Mate wants to learn to drive a HGV

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I have had my Cat C just over 18 months and C+E just over a year. Am I allowed to supervise him or is it like the 3 1/2 year rule with cars?

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IIRC, it is 2 years experience before you can sit with him

i stand to be corrected though

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shuttlespanker:
IIRC, it is 2 years experience before you can sit with him

i stand to be corrected though

Thank you, I can’t find anything at all on the direct.gov website.

Thanks

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3 yrs
taken from direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg … 067673.pdf

Supervising learner lorry and bus drivers
If you want to supervise a learner lorry or bus driver you
will need to meet either of the following conditions.

  • You must have held a full licence for the category of
    vehicle you are travelling in for at least three years; or
    18
  • you must have held a full licence for the category of
    vehicle you are travelling in for at least one year and
    have held a full licence in the other category (lorry or
    bus as appropriate) for at least three years.
    For example, a person supervising a bus learner driver
    must either have held a full bus licence for at least three
    years, or a full lorry licence for three years and a full bus
    licence for at least one year.
    As of 6 April 2010, the supervising driver in category C1 or
    D1 vehicles (including trailer combinations) must:
  • hold a full (post 1997) licence for the same category of
    vehicle being driven by the learner, and
  • have held that right for the relevant period of time —
    usually three years*.
  • Those who pass the relevant driving test(s) before 6 April
    2010 will also be considered to have held that right for the
    length of time required.
    You can get more information on supervising a learner lorry
    or bus driver from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). Visit
    www.direct.gov.uk/motoring or phone 0115 936 6666.
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Better still, give him a slap and talk him out of the idea… tell him to go for a career where he won’t be treated like something that’s just slid out of a sewer pipe.

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shuttlespanker:
IIRC, it is 2 years experience before you can sit with him

i stand to be corrected though

loopyjuice:
3 yrs
taken from direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg … 067673.pdf

Supervising learner lorry and bus drivers
If you want to supervise a learner lorry or bus driver you
will need to meet either of the following conditions.

  • You must have held a full licence for the category of
    vehicle you are travelling in for at least three years; or
    18
  • you must have held a full licence for the category of
    vehicle you are travelling in for at least one year and
    have held a full licence in the other category (lorry or
    bus as appropriate) for at least three years.
    For example, a person supervising a bus learner driver
    must either have held a full bus licence for at least three
    years, or a full lorry licence for three years and a full bus
    licence for at least one year.
    As of 6 April 2010, the supervising driver in category C1 or
    D1 vehicles (including trailer combinations) must:
  • hold a full (post 1997) licence for the same category of
    vehicle being driven by the learner, and
  • have held that right for the relevant period of time —
    usually three years*.
  • Those who pass the relevant driving test(s) before 6 April
    2010 will also be considered to have held that right for the
    length of time required.
    You can get more information on supervising a learner lorry
    or bus driver from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). Visit
    direct.gov.uk/motoring or phone 0115 936 6666.

Take it you will be standing :wink:

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animal:

shuttlespanker:
IIRC, it is 2 years experience before you can sit with him

i stand to be corrected though

loopyjuice:
3 yrs
taken from direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg … 067673.pdf

Supervising learner lorry and bus drivers
If you want to supervise a learner lorry or bus driver you
will need to meet either of the following conditions.

  • You must have held a full licence for the category of
    vehicle you are travelling in for at least three years; or
    18
  • you must have held a full licence for the category of
    vehicle you are travelling in for at least one year and
    have held a full licence in the other category (lorry or
    bus as appropriate) for at least three years.
    For example, a person supervising a bus learner driver
    must either have held a full bus licence for at least three
    years, or a full lorry licence for three years and a full bus
    licence for at least one year.
    As of 6 April 2010, the supervising driver in category C1 or
    D1 vehicles (including trailer combinations) must:
  • hold a full (post 1997) licence for the same category of
    vehicle being driven by the learner, and
  • have held that right for the relevant period of time —
    usually three years*.
  • Those who pass the relevant driving test(s) before 6 April
    2010 will also be considered to have held that right for the
    length of time required.
    You can get more information on supervising a learner lorry
    or bus driver from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). Visit
    direct.gov.uk/motoring or phone 0115 936 6666.

Take it you will be standing :wink:

how’s your foot? :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:

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shuttlespanker:

animal:

shuttlespanker:
IIRC, it is 2 years experience before you can sit with him

i stand to be corrected though

loopyjuice:
3 yrs
taken from direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg … 067673.pdf

Supervising learner lorry and bus drivers
If you want to supervise a learner lorry or bus driver you
will need to meet either of the following conditions.

  • You must have held a full licence for the category of
    vehicle you are travelling in for at least three years; or
    18
  • you must have held a full licence for the category of
    vehicle you are travelling in for at least one year and
    have held a full licence in the other category (lorry or
    bus as appropriate) for at least three years.
    For example, a person supervising a bus learner driver
    must either have held a full bus licence for at least three
    years, or a full lorry licence for three years and a full bus
    licence for at least one year.
    As of 6 April 2010, the supervising driver in category C1 or
    D1 vehicles (including trailer combinations) must:
  • hold a full (post 1997) licence for the same category of
    vehicle being driven by the learner, and
  • have held that right for the relevant period of time —
    usually three years*.
  • Those who pass the relevant driving test(s) before 6 April
    2010 will also be considered to have held that right for the
    length of time required.
    You can get more information on supervising a learner lorry
    or bus driver from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). Visit
    direct.gov.uk/motoring or phone 0115 936 6666.

Take it you will be standing :wink:

how’s your foot? :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:

Needs physio but getting there

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Trukkertone:
Better still, give him a slap and talk him out of the idea… tell him to go for a career where he won’t be treated like something that’s just slid out of a sewer pipe.

:laughing: :laughing:

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So you think that just because you passed your C+E that you are able to teach ?,yeah, it’s taken many of use years of experience to get students through their test 1st time. Make sure you have the correct insurance to supervise a learner LGV licence holder.

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miketdt:
So you think that just because you passed your C+E that you are able to teach ?,yeah, it’s taken many of use years of experience to get students through their test 1st time. Make sure you have the correct insurance to supervise a learner LGV licence holder.

My instructor for class 1 and 2 had absolutely no commercial driving experience. He learned to drive in the army and sat a instructor course

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Trukkertone:
Better still, give him a slap and talk him out of the idea… tell him to go for a career where he won’t be treated like something that’s just slid out of a sewer pipe.

+1. Sounds like this mate needs his/her head examining…

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miketdt:
So you think that just because you passed your C+E that you are able to teach ?,yeah, it’s taken many of use years of experience to get students through their test 1st time. Make sure you have the correct insurance to supervise a learner LGV licence holder.

No I don’t, so feel free to get down off your soap box

I was asking as I may have been able to sit at the side of him while he is learning, purely to keep him in work…
He had the chance of a job, but needs HGV licence,

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Trukkertone:
Better still, give him a slap and talk him out of the idea… tell him to go for a career where he won’t be treated like something that’s just slid out of a sewer pipe.

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Very true… When I was a boy I had 2 choices for my future, I wanted to either join the Navy or be a lorry driver, sadly I chose the wrong one.
It may seem nice to visualise yourself behind the wheel of a truck but in truth the way of life is crap.