Yes. It is a requirement of the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) that an LGV test candidate has passed their theory test before they can undertake a practical driving test. We recommend the purchase of the DSA book “The Official Theory Test for Drivers of Large Goods Vehicles” and the DVD “Hazard Perception – Road Sense”. These [...]
No. Here is the process to progress from Car (category B) to artic (category C+E): 1. Category B (Your full car licence) 2. Apply for category C provisional entitlement (You must be over 21 and will have to pass a medical but as from 1/3/2004 there is no fee!) 3. Pass L.G.V. Theory test (Congratulations!) 4. [...]
Old Class New Category Description Class 1 Category C & E Any goods vehicle with a trailer Class 2 Category C Any rigid goods vehicle up to 32 tonne (8 wheeler) Class 3 Category C Any rigid goods vehicle up to 32 tonne (8 wheeler) 7.5 Tonne entitlement automatically given provided you passed your category [...]
Apply for a vocational licence application pack this is available from the DVLA. The pack contains a medical form (D4) to be filled in by a doctor after a medical examination and an application form (D2) to be filled in by you, the application form also includes an automatic up-grade to photo card driving licence if [...]
If you passed your driving test before 1 January 1997 you will automatically have "Grandfather Rites" to category C1 entitlement which means you can drive goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes and with a trailer of no more than 750kg. If you passed your test after 1 January 1997 you are allowed to drive vehicles up [...]
Age 18 for all categories (there are exceptions for members of the armed forces and those on the "Young Drivers Scheme").
If you passed your driving test before 1 January 1997 you will automatically have "Grandfather Rites" to category C1 entitlement which means you can drive goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes and with a trailer of no more than 750kg. If you passed your test after 1 January 1997 you are allowed to drive vehicles up [...]