Training for the Road Transport Industry
What is ADR ?
ADR is “The Carriage of Dangerous Goods By Road (Driver Training) Regulations”. These regulations cover the training of drivers carrying dangerous goods in tanks and packages. In order to be legally qualified to drive a vehicle carrying dangerous goods, a driver must be in possession of an ADR vocational training certificate issued by the appropriate authority.
All drivers within the scope of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 must be trained and hold a Vocational Training Certificate issued by DVLA. This is required by UK regulations implementing the relevant EU directive.
ADR Courses
We are an accredited provider of ADR course, registered with the Department of Transport #N291 and a member of the National Dangerous Goods Training Consortium (NDGTC).
The length of the training course is determined by the number of modules required and minimum time standards are laid down by the Examining Board who verify and examine the ADR scheme. The minimum period of time for a course is two days. This includes the core module, packages module and one class. To complete all the Packages, Tanks and Classes 2,3,4,5,6,8 and 9 takes a further two days making the course four days in all. For tankers it is usual for just one class to be studied, however the minimum time for this is now three days rising to five days for completion of all the classes.
The time limit for retakes is three months after receipt of results, during which time only the exam needs to be resat otherwise the individual module price will apply.
Refresher training is also available and takes a minimum of two days except. Similar exams to the full course are used and so drivers will need to feel happy with the depth of refresher training in order to succeed. Failure of a module on a refresher course will require attendance on an initial course for the failed module(s).






























