We trust you are visiting our website because you are either a licenced large goods vehicle (LGV) driver or someone looking to obtain an LGV licence. You have likely heard a lot about professional driving and its many benefits. Now you are down to a single question: are LGV training costs a worthwhile investment? The […]

Acquiring an HGV licence is a pretty straightforward process in most cases. For drivers, it is a matter of undergoing the proper training and passing the required tests. Operators undergo a different process that requires the submission of paperwork and an official review. In both cases, qualifications are relatively easy to meet. Yet there are […]

The HGV Training Centre offers a full range of training services for both individual and fleet drivers. As such, we often find ourselves explaining to fleet managers the benefits of company-wide fleet driver training. It can be difficult to justify the cost of training, above and beyond what you might already provide, but we believe […]

A minor road in the Liverpool ward of Notty Ash has the unenviable distinction of being among the top 25 minor roads for HGV traffic growth since 2010. Being a provider of HGV training in Merseyside, we are willing to bet that much of the increase is due to property development in the area. As […]

A prominent Wickford bus company has decided to scale back operations in France after a coach driver working for them was fined for bringing two illegal immigrants into the UK. According to the company’s owners, the fine is unreasonable and unjust. Until something is done to seriously address the ongoing problem at Calais, the company […]

Every summer, drivers take to the roads en masse for holiday travel. Being a leading provider of HGV training in Tyne & Wear, we have first-hand knowledge of just how busy some roads can get. All along England’s north-east coast, summertime traffic peaks around the end of July and into early August as holidaymakers flock […]

In the days leading up to the unveiling of the government’s Emergency Budget, there was measured optimism about a potential £150-million fund to increase transport training options for new drivers. That optimism was all but eliminated by the 8 July (2015) summer budget announcement. The government has decided not to establish the fund at this […]

The Institute of Advanced Motorists says 2015 has seen some of the most significant changes to driving regulations in decades. It also says that far too many drivers are unprepared to deal with the changes – both those changes that have already been implemented and those scheduled for implementation in the future. Their warning is […]

Students completing our HGV training in Denbighshire, or anywhere in the UK for that matter, are thoroughly versed in the importance of being cautious on the road. There are many good reasons for taking a cautious approach, not the least of which is avoiding a crash due to carelessness. It turns out that caution is […]

It is generally agreed within the haulage industry that the cost of an HGV training course is contributing to the current driver shortage. Young people just getting ready to embark on their careers do not have several thousand pounds to pay for training. Now a recent article submitted on LinkedIn Pulse by an experienced driver […]