The way Ashley looks at the left mirror looks like he's constantly looking lovingly at the examiner

Looking forward to seeing the progression of Ashley to HGV driver, to pilot, to astronaut!

Ashley, as a retired ADI, HGV 1 and PSV licence holder, that looked a very comfortable and professional drive. Was a pleasure to watch. Thanks

I watched this last night before sitting my own Cat C LGV test today (07/10/22) strangely I found it calmed me down a little and I passed with 3 minors! I’ve been going through a few of the videos now and have learned a fair bit already! Thanks!

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS take your gloves off BEFORE you open the door. If they are dirty you will make a mess everything in the cab. Even if you fill the door handle with grease or oil you can imagine what it will happen later, handles, steering wheel, buttons everything will need a very good clean.

Watching you do your mock test helped me pass my class 2 today with 2 minors.

Well done Ashley, although I had every confidence you would Pass the mock test…..having said that, you never really know the mind-set of the ‘examiners’ on the day. Your Instructor appears to, throughout this whole process, ‘Instructs with precise information’ - ‘Give encouragement’ - and be totally neutral for the mock….very impressive. Thanks for sharing.

Ithink this is a great way for the instructor (Mr neal) to get a front seat experience on what it's like to be in that seat on a test. Great idea pal. Love your videos, great knowledge. I had a similar driving instructor when I was learning, and I tell you what.. there's sooooo much that stuck with me from his style of instructing, much like yours. Your pupils have a great chance learning from the likes of yourself. Top man

Nice one Ashley, good luck on the real one! I've now extended your mantra " what can I do to make this better" into daily life; makes you feel good. Regards, Rob 😉👏👏

Well done mate .just recently passed 6months back 2nd attempt .your confidence in on another level thou .I was bricking it man pmsl

Very lenient examiner and easy route.

Great job Ash. Would you consider making a video explaining the different categories of license and what you can drive with them. It's something that's not always straight forward or obvious. 😁👍

Class 2 is keeping the country moving at the minute so Nice one Ashley N

Finally had the opportunity to watch this upload on widescreen tv instead of the mobile phone! Great drive there Ash. Something that I noticed here..... Dashcam footage certainly was deceptive - in terms of distance - compared to the in cab camera. To see both of them together is of real benefit. It reminded me of a previous upload where you had to demonstrate this point....... Something to do with a woman in red and the resulting incident even though you passed through on an Amber light 🤔. Nerves are understandable. After all - you have a reputation on the line here. Peace 👊👍

nice one buddy and thank you for this 👍it gave me an insight as to what to expect next week (25th sept 23) I`m taking my HGV class 2. I do like the tip about the white lines in the middle of the road 👏👏

i really like your examiner, i have today my driving test and my examiner was not very nice !

Leeet's gooo! I'm excited for you Ash. Really look forward to how the test went!

I passed with Paul in 2017, in that Volvo

This series has literally saved me about £2,000 in lessons

Not a bad drive so far, though i notice you're driving an automatic. The lights at time index 38;30 you should have anticipated the light better, and come to a stop. Even in the situation you wee in, you should have in my opinion stopped, even if it were just over the line at the lights rather than go through on RED. They had been on green for a while as you were approaching, this is giving you information they might change soon and a little slower would give you more time to stop correctly. And at time index 27;00 you were supposed to go straight on but were in the wrong lane. you noticed it though and good, instructor told you to turn right. Position is out at time index 46 40, this is causing now problems with steering at 46, 45. CROSSING OVER ARMS AND HANDS, a big no no. and before at 46; 20 pulling onto the island. Time index 53;00, in the wrong lane to turn right, you were in the far right lane, you should have been in the left lane, despite what the instructor told you. Then after the manoeuvre, move over to the right lane. You were commenting on the silver ford mondeo, and you were concerned of it being up your left side and would have preferred it to be in front of you ! This would not have happened if you had been in the correct lane. The Instructor has caused you problems here, and is teaching you wrong, sorry i call it as it is. He passed you, but then he's your instructor, it maybe different on the day, knowing you have the real instructor looking on. And yes i took time to look at the whole video, would i have passed you ! Yes i think so, you showed good in sight to other road users and what they might do, this comes from your experience as a driving instructor. You felt nervous and this is why i give leeway to the mistakes you made, but i would give a talk to you on the red light situation and positioning and hands crossing.. Knock it off from the start. It's a NO NO, and it leads to problems. If you had been in a manual gear box with a 16 speed splitter, you'd be all over the place and i would not have passed you. Slow it down in busy areas, give more time in passing parked and on coming traffic. Remember the truck could be carrying goods, this makes you heavy and harder to stop, especially in the rain. Don't be over complacent that you're an instructor of cars, this is a whole new ball game. And lastly i also noticed the instructor did not take you on the motorway at any point. given that there are a few close by to where you were, why not ? I don't think you'll take the time to read all the posts. And more worryingly, i don't think you'll take a blind bit of notice to my points that i've made, i feel as though standards have dropped a long way since i took my test, some 37 years ago. But i can only hope you read the post and pick up on what ive said. Good luck in passing the real test, and safe journey.

