NDC offers ‘All Inclusive’ HGV & PCV driver training courses.
No hidden prices. No extra fees. Just great driver training.
From the very start of gaining your HGV or PCV licence, we will send you the D2 / D4 forms first class in the post backed up with email links on how to fill them out.
FREE DRIVING ASSESSMENTS
Once you have your provisional entitlement, NDC will invite you down free of charge to hit the road in your Lorry or Bus of choice.
We have over 1100 five star reviews across Google, Trustpilot and Facebook. Our happy customers are trained by NDC’s expert instructors and tested by the DVSA at our purpose built training centre in South London.
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Costs can vary between £1,700 and £4,000 depending on how much training you need and what HGV licence you want. If you are going from a car licence to a Class 1 / C+E lorry then that will be to the higher side of the estimate. If you just need Category C then you will be looking to the lower side of the estimate. There is also a big factor on where in the country you live and need to do your HGV training. Places with Low Emission Zones (e.g London) or Clean Air Zones (e.g Birmingham) could have higher course prices to afford to operate in the city – but a shorter distance to travel if you do lie in the city!
The biggest factor of how much your HGV driver training will cost you is the ‘Broker vs Training provider’ element. If you go directly to an NDC for example you are booking with the hotel directly with no extra fees. If you go through a broker that has none of it’s own training vehicles and sends you to an actual training provider – that’s a hotel comparison site of sorts. They will charge you more than the direct price because that’s how they make money. HGV / PCV training is no different to keeping local independent shops alive. Buy local and direct wherever possible.
At NDC no training costs are hidden. See our prices here.
Call NDC for a driving assessment in the vehicle of your choice.
It’s completely FREE. We believe that you should meet us and we can meet you, so we can assess your current driving ability to ensure that you choose the correct course.
There is no obligation to continue if you don’t want to. It’s FREE.
Anywhere between four and seven days. You will be told during your assessment what best suits you taking into account your current level of driving ability and experience on the road.
It is typically
Five days for a Category C (HGV Class 2) or C+E (Class 1 Artic)
Seven days for Category D (PCV Bus)
Four days for C1 (7.5-ton Lorry) or D1 (Minibus).
Not with NDC. However, be careful with other lorry and bus driver training companies and especially with LGV/PCV agencies or brokers.
Another training company or agency may quote the cost for a 5-day course at £1350 and you think – that’s a good price but what they don’t tell you is:
How much the CPC (Professional driving qualification) is on top? Theory tests? Extra training? ‘Guaranteed pass’ fees – terrible concept. If you pass your driving test the first time, you won’t be getting that money back! If the worst happens on the day, just pay for a retest…
We believe it should be sold as seen with no hidden fees when it comes to lorry and bus driver training. Check out our prices
Quite simply – ask them and see what they have to say for themselves.
Are you an agency or a broker? Do you have your own training vehicles?
Make sure that you know how much the whole course will be (including the CPC qualification in order to get a job) before you pay a deposit, sign up for finance, or pay for the whole thing!
From sending off your D2/D4 provisional licence application forms, theory revision and tests to your practical HGV driving course and test – approximately 8-10 weeks. It can be shorter if the DVLA process your application quickly and if there are no medical queries. It also depends on how much HGV / PCV theory revision you can do to be ready quickly for the theory tests. This varies from person to person as time available through hard jobs and balancing a family become a factor.
When you train with NDC (usually between 4-7 days) you get comfortable and happy in those surroundings, so isn’t that then the perfect place to take that all important driving test? We thought so, so we approached the DVSA 10 years ago (2014) and became the test centre! “Test where you train” is so important to NDC because it gives you the best chance of converting that fantastic training into an LGV or PCV licence for life. No stress.
It all may seem very confusing just to drive a big vehicle. With all the tests and the meaning of lots of different things it can seem quite complicated but in fact, it’s really simple once it’s broken it down into small pieces.
All you questions big or small are answered here. Feel free to call us if you have any additional questions.
The National Driving Centre is a Government Approved LGV & PCV Driving Test Centre, authorised back in October 2014 by the DVSA.
We comply with procedures and standards set by the DVSA to conduct LGV & PCV driving tests with delegated DVSA examiners. This means NDC is a unique driver training company, allowing our customers to not only train on site with us, but test with us!
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Do you have the provisional entitlement on your licence to drive a lorry / bus?
(Have you had a medical and sent D2/D4 application forms off with your driving licence to the DVLA in the past applying for your LGV or PCV provisional?)
If you’re not sure, then you realistically don’t have the LGV provisional entitlement. This is your first step!
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