Step by step guide to obtaining your licence

From start to finish steps check out this guide:

DVSA-Enforcemet-Sanctions-Policy

You can access the updated DVSA sanctions information here:

• how to become an HGV driver

https://www.nithcreetraining.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dvsa-enforcement-sanctions-policy.pdf

• Section 1 “Ability to load the vehicle” (demo cage)

• Vehicle Weights and Dimensions
• Drivers Hours & Rest Periods
• Braking Systems
• The Driver
• Vehicle Loading
• Vehicle Condition
• Traffic Signs

• The Road
• Restricted View
• Other Road Users
• Leaving The Vehicle
• Environmental Issues
• Documents
• Accident Handling
• Full Theory Test

DVLA and Licencing

• DVLA Forms – ie. D2/D4 provisional forms or digital tacho forms
• Book a multiple-choice theory, hazard perception and driver CPC case studies
• Check your licence and provisional entitlements

Information on towing restrictions

• Towing with a car
• Towing rules
• Towing a trailer with a car or van

Rules for carrying dangerous goods

• HSE Carriage Regulations
• HSE: Carriage of Dangerous Goods Overview
• HSE: Carriage of Dangerous Goods Manual
• gov.uk Moving Dangerous Goods (international)
• gov.uk Transporting Dangerous Goods

Forklift training

• HSE Lift Trucks

Driver CPC Periodic Training

• Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training
• gov.uk Driver CPC Training

CPC Exemptions and Hours

• gov.uk: Driver CPC Excemption Examples
• gov.uk: Driver CPC Excemptions
• gov.uk: How to check your CPC hours

Apprenticeship and Funding Information

• Information on apprenticeship job vacancies
• Apply for ITA funding

Drivers Hours

• gov.uk: Drivers Hours for Goods Vehicles
• gov.uk: Drivers Hours