Nice to see two professionals 🥰

‘I’m making a big video on KZfaq about it’ - he did not look impressed 😂😂

Good luck for the morning mate! No doubt you'll pass it with a mock test like this, 👍😄

I took my Class 1 out of Skelmersdale in 1987, the roads were worse, but the weather was the same.

You really are a natural driver ashley! You'll ace this test 👍👍

Good luck Ashley with the real one. A first pass at a mock test in 21 years! Setting the bar high for driver education for sure. Credit where credits due. As suggested below, perhaps you should consider your pilots licence next? Planes, Trains and Automobiles and all that…🙏⛄️❄️☀️⛄️🙏2021.

Well done Ash, fantastic drive 👍

The auto box makes all the difference. Many years ago I took my test in a truck with no power steering and a crash gearbox. The indicators didn't self cancel either. An excellent drive though with some hand crossing on the wheel at times.

Well done, I am very surprised you passed, when you were passing the half on and half off the road vehicles you only indicated your intentions once when you moved out, you also failed to do any follow through checks when lorries, buses, motorcycles and high sided vehicles passed you on the opposite side of the road. Also the loading of the vehicle you forgot to mention the load has to be within the weight and dimension limits of the vehicle, I was surprised the examiner never mentioned that either. Maybe a little instructor/tester comradery was at play here, or maybe I had stricter instructors and examiner. My take away from this is if you want to pass your Class C/C+E go to scouse land for your license ;)

At last a video with less live commentray, more focus and concentration on the driving and additional camera to see the actual road in front, just missing a rear view onside camera to see if you clip the kerbs.

Well done Ashley one a coach driver your fantastic 👍

I'm in no way surprised that Ashley is the typical star student when he's a student himself

I note there is no longer a separate category for automatic truck licence. An auto, of course gives you much more time for the roadcraft by taking away the actual mechanics of making the truck move. How do you think you would get on with a class 1 / CE with an 'old fashioned' manual gearbox such as a Fuller Roadranger or an Eaton Twin Splitter? As there is an art that needs to be learnt to get them moving and keeping them moving, especially with a load on. When I did agency work for VAG in the 90s I had to take a 1 day course on an MAN with a Twin Splitter, even though I was experienced with it in Leyland DAFs. One of the 'joys' of agency work was maybe driving a different truck every day, and in those days there was a multitude of different engine and gearbox combinations, especially the non standard H pattern in ERFs, many tunes were played.

Well done mate. I take my c+e In June.

That first minute had me nervous . . . Good luck with the actual test.

That was interesting rewatching after doing a few days training on my HGV 2 could see why you did something that on first viewing I did not understand why you did it.

Enjoyed this Ash. A good advert for hgv drivers. Class 1 next that’s a whole different experience. I think you’ll love it and it will show some of the public why we do apparently crazy manoeuvres.

Amazing, really well done. Is that the full test time you did in the mock test? 80minutes. I thought 40 minutes in the car test was bad enough 🤣

I passed my reverse test on Wednesday My CPC on Thursday and my road test today with 4 minors I’m now proud to own a CAT C licences One or two years of driving in my company I’ll go for my CE

My instructor taught me different never let you hand of the wheel

@25:45 didnot check left mirror for swing.very good drive though well done.

Just curious. HGVs may have somewhat different handling qualities when fully loaded as opposed to when empty. Is there any comments from experienced HGV drivers on ways to manage this, and what precautions should be taken? I'm just a regular car delivery driver, but it would be interesting to have a perspective and appreciation on that issue, and may help for those getting into learning to drive an HGV, or recently passed an HGV test.

