B+E Van / 4x4 Trailer Training Courses

B+E Training & Test

Course & Training for full UK Car Licence Holders

• 1 to 1 Training, just you, your instructor and the training vehicle
• Uninterrupted use of an Off-The-Road Reversing Practice area, as per DVSA test specifications
• Choice of Single Day Session  or  Intensive Courses
• Available Weekdays 6am to 6.30pm  &  Weekends and evenings by arrangement
• We pre-book & arrange DVSA Driving Tests to coincide with end of training
• No extra theory tests needed.

Mini Course
2 days including test - 6 hours training including warm-up lesson before weekday test plus use of vehicle & trailer on test.

• Only suitable for very experienced trailer drivers
• Has a considerable amount of experience reversing with trailers, reversing up to and then hitching and unhitching trailers
• Already familiar with pre-practical training B+E theory information before booking
• Have held driving licence after passing UK driving test for multiple years.
• Knows all the roads around the test centre.
• (Please note: generally we are able to arrange early/quicker start dates if this course is split over two days.  Booking a One Day Short Course is subject to availability of suitable DVSA appointments) 

Intermediate Course
3 days including test - 10 hours training including warm-up lesson before weekday test plus use of vehicle & trailer on test.

• For experienced drivers who are familiar with reversing trailers 
• Has had quite a bit of experience reversing up to then hitching and unhitching trailers
• Committed to learning our pre-practical training B+E theory information before driver training commences
• Are familiar with the UK driving test standard as well as with the roads around the test centre.

Full Course
4 days including test - 14 hours training including warm-up lesson before weekday test plus use of vehicle & trailer on test.

• For drivers with limited towing & trailer driving experience and little experience with hitching and reversing trailers.

Extended Course
5 days including test - 18 hours training including warm-up lesson before weekday test plus use of vehicle & trailer on test.

• For drivers with no previous towing & trailer driving experience and no experience with hitching and reversing trailers.

Return to Booking and Prices 

Use our easy, manual vehicle and trailer to get your B+E entitlement to tow trailers. Training from our Wembley/Park Royal Training Centre. 

We ask for a bit of notice of your booking, but if you want to arrange dates quickly, and you can be flexible with your dates/times, we can usually offer dates/test appointments with only around 5 - 7 days notice, subject to the DVSA availability of Driving Test.  (Regretfully, since lockdown the notice period has grown, so please bear with us if the DVSA cannot supply appointments quickly).

Why B+E tests are conducted by senior DVSA examiners at the Lorry & Bus Driving Test Centre?

Examiners want you to show the same high standards of driving as a Lorry or Bus driver (which is much more than required to pass a car driving test).

Our instructors are qualified and NRI / NVDIR accredited.  
More than a car instructor, they know what's required and will teach you how to gain this higher standard to pass your B+E test.

What does the B+E test involve?

DVSA test is a full driving test over a 20-25 mile route on a wide variety of roads and various driving situations such as roundabouts, road junctions, meeting on-coming traffic, dual and single carriageways etc. You also completing a practical demonstration of hitching and unhitching the trailer and an exercise at the DVSA centre to show your reversing and manoeuvring skills.

Examiners also check your vision. So before booking make sure your eyesight (with or without glasses/lenses) meet the required standards Check www.gov.uk/driving-eyesight-rules

On the day of the B+E driving test we do not provide reversing / unhitching practice.

How can I prepare?

We recommend you Refresh your Highway Code knowledge
Especially helpful for drivers who passed their car test outside the UK.

And learning the study Show me, Tell me and other study material we will provide.