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Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 2971

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Can anyone recommend a trailer licence instructor in Cambs?

I want to take my B+E test and I'm looking for suggestions as to how to go about it.

I've seen intensive courses that get you through everything inside a week or less, and people that have a similar approach to a typical driving instructor where you have a few lessons a week. I don't know which is better, and I'm open to suggestions

5th Mar 2018 1:34pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
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2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

intensive course Mike

5th Mar 2018 5:41pm

sako243

Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Wales
Posts: 1221

1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Alpine White

Have you done much towing before / how recently was your driving test?

As I'd towed a fair amount (from a small trailer on the road to a full blown 40ft hay trailer on the farm) before I went for a couple of hours with an instructor right before the test and that was it. You've got to bear in mind it's a full blown test so you can still be tripped up on all your normal things but if you've obviously got experience they may pay more attention to the trailer aspects, at least in my experience. There are some trailer specific maneuvers and checks but on the "drive around" aspects it's B test as well as E. Ed
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95 Defender 110 300Tdi

5th Mar 2018 5:42pm

Harry.O

Member Since: 25 Jul 2014
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 716

I used C-way about 3 years ago, they are based near Peterborough and Tom the owner was a really nice guy / good instructor.

Having spoken to them on the phone and despite a fair bit of experience towing, I decided to go for the intensive course. It took 2 days, roughly 6hrs of lessons on the first and 3hrs on the 2nd followed by the test. Well worth it

http://www.c-way.co.uk/trailers/ 2005 Td5 110 Hardtop
1989 300Tdi 90 Soft top
1992 200Tdi 90 Truck cab with Land Cruiser axles

5th Mar 2018 6:07pm

Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 2971

Thanks, C-Way came up on my searches earlier.

sako243 wrote:
Have you done much towing before / how recently was your driving test?

Passed my test 9 years ago and spent 5 years working on a farm, so I can (could?) reverse a trailer with a tractor well enough that it was usually quicker for me to reverse up a single track road than wait for an old person in a Corsa. That said, I was nothing compared to the more experienced people and I never got the hang of the trailer that had a dolly.

5th Mar 2018 6:46pm

sako243

Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Wales
Posts: 1221

Only thing to bear in mind is tractor and trailer is far far easier than day 110 and Halford special. Tractors normally have phoenomenal turning circles and visibility and normally (and crucially) long trailers which makes everything much easier. Ed
82 Hotspur Sandringham 6x6
95 Defender 110 300Tdi

5th Mar 2018 6:59pm

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