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A few questions about the hgv test in ireland.

  • 26-08-2012 1:40pm
    #1
    ninja trucker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi there i was just wondering if anyone knew how much the hgv test in ireland is and how long of a wait does it take to get it??

    been drivin hgv in america last few years but want to go home and maybe do abit of driving at home for a while so anyone with any info or answers would be great or even a driving school thats good to go too. also does the irish hgv cover you in the uk??

    thanks again!
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  • #2
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,100 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    ninja trucker wrote: »
    Hi there i was just wondering if anyone knew how much the hgv test in ireland is and how long of a wait does it take to get it??

    The test costs €120 but you also need the CPC at €152. When I did it a few years ago there wait was about 6 weeks, cars where way longer at the time.
    ninja trucker wrote: »

    been drivin hgv in america last few years but want to go home and maybe do abit of driving at home for a while so anyone with any info or answers would be great or even a driving school thats good to go too. also does the irish hgv cover you in the uk??

    thanks again!
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    Driving HGV's in Ireland now is a bad game to be in. Everything has gone up, fuel/tax/insurance/etc, so wages now aren't much more than minimum wage.

    If your around Dublin I used Collier's

    An Irish licence is valid in all EU states and most EEA countries.


  • #3
    ninja trucker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭ninja trucker


    yea i heard its bad but i dont have much life over here i have to say and money is not great either, driving crazy hours so dont mind the money been bad, just be nice to be home. thanks for the advise so if i get the irish hgv i can do driving on the continant. is there any good driving schools to do lessons around the midlands?


  • #4
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,038 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    The term "HGV" isn't really used here anymore as it's confusing.

    There are basically 2 types of truck licence.

    A "C" category which is commonly referred to as a "rigid" licence.

    A "C+E" category which is commonly referred to as an "artic" (articulated truck) licence.

    You must have a full category "B" (cars/small vans) before applying for a "C" learner permit.

    You must have a full category "C" licence before applying for a "C+E" learner permit.

    An Irish/EEA licence will cover you in any European country.


  • #5
    ninja trucker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭ninja trucker


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    The term "HGV" isn't really used here anymore as it's confusing.

    There are basically 2 types of truck licence.

    A "C" category which is commonly referred to as a "rigid" licence.

    A "C+E" category which is commonly referred to as an "artic" (articulated truck) licence.

    You must have a full category "B" (cars/small vans) before applying for a "C" learner permit.

    You must have a full category "C" licence before applying for a "C+E" learner permit.

    An Irish/EEA licence will cover you in any European country.

    Thank you, I have a full class b alright but dont have any of the others yet so how much does getting the others? And the waiting times? Thanks again for any info.


  • #6
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,038 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    ninja trucker wrote: »
    how much does getting the others? And the waiting times? Thanks again for any info.
    I did it in the 1990's so I don't know the current costs or waiting times. It was also before the theory tests/CPC era so it's probably more drawn out nowadays.


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  • #7
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,100 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    ninja trucker wrote: »
    Thank you, I have a full class b alright but dont have any of the others yet so how much does getting the others? And the waiting times? Thanks again for any info.

    The costs for the tests I've already posted. You'll have to buy the Theory Test and pass the Trucks category, you can get it in library's also. As already pointed out you'll have to go C then get the EC, so 2 sets of tests.

    If you're currently driving in the US then a few lessons in each, to learn to drive on the right:D:D side of the road should do. The waiting times when I did the tests, a good while ago now, where about 6 weeks in Finglas.


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