C+E (Class 1) HGV licence · £0 upfront

Get your Class 1 licence. Pay nothing upfront.

Train for your C+E artic licence in Leighton Buzzard or Hayes with no fee to pay before you start. When you pass, you go to work with one of our partner hauliers and repay the £3,500 course over 12 months.

Finance is provided by a third-party lender, subject to status. Interest applies. You must work for a partner haulier for at least 12 months. Read the full terms.

Articulated lorry used for C+E HGV training

£0

to pay before training starts

12 months

to repay the £3,500 course

£44,000

a year earning potential with a partner haulier*

How it works

From car licence to Class 1 driver

We arrange your training with our partner training schools and support you from your first form to your first shift.

1

Apply and check eligibility

Tell us about yourself. We check you meet the requirements, and the finance provider runs its own affordability checks if you want to spread the cost.

2

Medical and provisional licence

Your LGV medical on form D4 is included. Send it with form D2 to DVLA to add lorry provisional entitlement to your licence.

3

Theory tests

Module 1 (multiple choice and hazard perception) and Module 2 (Driver CPC case studies), with online revision support.

4

Practical training and tests

In-cab training on an articulated lorry, the off-road reversing and coupling exercises, then Module 3 (driving test) and Module 4 (CPC practical).

5

Start work with a partner haulier

Full-time Class 1 work with one of our partner hauliers, for at least 12 months.

6

Repay over 12 months

If you took the £0 upfront route, you repay the finance provider in monthly instalments over 12 months while you earn.

Our C+E course

One course, one price, everything included

Your C+E course costs £3,500. That includes your LGV medical, all DVSA test fees, Driver CPC Module 4 and one retest. Pay in full, or start with £0 upfront and spread the cost over 12 months through our finance provider.

C+E Class 1 course

£3,500

  • LGV medical (D4)
  • Theory and practical training
  • All DVSA test fees, including Module 4
  • One retest included
  • £0 upfront option, subject to status
Where we train

HGV training around Leighton Buzzard and Hayes

We take C+E candidates from across the areas served by the Leighton Buzzard and Hayes DVSA lorry test centres, covering Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and west London. You train with a partner training school close to where you take your test.

Office: Cublington Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0LB. Open Monday to Friday, 7am to 3pm.

Leighton Buzzard test centre area

  • Leighton Buzzard
  • Linslade
  • Wing
  • Dunstable
  • Houghton Regis
  • Luton
  • Milton Keynes
  • Bletchley
  • Aylesbury
  • Tring
  • Berkhamsted
  • Hemel Hempstead

Hayes test centre area

  • Hayes
  • Uxbridge
  • West Drayton
  • Southall
  • Hounslow
  • Heathrow
  • Northolt
  • Greenford
  • Ealing
  • Ruislip
  • Harrow
  • Slough

Find out if you qualify

Leave your details and we will call you back to talk through eligibility, the finance terms and the next start date.

To apply for the £0 upfront route you need to be 21 or over, hold a full UK car licence and have the right to work in the UK.

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How would you like to pay?
Are you 21 or over?
Do you hold a full UK car licence?
Do you have the right to work in the UK?