How do I get a C1 driving Licence?
Applying for a C1 driving licence involves completing three theory tests. These include a multiple-choice test, hazard perception test and a case study. The multiple-choice test has 100 questions covering how to safely and proficiently drive large vehicles. The pass mark required is 85 out of 100.
What happens in a C1 driving test?
The test starts off with the examiner asking you some vehicle safety questions, and is usually immeadiatly followed by the reversing excercise. You then proceed to spend the next 50 minutes – 1 hour driving on the public road, going over through the test routes you would have practiced during your training.
How long does a C1 driving test take?
The practical exam will be taken at the DVLA and will take 2 hours to complete. It is beneficial to have a last training session on the same day as the practical test.
What vehicle can I drive with C1?
With a category C1 licence, you can drive any van up to the weight of 7.5 tonnes, which gives you plenty of scope for lots of different vehicles.
Do you need C1 before C?
‘C1 and ‘C’ licences If the vehicle has a MAM between 3.5 tonnes and 7.5 tonnes then a category ‘C1’ LGV driving licence is needed, however, if the (MAM) is more than 7.5 tonnes then a category ‘C’ LGV driving licence is needed.
Can you fail a C1 test?
If your examiner records more than 15 driving faults (minors) during your test or at least one serious or dangerous fault, you will have failed the C1 ambulance driving test.
Is C1 a lorry entitlement?
You do not need to do a test for a lower category first. For example, you do not need to pass a test in a medium-sized lorry (category C1) before you can take a test in a medium-sized lorry with a trailer (category C1E). If you pass the test to get a full car licence (B), you will automatically get full BE entitlement.
What can I tow with a C1 licence?
Achieving a category C1 entitlement will allow you to drive any vehicles with a MAM between 3,500kgs and 7,500kgs, with a trailer up to 750kg.
What vehicles can I drive with a C1 licence?
Category C1 You can drive vehicles between 3,500 and 7,500kg MAM (with a trailer up to 750kg).
Is 7.5 tonne classed as HGV?
An HGV or LGV lorry licence is the same as a Class 2 lorry licence and it allows you to drive a lorry over 7.5t and up to 32 tonnes.
How long is the LGV practical test?
1 hour and 20 minutes
Your test will comprise 1 hour and 20 minutes of driving. You’re not competing for the Formula 1 World Championship. You are passing a test.
What does C1 mean on a driving licence?
C1 Licence Exemptions Drivers who passed their Category B (car licence) test before 1st January 1997 will benefit from acquired rights (also referred to as grandfathering rights). This means that these group of drivers already have the C1 entitlement on their driving licence, and will not need to take any additional tests.
Do you have to take a C1 test to get C1?
This means that these group of drivers already have the C1 entitlement on their driving licence, and will not need to take any additional tests. People who took their driving test after January 1997 will not have been granted the C1 licence, and will therefore have to take a separate C1 test to get the C1 licence.
Do I need training to get a C1 licence?
If you passed your car test prior to January 1997, you will have this entitlement already by rights. If not, then we can offer the training needed to obtain this licence. The C1 licence is slightly less common these days, as hauliers upscale their fleets to meet rising demand.
How much weight can you drive on the C1 test?
Drivers who pass the 7.5 tonne C1 test will become entitled to drive C1 rigid vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes with a trailer up to 750kg. If you would like to drive a C1 vehicle with a trailer over 750kgs then you must also pass the C1+E test.