The C1 (7.5 tonne) licence is for drivers who want to drive vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, which is the maximum weight permitted on a category B (car licence). Drivers who pass the 7.5 tonne C1 test will become entitled to drive C1 rigid vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes with a trailer up to 750kg. If you would like to drive a C1 vehicle withj a trailer over 7.5 tonnes then you must pass the C1+E test, or the LGV C+E test. The C1 licence is very useful for those people seeking employment making deleveries for local companies, as many of these local companies use 7.5 tonne vans for their deliveries, whcih requires a C1 licence in order to drive. However, many people do not see any mileage in passing the C1 driving test, when they could pass the LGV category C driving test instead, whcih would allow them to drive any vehicle up to 32 tonnes, and als eanr them automatic C1 entitlement to drive 7.5 tonne vehicles as a result of passing the LGV category C test. For this reason, and only a smal price difference, the LGV Category C Course is much more popular than the C1 courses we offer, as the test for LGV Category C is exactly the same, but is sat in a slightly larger vehicle than 7.5 tonnes.
Category C1 (7.5 tonne) Requirements
In order to attend any of our Category C1 courses, you must be at least 17 years of age and have a full unrestricted manual Category B licence (car licence). Once this is obtained, your first step is to attend and pass an LGV medical test. You should be available to arrange for your local GP to conduct this medical, and they will confirm what fee is applicable. When attending your LGV medical examination, you will need to take a form D4 along with you, which is a medical examination report form which your doctor will need to complete. The D4 Form can be downloaded here from the DVLA website, or can be obtained from your local post office.
Once you have passed your LGV Medical Examination, you must then make an application to the DVLA for your Category C1 provisional licence. In order to make this application, you will need to complete a Form D2, which can be obtained from your local post office, or can be ordered online from the DVLA here.
At this stage of applying for your Category C1 licence it is worth applying for Category C, Category C+E, and also Category D (PCV - Passenger Carrying Vehicles), as currently there is no fee for applying for these provisional entitlements, and should you decide to progress onto any of these tests in the future, will save you from having to re-apply for the provisional entitlement., and avoid incurring any future possible fees.
The final step you must complete before attending our LGV training course's is to sit and pass your LGV Theory Test, which can be booked online at the DSA's website, or by calling the DSA booking line on 0300 200 1122. When booking your theory test you will need to book both LGV Multiple Choice and LGV Hazard Perception. It is also recommended that you book your LGV CPC at this stage, but it is not essential or required for you to pass this theory test before taking your practical training or LGV practical test. You can alsopractice LGV theory tests online at the DSA's website
C1 Courses
We offer a range of Category C1 training courses to accomadte drivers with different levels of experience. All of our 7.5 tonne C1 courses are provided on a 1-2-1 basis, ensuring that you receive 100% of the instructors attention without the pressure of any iother observers. It is this 1-2-1 LGV training by our fully qualified DSA LGV approved trainiers which leads to our superb first time pass rate. Our training days consist of 4 hours training each day, with all 4 hours being spent by you at the wheel, and not spent with unecessary "coffee breaks" or "lunch breaks" which many other schools use as a tactic to reduce your training time.
Many other schools will offer you an 8 hour training day, which may sound like good value on the face of it, but the 8 hour day is not on a 1-2-1 basis, and the driving time is shared with another pupil, meaning you spend half the time squeezed in a drivers cab waiting for your turn to drive and effectively wasting half your day. The other problem with the 8 hour days provided by other LGV training schools in East London is that many of theses training schools will introduce lunch breaks into this 8 hour day meaning that you are not receiving your full time driving/practicing that you are paying for. The combination of these problems is quite obvious as to why such schools do not have the same extensive pass rate as we pride ourselves on.
Our LGV training courses start off at 20 hours, and are aimed at people with no previous experience driving vehicles larger than 3.5 tonnes (ie cars / 4x4 / vans). The 20 Hour C1 licence Course has been our most popular and successful C1 course. We also do a 16 hour course for those people who have some experience driving largetransit van , and also a 12 hour course for those who have previous experience driving large vehicles such as PCV's.
Your training will be split up into 4 hour sessions provided on a 1-2-1 basis, which will include your practical test on the final day of your course. 4 hours will be allocated on your test day which will include a 2 hour pre-test warm up, 1 and half hours for the test itself, and half an hour transit time back to the depo.
Please remeber when deciding which C1 training course would suit you best, that if you try to select a shorter C1 cousre to try to save yourself money, you may not pass your Category C1 7.5 tonne test first time, and may end up spending more money on re-tests than if you selected the most appropriate course for your skill level in the first place. If you are unsure about which LGV course would suit you best, then please contact our office where we will be more than happy to listen to the experience you have and help you make an appropriate choice.
Please also consider the LGV Category C course (HGV Class 2), as the test is exactly the same, only in a slightly larger vehicle, but once you have successfully passed the LGV Cat C test you will not only automatically be award your C1 licence, but will also be awarded your Category C entitlement which will allow you to drive any rigid vehicle up to 32 tonnes.
As well as offering the very best C1 licence training in London, we are probably the cheapest LGV Category C1 training school in London as well, offering the very best instruction, matched with unrivalled pass rates at unbeatable prices.
Please check our unique online booking system to find out when our next available LGV C1 courses are running. We are extremely proud to be the only LGV training school in London with a live Online Booking System whcih allows you to check all future LGV course dates so that you can book yourself onto an LGV course at a time and date which is convenient for you. The ability we have to allow you to book your LGV course online is also another example of just how far ahead of the other LGV training schools we are, as no other HGV school can offer it's clients this fantasic and convenient facility.
If you cannot find the course you would like on our online booking system, then please contact our offces on 020 8597 7333 or 0800 848 8418 and talk to one of the team members who will be more than happy to help you.
The Test
The C1 7.5 tonne driving test will be taken in the same vehicle in which you do your training in. The test starts off with the examiner asking you some vehicle safety questions, and is immeadiatly followed by the reversing excercise. You then proceed to spend the next 50 minutes - 1 hour driving on the public road, going over through the test routes you would have practiced during your training. During this time on the road the LGV examiner will assess your ability to interact with other road users along.
Once you have successfully passed your LGV Category C1 practical test, you will then obtain Category C1 on your driving licence which will entitle you to drive any rigid vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes.
7.5 Tonne (Category C1) Price List
We are proud to be one of the only HGV training schools who advertise our price list for our clients convenience. Lots of LGV training schools will not publish a price list as a marketing method to entice you to call them. Whilst we have no objection to customers calling us with enquires, and welcome it just as much as any other LGV/HGV Training school, we also understand and appreciate that customers would like to simply browse and compare prices, without being pressured into the sale of a course!
For this reason, and because we know our cheap LGV training courses, are probably the cheapest C1 training courses around, we not only publish our Cheap C1 courses, but also proviude you the facility to book our Cheap LGV training courses Online. It is also worth noting that all of our C1 licence courses also include your practical test fees as well!
All courses are available for you to book online on our Online Booking System, where you can view our upcoming dates to make sure they fit in with your diary, and then complete your whole booking online at your own convenience. Once you have book your HGV course online, you will automatically receive an email confirming all the details of your course and your payment.
If you cannot see the course option you would like on the LGV Online booking system, then please do not hesitate to contact our office on the telephone number provided.
| Option | Price |
| 20 Hour Course (No previous Experience) |
£999 |
| 16 Hour Course (Some Experience with Vans) |
£825 |
| 12 Hour Course (Previous Experience with LGV / PCV) |
£650 |
All courses INCLUDE practical test fee's. (An additional £30 will be charged for any practical test booked on a weekend or out of hours)
