Learning to drive a tank

clarkey1000

ok strange question, but bear with me on this. I know that somewhere out there on this forum someone will have an answer!

I am trying to get a Tracked Vehicle licence - Catagory H endorsement on the standard driving licence.

I have so far found one 3 day course that provides training on tanks and at the end of the 3 day course a DVLA examiner comes along and you take a test.

The course costs £1000 including accomodation but I'm sure there are other similar courses out there and I'd like to get a few prices before going ahead.

Does anyone out there know of a training course for a complete beginner that finishes with a test from the DVLA.

Please let me know. I'm getting tired of searching through Google, I'm sure it's not doing my eyes any good!

Cheers

Jo


Sorry if this is in totally the wrong place - please feel free to move to somewhere more appropriate.

Tony_H_3

You may be able to receive a list of instructors / charges Here at the DSA.GOV.UK website

Yahoo yields these results based on a "driving tuition +tracked +vehicle" search

clarkey1000

Thanks, I'll have a look through the Yahoo results.

I have tried the DSA previously but apparently because they are a government agency they can't recommend anyone or even tell me where there might be a list of instructors. Not particularly helpful!

Oh well there must be lots out there somewhere!

Cheers

elfmay

Just a thought but do you have a local TA?
may be worth asking them if they know anywhere that does tank training?
I used to work next door to our local TA and there was always a guy from there who had 'a mate' who specialised in something, thats how I found my plummer!!! lol!

vanoonoo

it might be worth contacting http://www.alvisvickers.co.uk/ who make tanks cos they might be able to point you in the direction of someone suitable

Katgoddess

I'm going with the obvious question, why do you want to learn to drive a tank?

Pollen

Do you know something that needs to be shared with the rest of us???? :eek: :eek: :eek:

Katgoddess

Maybe these people can help you, but the course lasts for 4 years

Pollen

Or these , but a long way to travel

Nigel1

I suppose with parking getting ever more difficult, this is the ultimate answer. It doesn't matter if someone else got there first!!!
:j

ReductionQueen

Nigel1 wrote:

I suppose with parking getting ever more difficult, this is the ultimate answer. It doesn't matter if someone else got there first!!!
:j

LOL! Yeah, you can just park on top! And traffic wardens, well............