Once you've passed then you learn to drive was my fathers motto. How true once you do it for a living. Congratulations Ashley especially on the commentary explaining why you made certain decisions .

Did my class 1 licence (CE) only after 1 year for car driving (I'm 22 btw) failed my first and second but nailed it at 3rd. And my examiner was chief examiner of the test center. I was more woried because he was chief examiner but we had few nice conversations and it calmed me down. And luckily we did 2 hour practice drive before test and begining was the start of test route. I still feel ecstatic about having full HGV licence. And starting my new job as a HGV driver in a few weeks time.

I start my class 2 practical tomorrow. I thought this video was extremely informative, helpful and well put together. Really appreciate you taking such time on it.

sometimes you have to get into the lane you want early otherwise chances are that cars will just keep coming up on the outside of you and wont let you change lanes because they don't want to be stuck behind a slow lorry. Congrats for passing your test.

Congrats again, can't wait for the class 1 series!

Well done Ashley. The blind-spot fault reminded me of my PSV driving lessons. I was criticised by my instructor for not checking my mirrors, although I actually was. The problem was that he couldn't see my head moving, so we re-set the mirrors slightly so I had to move my head markedly to get a good view. That way the examiner would be in no doubt that I was doing the checks. It worked!

Hi Ashley, Greetings from Cork in Ireland. Just want to say thank you so much for everything. Your no-nonsense practical advice and commentary was invaluable to me getting my Category C licence today. I’m absolutely thrilled! You do fantastic work on this channel!

Congratulations Ashley. A really interesting series following your progress. Can't wait for more on progressing to your class 1.

Congratulations. I as told by a HGV instructor that we no longer have to look over your left shoulder when starting as your mirrors should be adjusted properly to cover blind spots! I still do it on though!

I was only taught roundabout theory as there were none in the area I learned or sat my car test. My bus test I got 2 minor faults for not checking the blind spot. The examiner said at the end that checks should be exaggerated to ensure none are missed. My bike instructor put an inch of masking tape on the back of my black helmet so it was easier to see that I was checking then removed it for my test. Failed that twice deservedly but passed 3rd time. Lorry test my head was on a big swivel as per bus examiners instruction but it was a short test due to it being rush hour on market day so we never got far.
From what I remember the bus was easier because it was automatic box but everything else was the same as class2

Doing my practical class 2 and practical class 1A over a 1 week fast track course at the start of July in Teesside/Tyneside these videos are a great help

Great video Ashley as always, thanks for the insight and well done on passing. Doing similar for the buses would be really cool, has always been something I’ve thought about doing.

13:04, a driver who understood what you were up to and didn't even flash their headlights. Like you said, legend.

Congratulations! You now need to do some "real" driving experience with the "real" pressures that wagon drivers have to deal with! As an Instructor, I always found the most fair examiners to be the ones who had previously done the job, not the ones who had just passed a test!

For the past few months I've been thinking about learning to drive a lorry and after seeing this and hearing what you said at the end about going for it, I think I will! Great video Ash, thanks and well done!

You sir, are the gift that keeps on giving. I have my ADI part 2 test in a few weeks time and I had a thought to have a plan B in case the ADI route doesn't work out. I've paid a deposit to a local HGV training company to get my class 2. This is all quite a contrast after spending 25 + years as a domestic gas engineer.

Got my test next week, thanks for the pointers👍

8:28 respect for examiner 👍

The leaving while looking in mirrors is something I’ve learned to do since starting to drive a van. Looking over my shoulder doesn’t really work to the right and I have a significant blind spot on the left of the vehicle. A lean forward is very helpful, especially when moving back into an inside lane on a motorway.

First of all congratulations on passing your test Ashley and thanks for taking us along for the ride. I've really enjoyed this series and loved the commentary you provided during this video to explain what was going on.
I for one would love to see you learn to drive buses always was a childhood dream of mine to drive buses for a living I never got there ( still time yet) but did end up driving mini buses for a living for 15 years.