Obtaining Your Provisional LGV / HGV Licence

Medical

In order to be able to train to drive an LGV / HGV you must first have the provisional entitlments added to your licence.  To do this you must have a LGV Medical Examination.  You can have this medical with your own GP who would tend to charge approximately £100-140. We are able to arrange you a medical as part of a package. The medical will involve quite a lengthy questionaire and will be followed by an eye sight test, blood pressure measurement, urine test and a full physical examination – heart, lungs, circulation, nervous and musculoskeletal system and abdomen.

Once the doctor has completed the D4 Medical Examination form, you will need to fill in form D2 and post both forms along with your current driving licence to the DVLA.  Your licence should then be returned in approximately 1-3 weeks with the provisional entitlements added.

Theory and Hazard Perception

Whilst you are waiting for your licence to be returned from the DVLA you should take the opportunity to study for both the Theory and Hazard Perception tests.  We would only recommend using DSA publications because, at the end of the day, they are the people who write the tests! Once you have received your licence back from the DVLA with the provisional entitlements added your Theory (£35) and Hazard Perception (£15) tests can be booked. Again, we are able to offer all relevant literature and book the Theory and Hazard Perception tests for you as part of a package.  Please be aware that the Theory test changed from the beginning of 2012. Once you have passed both the Theory and Hazard Perception tests we can move on to the practical training for Category C1 or Category C.

LGV Starter Package – from £159

To help you with the first stages of obtaining your LGV licence, we have put together the LGV Starter Package which covers everything discussed on this page – all for just £159 (£209 for Polish* option).  If there are Additional People** who require the package, there is a £120 per additonal person option.

You will receive:

Provisional Licence application form D2 A medical booked on your behalf (as much as £140 with some doctors) DSA LGV Theory Test Book DSA Hazard Perception DVD DSA Guide to Driving Goods Vehicles Highway Code Book Theory Test booked on your behalf (£35) Hazard Perception Test booked on your behalf (£15)

LGV Starter Package 1 Person Pack £159.00 GBP 1 Person Pack (Polish) £209.00 GBP Additional Person £120.00 GBP

*Polish Option – LGV Theory Test Book and Highway Code are not DSA (TSO) publications.

**Additional People – Will receive medical, theory and hazard perception test bookings.  Learning material is to be shared.

We ask that the Starter Package elements are taken in a timely manner.  We suggest that this should not take more than 3 months from the date of purchase.