Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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Anyone know what the going rate is for getting your licence?? Ive looked on all the usual search engines and can't find anything........
Would be looking at going the whole way and doing both, so thats class 1??
Any help or advice would be cool 
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
Location: Herts Drives: Porsche 911
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Think it was around £2k or so one of the drivers at work was telling me, though that was a few years back now
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Loads, at least £1500, more if you need to brush up on bad habits etc.
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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Amie's dad is a tanker driver for tesco and keeps on at me about doing it, starting to get pee'd off doing what i'm doing at the moment. I've recently sold my van so seems like a good time??
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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Not really, depends what work is like where you live. I talk to Tesco drivers everyday at work and its very cut-throat, Stobart drivers for example only get £7.60 an hour 
I looked into it once but the long term just didnt seem worth the cost/hassle 
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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Yeah I know it's not all good money, her dads on the petrol tankers and I think he's employed by tgv?? Hopefully he could get my foot in the door, I'm just getting really pissed off with what I'm doing at the moment.
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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If you Anna do petrol tankers that's another licence above the class 1
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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Yeah I knew that, I think that has to be redone every couple of years too doesn't it??
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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£1200 - £1400 depending where you go and how you book it. I did my Class 2 this year and cost me £750 in total inc doing my theory and medicals.
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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That sound pretty cheap, I've sent off to one firm for an information package. See how it goes
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Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
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Yea you will need ADR if you want to drive petrol tankers, or any hazadous load.
The real money is in long loads.
My work does wind turbine work, and the drivers take home around £1k a week, while doing it. It does mean you are away from home for 2-3 months sometimes.
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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just put a polish accent on and you dont need a license 
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris C
That sound pretty cheap, I've sent off to one firm for an information package. See how it goes
Only advise I would give you is dont do it through an agency. Do the hard work yourself and book everything seperately, will save you an easy £300.
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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Yeah the company just called and said they would want £2100 for class one and two or c + e as it's now called.
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