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Frost89:
… are LGV instructors like Car instructors where they have to have an instructor licence and have it on display?NO - there is no such requirement
I was considered a successful LGV instructor between 2005 and 2008 and I had no qualifications at all - all perfectly legal
Wow, I assumed that like motorcycle instructors there was vigorous testing involved! In that case I will definitely be inquiring into my trainers’ past experience!
Word soon gets about if there is a bad LGV instructor around
also - most companies employing instructors will get rid of a bad one asap or it will impact on their whole business
So did I actually, so there is no requirement for the instructors to have any instructor training? So can anyone just stick L plates on a wagon and call themself an instructor?
Frost89:
So did I actually, so there is no requirement for the instructors to have any instructor training? So can anyone just stick L plates on a wagon and call themself an instructor?
YES
Frost89:
So did I actually, so there is no requirement for the instructors to have any instructor training? So can anyone just stick L plates on a wagon and call themself an instructor?
They must have held the relevant licence for 3 years but unfortunately yes anyone can have a go at being an LGV Instructor without being qualified - crazy isn’t it
John
Here is a lorry go drive it, I’ll sit and watch. Is going to be a fun few days
Brilliant start, due to set off at 7:30 and the broker hasn’t even let them know that I’m training with them today
Frost89:
Brilliant start, due to set off at 7:30 and the broker hasn’t even let them know that I’m training with them today
Has the broker paid them?
Oh dear…
A perfect example of the importance of shopping around.
It’s a ridiculous fact that anyone who’s held an LGV licence for 3 years can buy a rusty old truck and stick L plates on it. And they do.
At the other end of the scale, there’s a handful of trainers whose schools are actually accredited by Driving Standards Agency. Those of us in that group have NO option but to employ qualified and registered instructors.
Many folk out there consider that’s a good thing.
Sadly, some prefer to pay a bit less and take their chance!
Good luck all. Pete 
Well it’s all going well, the other pupil turned up an hour late so I had a while going over the lorry and the reverse park 
it’s a lot easier then I thought it was and the instructor is ADI qualified so he teaches really well
I am seriously pleased it’s going well and you’re happy. Just out of interest, ADI qualification is irrelevant for trucks. That applies only to cars. The qualification that matters is the DSA Registered LGV Instructor; the badge is blue.
Keep us up to date, Pete
Fantastic news! So glad it’s turned out ok in the end.
Loads of fun and so easy, well for me anyway, the other guy didn’t stop when he was told and had a collision with a wagon and drag, also speaks little English so isn’t understanding the instructions
oh my, what a day!
Brilliant day! Loved it, I got taken on one of the hardest test routes and aced it, got the parking down to a T gear changes and brakes are all sorted, just need to make sure that I check the mirrors every 10 seconds and eveytime i do something different, main thing is, I need to stop falling out of the wagon
glad to hear it! Falling out!? THREE POINTS OF CONTACT!! 
So tomorrow is the day 9:45 test time and I’m pretty confident, I think I’ll pick up a few minors but I don’t do anything seriously wrong the other guy who was train gin with me failed for 46 in a 40 a serious for something else and 16 minors
Bloody hell, he wasn’t trying was he!?
Fingers crossed for you!
Passed!! 4 minors was so anxious I thought I was gonna be sick