by National Register of LGV Instructors | 11th June 2025 | Blogs
From 10th June 2025, changes to Category B driving licence rules will allow eligible drivers to operate zero emission vehicles up to 4.25 tonnes – a significant increase from the previous 3.5 tonne limit. From this date, no further mandatory training is required...
by jessica | 10th March 2024 | Blogs
The UK is still in the grip of an LGV/HGV Driver shortage, fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, and an aging workforce. As of March 2023, the UK remains 60,000 drivers short. To tackle this problem, putting the right LGV/HGV Instructors in place in your business...
by Jordan_NRI | 1st February 2024 | Blogs, Case Studies
Guest Article: 2 Start Strive for Consistency Looking for top quality products and services is something everyone has done before. It is in our interest to look for the best of a product/service we are looking to purchase. Training providers and courses are no...
by John Bachtiger | 10th January 2024 | Blogs
In the UK transport and logistics industry, where efficiency and safety are paramount, skilled professionals play a key role. Moving 175 tonne-kilometres by road every year and supporting around 1.6 million jobs requires the input of qualified LGV Instructors and...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 12th January 2021 | Blogs
When it was established in 2017, one of the objectives set for the NRI was “to contribute to an improvement in the national pass rate of LGV vocational tests”. In this article we assess progress against that objective. 23 LGV driver training organisations have already...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 8th December 2020 | Blogs
In common with LGV training and testing, NRI examinations in 2020 have been affected by national and local restrictions relating to COVID-19. Despite this there has been a steady demand for all three NRI examinations, LGV Instructor, LGV Assessor and Driver CPC...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 10th November 2020 | Blogs
Improving Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) practical test pass rates New DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) data for Great Britain shows that in 2019/20, 40,000 LGV drivers passed their Practical Driving Test. A longer look at the data shows that pass rates have been...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 26th July 2018 | Blogs, News
The DVLA has produced new guidance leaflets for professional LGV drivers, in order to help both operators and drivers remain compliant with driver rules and regulations. The guidance has been developed in a bid to help vocational LGV drivers to understand the rules...
by National Register of LGV Instructors | 10th January 2018 | News, Blogs
Happy one year anniversary to the National Register of LGV Instructors! We’ve had a fantastic first year, with over 500 LGV instructors registering with us and over 20 exam centres (and counting!) becoming approved. We’ve also been busy on the road at various events...
