About the licence
LGV C1 (7.5T) is a vehicle that exceeds 3.5tonne in gross weight. By passing your LGV C1 licence, you will be able to drive vehicles with a maximum gross weight of 7.5tonne, with a trailer no larger than 750kgs maximum authorised mass.
You are able to sit your LGV C1 test at the age of 18, providing that you already hold a category B (car) driving licence. You do not need to have held your licence for a certain period of time.
Prerequisites
Before you can begin practical driver training, you will need to have completed your LGV driver medical (to attain your provisional licence) and passed both LGV Multiple Choice & LGV Hazard Perception theory tests.
The Course
We offer a two day course, including practical driving test. You will receive a full day of driver training, and return on a following day for your practical driving test. Driver training is conducted on a 1-to-1 basis.
We use a 4.6tonne Ford Transit panel van for training and test purposes. Our vehicles have been carefully sourced and selected, to ensure your driver training is as straight forward as possible.
The practical test will last around 60 minutes and is made up of three parts – a few brief safety questions, a reverse manoeuvre and a practical on-the-road driving assessment.
At Heads of the Valleys Training we have our own private DVSA test facility on site, meaning that your practical test would start and finish from our centre. This provides a huge advantage as you will be taking your test within the local area where you will have been training throughout the duration of your course. It also means that you can practice the reverse exercise at our centre each day that you are training – the same place you will be completing it on your test.
Driver CPC
Why choose Heads of the Valleys Training?
✅ We are a ‘one-stop-shop’ and can therefore arrange ALL elements of driver training on your behalf, including medical, theory tests and comprehensive revision materials, if required. Read more about our LGV Starter Pack by clicking here.
✅ We are a private DVSA test centre, meaning you will take your practical test using the same local roads you will have trained on. No more travelling to and from the test routes to prepare, and no busy city centres to worry about on your test!
✅ We have one of the highest pass rates in the country at 84.43% over a total of 533 DVSA tests conducted in 2019
✅ All of our vehicles are selected purely with training in mind, to make your practical training and test as easy as possible
✅ We have a dedicated training centre with on-site offices, training rooms, classrooms and amenities – feel free to call in and take a look around without appointment.
Ready to get started?
The quickest and easiest way to begin is to call our bookings team on 01873 832000.
Alternatively, complete the form below and someone will be in touch.
