Hello i have been to the NEC today and had a taster session in a new freelander (bright orange ! ) and a five berth caravan, with the Caravan Club it was really good, has anyone completed the full day or one and a half day couse if so what do people think ? thankyou lorraine
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Well worth doing, We both did it years ago, Brilliant, I never tow but I can guide OH with the reversing. I can even manoevre myself if I really need to however I didn't like the driving forward bit! LOL
Well worth it
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What I have wondered-as a HGV 1 driver-what would I really learn from a manouvering course? I know about hooking up-weight distribution-nose weight-running mass-towing vehicle axle weights-a bit of maintenence (tyre pressures-wheel nuts-lights), etc.
I have been told by my insurance that I would get reduced insurance (oh!!-hgv is not good enough was the reply) so what does the course envolve???
We both did the CC 2-day one and it was brilliant. There were 6 of us and 3 vans, which was just a nice number for us all to get inidividual attention. Well worth the money (I think it ws £80 when we did it). Unfortunately I didn't tow much for a couple of years but it's given me the confidence to do it now I have to. My OH always used to make me do the tricky bits, though, like reversing onto a pitch!
Quote: Originally posted by LostAgainAndAga on 22/2/2009
What I have wondered-as a HGV 1 driver-what would I really learn from a manouvering course? I know about hooking up-weight distribution-nose weight-running mass-towing vehicle axle weights-a bit of maintenence (tyre pressures-wheel nuts-lights), etc.
I have been told by my insurance that I would get reduced insurance (oh!!-hgv is not good enough was the reply) so what does the course envolve???
I don't think you'd gain much, but you might gain something. After all, a caravan tows differently to an artic truck trailer, and reverses differently, too, as the axle pivot point is different. There's differences in the law, too.
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when we did the CC course there was a HGV1 (20years ) driver came with his wife to keep her company and at the end of the course he was surprised what he learned
Hubby and I were looking at these courses until we discovered I've got to do my B+E since we got a bigger van so I'm hoping I'll learn the same stuff on that as the CC course
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Topic: caravan club manoeuvring course ?
