Before an HGV licence can be given a provisional HGV licence must be obtained via DVLA. To do this applicants must compete a medical which involves having your blood pressure taken and eyesight checked. It’s a simple undertaking and will only take 10-15 mins to complete.
The medical form and provisional application along with your driving licence in sent to DVLA and should come back within 2 weeks. Please note all provisional entitlement will be found online. It will not show any provisional HGV entitlement on your plastic driving licence.
Once the licence comes back from DVLA theory tests can be booked. If you don’t require Driver CPC then this will comprise of passing the multiple choice and hazard perception only. The Multiple Choice test is 100 questions and at least 85 must be answered correctly. The Hazard Perception test is exactly the same on that you sat for your car theory tests. Passing the Hazard Perception test is very easy as long as you do NOT click to early when you see the hazard occur.
Once theory tests have been taken and passed then the most challenging element of the process begins, i.e the driver training and testing. This is where you learn to drive a truck to the standard required to pass the DVSA driving tests. It’s really not easy but certainly achievable if you listen to your instructor and train with a reputable company, like EP!
Once the driving is passed there is the Driver CPC to finish of. If you did the CPC case study theory test then the Module 4, practical demonstration test has to be completed. This part is only 1 day and will be completed with EP Training at their centre in Bookham Surrey. EP is a DVSA approved Module 4 Testing centre.
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