Trailer Training B + E
Call 0800 612 9538
Did you pass your driving test after 1st january 1997? If the answer is yes, then you MUST read on, as you maybe breaking the law.
Our Customers have included learners from;
Car licences held before 1 January 1997
All drivers who passed a car test before 1 January 1997 retain their existing entitlement to tow trailers until their licence expires. This means they are generally entitled to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes MAM. They also have entitlement to drive a minibus with a trailer over 750kgs MAM.
Drivers who hold subcategory C1+E - limited to 8.25 tonnes MAM, may apply for provisional entitlement to the new subcategory C1+E, in order to take and pass the test which will increase their combined vehicle and trailer entitlement to 12 tonnes MAM. It is not necessary to gain subcategory C1 entitlement first but drivers have to meet higher medical standards, and pass both the category C theory test and the subcategory C1+E practical test.
Car driving licence first obtained since 1 January 1997
Drivers who passed a car test on or after 1 January 1997 are required to pass an additional driving test in order to gain entitlement to category B+E and all larger vehicles. In addition to the new driving tests, drivers of vehicles which fall within subcategories C1, C1+E, D1 and D1+E also have to meet higher medical standards.
What training do we offer? Tel: 0800 612 9538
We are locally based in Hertfordshire specialises in all types of driver training, including trailer towing.
The owner Stephen Bell, is a DSA (Driving Standards Agency) Approved Driving Instructor, ex Police trained driver and advance driving instructor, holding a Diploma and City & Guilds and with many years experience in the driving training industry. We are members of the Driving Instrucors Association (DIA), MSA (Motor schools Association), IAM & RoSPA.
Our establishment provides trailer towing training for the B+E car and trailer test, trailer handling and awareness courses, for those who already have the entitlement but have little or no experience of towing trailers/caravans/horse boxes/boat trailers. Individual or group training available and courses are structured to suit your individual needs.
We provide:
- 1 day, B+E course, which consists of 1/2 days trailer training, with the test in afternoon, for those who have recently failed a B+E test
- 2 days, B+E course, which consists of 1 & 1/2 days trailer training with the test in the afternoon. (If you have some experience of towing and reversing trailers then this course is usually sufficient)
- 1-2-1 training only for B+E Courses, but we can cater for groups if requested
- For drivers who have little or no experience of towing or trailer reversing, a 3- 4 day course is advisable and their test will be conducted in the afternoon of the last day.
An assessment, covering off road manouvres and on road driving is available to give you and honest assessment of how much training you will need and what areas you will need to work on to reach test standard.You will then have a choice, practice with your own vehicle and trailer and return for further assessment when ready or carry out the full training with us by the hour to suit your budget and timescale
Our specialties are:
- Only Driving Standards Agency Approved Driving Instructors used for courses and training.
- We have exclusive use of an extensive off-road site away from the public highway for off-road manoeuvres training and trailer handling courses