HGV Training Lancashire
Having the skills to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) in the correct way will help you gain a rewarding career within the driving industry. Green Pass Training offer a professional and reliable service on our secured premises with our very own training area.
Green Pass Training takes great pride in the quality of the courses we offer. Quality is the focus of our training as it provides the calibre of driver so desperately needed in the haulage and transport industries. Our students who complete the training and pass the HGV practical test go on to become fantastic professionals who earn an excellent living.
Once training is complete you will have the ability to drive many commercial vehicles, in addition to this you will have access to thousands of jobs throughout the UK.
DVSA Accredited Test Station
We are qualified and accredited to conduct off-road training and testing at our own test centre!
What’s Needed to Start Training
Licence
You need a full car driving licence before you can begin training as a lorry driver. It must be valid at the time training begins and remain valid throughout the entire course.
You need to complete and receive D2 (provisional licence) and D4 forms (Medical) before commencement of any training. Once completed the forms must be sent to the DVLA Swansea with your driving licence, this should take about 3 weeks, be sure that you have been granted the provisional entitlement that you have applied for.
Medical
Before you start training you will be required to pass a routine medical. You do not need to be perfectly healthy, but your health needs to be reasonable to get a doctor’s clearance. Upon completion of your health exam, your doctor will submit the necessary paperwork for you.
D4 Medical Form
Green Pass Training will book the medical for you within 7 – 10 days.
Module 1 – Theory Test
There are 19 videos and 20 developing hazards to spot. The pass mark is 67 out of 100. Review and amendment of answers once completed is not allowed.
This is included in the Complete Starter Pack – https://www.theorytestpro.co.uk
HGV Theory Test Result
On completion of the theory test, a letter will be given to you at the test centre with the results for the part of the theory test undertaken. When both parts have been successfully completed, the theory test certificate will be posted to you. You will need this when you book your Driver CPC part 3 driving test. Your theory test certificate is valid for 2 years from when you passed the first part of the test.
These tests can be taken together or separately, but you must pass both parts to receive a Theory Test Certificate. If both tests are taken together and one is failed, you only need to retake the failed part!
Module 2 – Case Study
The test is made up of 7 case studies you work through on a computer. The case studies are short stories based on situations that you’re likely to experience in your working life. You’ll be asked between 6 and 8 multiple-choice questions on each case study.
The test lasts for 1 hour and 15 minutes, and the pass mark is 40 out of 50.
Please click here to practice and take example theory test – CPC Case Study Practice Test
Module 3a – Off-road Exercises
The off-road exercises will include:
Module 3b -Practical On-road Driving
Before your driving test you will be asked a series of questions. ‘Show Me Tell me” – Read More
During your practical On-road driving, the examiner will check how you:
There will also be 10 minutes of independent driving, designed to test your ability to drive safely whilst making independent decisions.
During the test
You can carry on if you make a mistake during your driving test. If you make a mistake which means you’ve failed, your driving examiner will direct you back to the driving test centre. The test will end early.
Test Result
After the practical test your examiner will tell you if you’ve passed and explain how you did.
If you fail, you can book another driving test straight away, but you cannot take it for another 3 working days.
Module 4 – Driver CPC (Practical Demonstration – Daily Checks)
You must have passed the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 2 test before you can book the Driver CPC part 4 test.
The test will need the following processes to be completed successfully:
The test is made up of 5 topics from the Driver CPC Syllabus. Maximum score is up to 20 points for each topic.
To pass you have to score at least 15 out of 20 in each topic area and have an overall score of at least 80 out of 100.
HGV Test Result
At the end of your test the examiner will inform you of a pass or fail.
If you fail, you can book another driving test straight away, but you cannot take it for another 3 clear working days