HGV Driver Training Centre News

If you are aware of futuristic designs and plans for technology futuristic designs and plans chances, you would be aware that predictions usually are not that accurate. Here at HGV Driver Training Centre we wonder, Will HGV vehicles ever drive themselves? The technology company Ricardo have said they predict it could be as early as 2018. […]

Hello and I hope you are all well this week, this week I have done my research and have looked at the Laws of driving and can lorry drivers ever violate working hours? Now the law states it very clear that HGV drivers can only drive a certain amount of time each working week and […]

Earlier hours of the morning and a firefighters depot alarm goes off, within minutes they have to be in the cab of the fire truck on route to the emergency destination. It’s a very common event that not a lot of us think about. The reason I’m going to be writing about this in the […]

Being the largest HGV Training and recruitment provider in the UK, we are always asked Is there a difference between HGV and LGV?. There appears to be lots of confusion between the abbreviations. The simple fact is that ‘HGV’ and ‘LGV’ are not separate classes or different licences. The two classes available to drivers are […]

The Guardian newspaper wrote a great article advising what the day in the life of an HGV driver is like. The new piece focuses on one driver’s job on the road, five days per week. It was a real insight for readers of what it is like in the life of a driver and the […]

Thank you all for reading through the blog last week, I hope you all enjoyed reading it. I apprecitate all of the feedback and further questions. Over the last few weeks I have had a reacurring question regarding women driving in the HGV industry. There are now more and more Women HGV Drivers coming into […]

Hello and I hope you are all well this week, this week I have done my research and have looked at Towing legally. Are you towing legally? This question has been raised by many people and put my way and seems to be the question on the road. I believe the problem is the lack […]

This week I have been looking at the theory tests which are involved in obtaining a HGV licence. I have had lots of questions and enquires about how it all works. The theory test was introduced into car and motorcycle tests in 1996 which was shortly followed by the Hazard perception in 2002. Most candidates […]

Hello and I hope you are all well this week, today I am going to be speaking about the shortage due to the news reports that have been published this week which is really showing how bad things are getting in the industry. A lot of people are asking how bad is the driver shortage […]

Thank you for your comments and questions on last week’s blog and I hope it helped with looking at your new career in the HGV industry. This week I have decided to look into forklift training I have had many enquiries and questions about what course they need to do and where to start. There […]