam designed to test the student’s knowledge of general road safety and hazard avoidance. Yet despite its comprehensive nature, we doubt there are any questions directly dealing with a […]

The implementation of CPC training requirements in the UK between 2012 and 2014 resulted in a number of companies doing very well by offering training and certification. One such company, Skills for Logistics (SfL), has announced it is going into administration. The announcement came as a surprise given the fact that SfL has been one […]

It’s that time of year again when police agencies start formulating plans to make the roads safer. Among the plans for 2015 are a group of HGV drivers scheduled to start cracking down on drivers this spring. A nationwide programme utilising unmarked HGVs will soon be under way on motorways and A-roads nationwide.

There is no denying that minibuses play a pivotal role in supplying much needed transportation services throughout the UK. Churches, charitable organisations, and councils routinely use the vehicles as a means of getting people to where they need to go inexpensively. But unfortunately, when it comes to minibus licence and permit questions, there are too […]

HGV training in the north-west Highlands could look a little different in the future if one government official has his way. In fact, HGV driving of all sorts will be affected should MSP David Stewart’s vision become reality. He is pressing the Government to raise the HGV speed limit on all single carriageways should the […]

The need for truck driver training is apparent to anyone who possesses even the slightest amount of knowledge about HGVs and other large, commercial vehicles. However, at what point does company responsibility for worker safety overshadow an individual driver’s training? We ask the question in light of a recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ruling […]

If you own a horsebox, you probably know how much we stress making sure you have the proper licence to operate your vehicle on public roads. Recreational owners, for the most part, do not need enhanced licences unless they are operating an HGV horsebox in excess of 7.5 tonnes. Yet that does not mean you […]