Hi thanks for your help and support 👍 🚚🚛🚚🚛👍😀👋👏👐🤝🤝🤝🤝🚛

im assuming an examiner that looks at you constently without even getting a chance to count how many seconds is a good one cuz i dont remember that for my examiners when i took my PSV i always get a little nervous when they do that though the 3rd examiner i got was doing more analysing of me and was moving around when i was navigating in certain places and road condtions again the other one did not. unless i looked like i was gonna hit granny next to me and guess what i passed HA

Thanks mate great job I

Heheh. Nice one, Ash! First to pass a mock test. Haha.

ash you have done well . but there was a couple of hand crosses on your steering which the instructor might not see

Lucky you brits learn to drive automatic we learn on old Iveco with manual change 😢

Just a question but why do you put the hand break on all the time?

You've probably done you test by now but from a viewer 'Good Luck'

Hi Ashley, I’m curious is to why you and the examiner were wearing your HI VIS vest whilst driving? I remember way way back lol I was told to remove my HI VIS whilst driving my lorry. I never really asked why back then as to be honest I didn’t like wearing it anyway. Many years later I decided to drive buses for a living (it’s soul destroying) and again we wasn’t allowed to wear HI VIS vests or jackets while driving. But we did have an explanation and I thought a reasonable one too…. It’s because of the reflection of the vests onto the windscreen that it did obscure your vision in some instances especially at night. 🤔🤔 Enlighten me 😊

You was turning Right at cross rad and ,forget use andbrake on / am i right?

Never seen roads so empty....that must of been a god send test.

Well done.

at 38:48 hand cross

Does the test ever include being asked to take a route that includes a low bridge, just to test if the driver stops in good time? Also, in a real test, would a candidate be permitted to provide a narrative or would they be expected to stay silent unless they were asking for clarification of an instruction?

Can anyone explain to me the use of the kerb and the white line when turning left and right. I've heard people say it loads of times but never really understood

are passing exam on automatic gearbox?

Years ago the company I work for was going to put me through my HGV class I turned it down because I didn't have enough confidence and if I failed I would be the laughing stock of the yard aswell

Hi, I must ask where in the video are you both referring to in regards to the silver car that you discussed at the end of the test? Very well done on the drive! 😎

Well done, next will be your LGV instructors course, or are you going down the tank driving road next ;-)

Hi Ashley , good to see you driving a hgv hats off to you buddy! , I hope this new prospective wasn't anything to Do with the hole I dug regarding the artic being under taken in one of your vlogs 😂? And the dangers motorists put themselves in when dealing with situations with hgv's on the road networks . What have you noticed the most in car drivers Mentality whilst you've been driving HGVs / learning?

I thought this was now LGV rather than HGV. When did it change?

Did it ever stop raining in Liverpool Ash? Looks pretty biblical there.

Where’s the class 1 videos ?

Great drive Ash, good luck for the test (although maybe you’ve already taken it by now!). Do you reckon you’ll do Class 1 in the future?

Amber light? ?

You should consider flying lessons.

I'm surprised you haven't done your test yet. Should have taken you 3-4 days of lessons followed by a test on the 5th.

At (38:37) you crossed your hands, is that aloud in a HGV?

Question: a friend of my son went for his test he wears glasses and was told to wear a mask, his glasses misted up and he missed a sign, causing him to fail his test. should people who wear glasses be made to wear a mask with the prospect of the misting up and life being a lot more dangerous?

Is that a read driving examiner or HGV instructor who acts as an examiner?

Easy ways

Lad I’d have failed you for the way you kept looking at the examiner

You past an orange light then went through a red, further on you went through another orange

Ashley, did you ask your instructor about undertaking and does it fall under careless driving, as a lot of people think?

Yeah perhaps the monkey business asking about the demister was a hint related to the weather conditions of the day, noticed you were messing about with the dashboard on a few occasions delaying a prompt takeoff, funny how we enter a more busy area when your more tired towards the end of the journey.

Ashley make it look so easy I’d be p*** myself

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Hello

shame you were both wearing those face masks, even kept them on outside

What is this ridiculous looking around your right shoulder all the time when taking off? Way overdone. Only needed when leaving the kerb and there is a side street you need to check or you're on a 3+ lane road and you are changing to lane 2. As long as you have your mirrors setup correctly you should only need to check level with your shoulder on the drivers side. Blindside I will lean to get a better view.

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