My HGV License Experience Revisited 

Thank you, I will Phil 👍 Appreciate the kind words 😊

And good luck with your new job.🍀👍it should be a lot better nearer to home and to see your family.hi take care buddy Phil.

Have an open mind and approach to tramping as never one day to the next is the same and long 13 - 15 hour days. But if you like the money, then is ok. You’ll also need to accept the fact you want be home much through the week

Thanks for sharing! There is a lot of negativity around the industry but it’s really what you make of it at times I feel. Keep trucking and keep your head low. 👍

Thanks, you too buddy 👍

Thanks Derek. Keep your head up and I hope family is ok now. Might see you on the road again sometime 👍

@@billyhgvuk thanks Billy my dad is still hanging on, no idea how, but he has more lives than a cat and been in and out of hospital for a few months now. Hope he makes his next birthday 🎂🎂

Hey good luck matey I passed my class 1 at Thurock end of February not a bad area to take your test, have not tried looking for work yet as I wont beat my existing job did it for the experience always wanted to do it but good luck on your journey

Cheers mate, keep you updated

@@leegrant1994 how did you get on

​@@manleynet I passed mate, no minors. Finding a job Is a different matter though, hard for a new pass

Ah well done mate, good luck with finding a job however that's something I have not tried to do I done it just for the experience I can't give up my existing job anyway we'll done​@@leegrant1994

Hi Roy, my family are used to it, however you can’t get away from the reality of the role and the tramping lifestyle. I enjoy the job but it has its pitfalls just like most jobs 👍

Nerves will gradually disappear, never get cocky just try to relax and enjoy.

@@UndeadPedestrian thank you! Will try definitely to enjoy 😊

Good luck buddy and just take your time. 👍

@@billyhgvuk thank you! 🙂

Yes I do! But I also spend my time editing videos. Hoping to get myself a decent Laptop soon with a quick processors to speed things up 👍 you to buddy!

I just studied buddy and I found it easy. Just follow the questions, read them slowly and it will all come together. The training you do will make it allot easier for you on the day 👍

Legally - you cannot exceed 15 hours per day 3 times a week so if you do, you will receive an infringement. So be aware of that!

I found the studying easy and the reversing and couple uncouple also not a problem, But the driving is difficult straight from car to class 1 the training only teaches you to pass a test not how to drive or think for yourself. I’m having lessons now- expensive but I want to learn to drive class 1 not just pass a test. I will pass the driving one day😂😅

I passed my car to class 1 a couple of weeks ago, the theory isn't hard...cpc case studies is a bit more tricky but not that hard aslong as you remember what you learn in the theory. Car to class 1 is a big task but its not impossible, you just have to be able to apply what your instructor is telling you in a short amount of time I'd say a big part of it is confidence too. I passed 2nd time with 3 minors because I made a stupid mistake in the 1st test. I used wallace school of transport, they're very expensive but brilliant and they teach you beyond the test. Don't be put off by people telling you not to do it, if class 1 is your goal just go for it and if if it means you have to drive a class 2 for while it is what it is but you'll have your class 1. good luck!

I failed my test I went over a kerb stone on a roundabout I have driven on once. And I failed to mirror check a workman behind a plastic barrier. The kerb was lack of experience not being able to approach a junction and judge what to do - I couldn’t remember what the instructor had told me and got it wrong hence wanting to learn to drive not just pass a test.

@@TruckerJane ah that sucks, it happens though because it's a hell of a lot to take in within a 1 or 2 week course all things considered. But a junction is what I failed on too, I blocked the oncoming traffic haha...I have no idea why I did it because I knew not to do it but it I was a bag of nerves in the first test. But the truth is you don't really start learning until you're out on the road alone anyway...its the same for a car etc. Fortunately for me during my training I went through every possible route the examiners take you on. but I did a 2 week course so I had loads of time

Watch the video again…. I’m not saying the job isn’t for me. I’m making observations based on my experiences, so yes we could compare to many professions etc. Anyone can get a license but the reality kicks in with people once they start doing the Job. The role of a HGV is critical to the country and that’s my point. Under valued and under paid, simple! Enjoy your weekend fella 👍

@@billyhgvuk everyone is underpaid...it's a market economy- that means you get paid what the employer thinks you're worth- no more, no less. Many jobs are critical to the country- nurse, teacher, gardener, window cleaner, tesco check out- there is no special place for anyone- not even HGV drivers.

@@rickreid8572 Go and buy a truck then and see how much you think you will be able to pay yourself! Your like all keyboard warriors who think your worth more than your paid. You have no clue the actual running costs and restrictions on hauliers. You just like to think you know it all. 🤡

I wouldn't say it's unskilled work. There's quite a bit to learn, and that's before you even start work as a new pass.

@@Roy-rr5ds 100% unskilled