Dont be ripped off on your LGV training

hubert

Anyone here thinking of training for their hgv (lgv nowdays) licence should AVOID sterling lgv training. they have a long list of ex trainees claiming to have been ripped off by false advertising and dreadful service.

Anyone needing information, or with any information to add should visit:

www.sterlinghgvadvice.com

A consumer protest web site aimed at campaigning them to change their ways, and to educate new drivers of their reputation.

Glass_Half_Empty??

hubert wrote: »

Anyone here thinking of training for their hgv (lgv nowdays) licence should AVOID sterling lgv training. they have a long list of ex trainees claiming to have been ripped off by false advertising and dreadful service.

Anyone needing information, or with any information to add should visit:

www.sterlinghgvadvice.com

A consumer protest web site aimed at campaigning them to change their ways, and to educate new drivers of their reputation.

Good advice. I went with clearstone who are the same type of thing for my class two and wasted about £500 which I didnt have to and when I found out at the end of my course they wouldnt refund anything :rolleyes:

Best thing to do is ring a few up and get some prices and have a chat you can tell by the way folk talk to you if they will be idiots or not and do it all yourself. I am currently doing class one training(test tomorrow) and the company still booked my test for me so I just paid and turned up.

And happy driving to anyone that does go for it :cool:

gregdickson

I used pathways for my LGV training and found them to be excellent good service and delivered what they said on their website

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liverpool25

i strongly recomend HGV-academy, very friendly and help and didnt hide any cost from me. Type Hgv-academy into google browser to find erm, really good website too

hubert

I think readers should take with a pinch of salt recommendations for HGV companies from newbies with just 1 post. Some 'national' HGV training companies use the internet as thier primary medium and are known for googling themselves and adding fake reviews or recommendations to forums and review sites.

The best thing for anybody to do when looking into HGV training is to find local schools and approach them direct, stay away from 'national training providers' as they are mainly just middlemen often leaving a stream of unhappy customers in thier wake. The internet on this occasion is the worst place to look for HGV training as it has been abused by disreputable companies in order to deceive trainees. Use the yellow pages or go visit trucknet.com

Broadwood

Yellow Pages are no better or worse than the internet for finding reputable companies of any sort. Use either only as a guide as to what is available, then try to get personal recommendations before making any decisions or parting with hard earned cash.

www.trucknetuk.com is the best place to look for advice, especially the "Newbies" forum.

If you live in or near Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire) then I can personally recommend Bassett's Transport Training Ltd near to Stone, as I have passed LGV 2 & 1 with them during the last 3 years both at 1st attempt.

Also worth considering are FedEx UK Ltd in Newcastle-u-Lyme (Staffs) who have their own LGV training school and driver employment agency.

Always get a written quote before signing up for training. I should point out that I didn't pay for my own training as it was funded by the EC as part of a redundancy deal.

HenryWeston

Broadwood wrote: »

If you live in or near Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire) then I can personally recommend Bassett's Transport Training Ltd near to Stone, as I have passed LGV 2 & 1 with them during the last 3 years both at 1st attempt.

They must be doing something right as i regulary see them out and about doing driver training when im working around that area, as Hubert said i wouldnt touch the big lgv trainers with a barge pole!

big_gay_kirk

And if you're in the Leicester area you can do worse than Coates HGV training... the Co-op use them iirc.... as well as lots of other big firms....

Quinny_2

Broadwood wrote: »

www.trucknetuk.com is the best place to look for advice, especially the "Newbies" forum.

As a long term member of that site,I'd agree.

Ken.

MrYeti

Not heard much in the way of bad press regarding Sterling but from my own experience (many moons ago) both myself and another student that was in the cab had mon-wed 8-4 and half day thurs training with the test thurs afternoon and we both passed first time

Will have to have a browse around to see what's gone orf.