Provisional Licences for 7.5t lorry driving?

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Sorry - sure this been done before but I couldn't find it on a search...

So - we have just bought a 7.5 tonne lorry... I can drive it and one of my sisters can cos we passed our tests before 1997.

My other sister is 26 - but passed her driving test in 1998...

So - can she get a provisional licence to learn in the lorry? So she can take the LGV test
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Or does she need a medical?? The info on the web is really confusing...

And can she learn in our lorry on a provisional licence or does she have to enrol on a course?

Does anyone know?
 
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Sorry - sure this been done before but I couldn't find it on a search...

So - we have just bought a 7.5 tonne lorry... I can drive it and one of my sisters can cos we passed our tests before 1997.

My other sister is 26 - but passed her driving test in 1998...

So - can she get a provisional licence to learn in the lorry? So she can take the LGV test
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Or does she need a medical?? The info on the web is really confusing...

And can she learn in our lorry on a provisional licence or does she have to enrol on a course?

Does anyone know?

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yes she needs a medical and telll her to get a provisional HGV (the 2 tests are the same and same price so she might as well take the bigger one)

As long as you have L plates and have been driving for longer than 3 years and are sitting next to her you should be fine
 
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thanks
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So... next question... do you contact the DVLA for the medical? And the provisional licence?
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no you get everything from the postoffice - go to your doctor to have the medical filled out (about £50)

Or call DVLA and get them to send you the form s
 
you know what i find ammusing (and fustrating)?
because towing a trailer is done by weight, i can tow one empty (maybe with a small pony in) but not with my horse in it!!!
completly daft, especialy as if you put majic L plates on you are suddenly deemed a capable driver and even allowed on motorways!!!!!. simply amazing what a bit of white plastic can do.

i suppose i could always put her a a diet (?) but as she'd have to shrink from 17.2 down to about 13hh, i think this is a tad drastic!
 
I am glad I had to do the trailer test if I am honest... I feel so much more confident driving it, and there is no way i would have been able to manouvre it like I can without those lessons.
 
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