Category C - HGV / LGV Driver and Lorry Driver
Short course
In Bathgate
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Short course
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Location
Bathgate (Scotland)
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The minimum age in Scotland and UK for this licence is 21 years old and you must hold a full Cat B (car) and Provisional Cat C licence which covers you for HGV / LGV driver training and lorry driver training.
In order to undertake HGV / LGV driver training and lorry driver training you must first go through the following stages:
1. Obtain the required application pack D2 & D4 (available from CTTS free).
2. Get your doctor or CTTS doctor to carry out the required medical completing the D2 form.
3. You complete the D4 provisional Cat C application form.
4. You send both the D2 & D4 along with both parts of your existing licence to DVLA Swansea
There is NO FEE to pay and 10-15 working days later you should receive your new licence which covers you for HGV / LGV driver training and lorry driver training.
5. Study for the theory test. We conduct a free 1.5 hour lesson to assist you with your test preparation and should you choose we can supply the training books and discs for a small fee (optional).
6. Pass the required theory test. The test is now a two part test and can be sat one after the other.
- Part 1 - 100 multiple choice questions (you must get 85 correct from the possible 100)
- Part 2 - Hazard perception 19 film clips from which you must correctly indicate developing hazards. In this part of the test you must achieve a score of 67 out of the available 100.
7. Having passed the theory/hazard perception tests you can now undertake the practical driver training. Train to the DSA test standard and take the test.
On passing the test: you are licensed to drive any rigid lorry above 7.5t towing a trailer no heavier than 750kg.
If you hold a restricted Cat D (automatic bus) then passing the Cat C upgrades your D licence to a full licence removing the automatic only restriction.
Our HGV / LGV driver training and lorry driver training courses operate throughout Scotland and the UK.
Category C - HGV / LGV Driver and Lorry Driver