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testpilottimmy
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So this is how the government plan to get more HGV driver tests done! https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-rules-for-towing-a-trailer-or-caravan-with-a-car-from-autumn-2021
As a throwback to my youth I keep thinking that I should do my HGV 1 as a sort of part time retirement job / pocket money . A romantic notion of driving an Scania 164 + 44tonnes and seeing how well they pull compared to the old days.
Should have done my HGV at 21 but just never got around to it. Considered being an O/O in my 30s as I became disillusioned with my career (Father was a diesel fitter / then O/O so slightly in the blood - spent my years driving (where permissiable) and shunting in my youth)
Yep but not much call for it in the Marines.The Army used to be a cost effective route into being an HGV driver, with HGV training beginning at 17 instead of 21.
Royal Marines at Lympstone get HGV training via a training school near ExeterYep but not much call for it in the Marines.
Give it 12 months and wecwill be back to just getting s licence from the PO no tests at all..
Fully Comp on a Cali to start at ten grand, what a shambles!
You could tow 2 tonnes behind a 1.5 tonne car before these changes.Scrapping the Towing training is a mistake imo, standard of driving is generally poor anyway and with up to 2 tonnes on your hitch without really understanding the correct way to handle it will cause accidents.
Know where you're coming from having got fed up with undertaking cars and drivers who dived into the braking zone approaching roundabouts and junctions, oblivious to then being in a potential HGV killing zone.Scrapping the Towing training is a mistake imo, standard of driving is generally poor anyway and with up to 2 tonnes on your hitch without really understanding the correct way to handle it will cause accidents. CPC should also be introduced for car drivers to remind them about lane discipline, how & when to use indicators, how to deal with roundabouts and the dangers of cutting someone up. As a HGV driver and caravanner for over 20 years, I feel this is an appropriate comment.
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