Transport & Plant Training in Exeter

Choose your course, pick an available date, and book and pay securely online by card. You’ll get an email confirmation and access to your student portal where you can see your bookings and details.

Courses are paid by card at the time of booking through our secure checkout. If you’re booking for several people or need an invoice for an employer, get in touch and we’ll help.

Yes — please contact us as early as you can. Rescheduling is usually possible with reasonable notice; let us know your booking reference and we’ll sort it out.

Photo ID (your driving licence or passport), appropriate clothing and safety boots, and any relevant certificates. For driving courses please bring your physical (card) driving licence — we can’t put you on the road without it.

Practical clothing suitable for a yard or site, and safety boots for plant, forklift and lifting courses. Where it’s needed, PPE such as hi-vis and a hard hat is provided.

At our training centre and yard in the Exeter area, with on-site test facilities for many courses. Some employer site-based training can also be arranged — just ask.

You’ll need a full car (category B) licence, provisional LGV entitlement added to your licence (via the DVLA D2 application and a D4 medical), and to pass the LGV theory tests before practical training. We can talk you through each step — give us a call if you’re not sure where you are in the process.

Yes. A D4 medical examination is required to add provisional LGV entitlement to your licence. We can point you to where to get one if needed.

For LGV the usual minimum age is 18 (sometimes earlier under specific schemes). Most plant, forklift and ADR courses are 18+. If you’re unsure whether you qualify, contact us and we’ll check for your situation.

Professional LGV and PCV drivers must complete 35 hours of periodic Driver CPC training every 5 years to keep their Driver Qualification Card (DQC). We deliver this as a series of 7-hour modules — you can do them across the year.

We run NPORS-accredited training on 360° and 180° excavators, forward tipping dumpers, telescopic handlers, lorry loaders and more, with routes for both novice and experienced operators.

Counterbalance and other forklift truck training to recognised standards, with novice, refresher and conversion options depending on your experience.

ADR training qualifies drivers to carry dangerous goods by road. It covers the core module plus packages, tankers and class-specific modules depending on what you’ll be transporting.

Yes — Emergency First Aid at Work (1 day) and First Aid at Work. These are nationally recognised qualifications, typically valid for 3 years.

Training to safely tow a trailer behind your car, covering coupling and uncoupling, reversing, load security and confident on-road handling.

Certificates are issued after you successfully complete your course; the exact timescale depends on the awarding body. You’ll be able to see your training records and any digital certificates in your student portal.