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Berkshire Motor Show

A Fantastic Day at the Berkshire Motor Show The team at Kim Driver Training was delighted to be part of this year's Berkshire Motor Show, held at Prospect Park in Reading. The event brought together an incredible collection of vehicles, local businesses, car clubs and...

Future proof careers

The Impact of AI With AI replacing so many jobs, it's going to continue to have an impact on which jobs will be available in the future. If you have a job in administration, bookkeeping, proof-reading and warehouse work your job is likely to be replaced in the future...

Gritters and snow ploughs are out!

Winter is here! An arctic blast has surprised us all this week. Waking up to find it's snowing might look magical, but it doesn't take much snow and ice to bring our main roads to a standstill. I'm glad to see the gritters have been out when I get in my car. In the...

How to Become an HGV Driver in 2026

Step-by-Step Guide to Driving a HGV Thinking about starting a new career as a professional HGV driver in 2026? There has never been a better time. Skilled drivers are in high demand across logistics, supermarkets, construction, recycling, removals and many more...

Rules for transporting horses in horseboxes and trailers

Transporting Horses Recently the rules for transporting horses and ponies were revised. It's important to know what you're allowed to do so you don't break the new rules! So the new rules are: When you transport a horse with a horsebox or trailer you need to make sure...

Younger Lorry Drivers Needed!

HGV Driver Shortage The number of HGV vacancies has dropped slightly from 28% of businesses reporting vacancies in quarter 3 of 2024 to 24% in quarter 4 of the same year. You can see all of the figures published by the Department for Transport here. This is a positive...

New Rules Around C+E, C1+E, D+E, and D1+E Licences

New Driving Licence Rules Big changes have arrived in the world of professional driving, and they bring great news for anyone looking to drive larger vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles with trailers. The recent updates to driving licence rules mean you can now go...

New HGV safety rules in London

HGV Safety Today is the start of new safety rules that were agreed by Transport for London back in the summer. The new rules state that all HGVs must have at least a three star DVS rating, or fit a system of safety features that will give the driver better all-round...

Rules for Lorry Drivers

Drivers Hours Rules If you're driving a bus or lorry you must follow the rules about how many hours you're allowed to drive, and how many breaks you must take. These rules are to keep everyone, including the driver, safe. If you break the rules you could be prosecuted...

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   m m 
 11/08/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Passed my class 1 yesterday all thanks to KDT and especially Mark. He is so calm and knowledgeable that I felt at ease the whole 3 days we were on the road together. Mark gave me the right comments at the right time. Kept my 8 wheels on the ground and off the kerbs yet knew when to encourage me enough to gain my confidence without getting over confident. Thank you so much Mark, you’re so passionate about your trade and so generous with your time and knowledge. A big shout also to Steve in his help on the first day to help me through the reversing and uncoupling/coupling procedures… To Kim, Cole and Dave also. You all make a great team. Keep up the great work!
  
 
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   Gareth Quinton 
 04/08/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had a great experience with Kim Driver Training. all the staff were friendly, welcoming, and helped me feel at ease from the moment I arrived. Mark my instructor was professional, calm, and gave clear instructions throughout the test, making the experience much less stressful than I expected. The whole process was well organised and ran on time. Overall, it was a positive experience, and I would definitely recommend this test centre to anyone taking their driving test.
  
 
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   Alex U 
 04/08/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A great team of professional instructors. They arranged the training and test times to suit my needs, and I passed Category 2 after one retest.

Special thanks to Mark, Steven and Kim for all their help and support. I highly recommend booking directly with Kim Driver Training!
  
 
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   Kieran Monaghan 
 07/07/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Did my class 2 hgv through Kim driver training and can happily say I’ve passed. Nothing but love for all the employees. From Kim herself and her office staff all extremely nice and welcoming to her driving trainers Dave, Steve and Cole who I cannot fault one bit. They all did there absolute best to make me the best and safest driver possible. If you want a great group to get you on your way to passing your hgv this is the place to go. 100% recommend Kim driver training to anybody nothing but positivity to say about them. Thanks again!!
  
 
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   Dane cannon 
 03/07/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Everyone there was unbelievable, great staff
  
 
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   aaron dawson 
 04/06/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great experienced trainers. I had Kim and Mark, broke everything down nice and clear, kept me calm and very professional. Passed first time with their great training. Much appreciated.
  
 
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   Krzysztof Masalski 
 30/05/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I recently passed my Class 1 driving test with Dave as my instructor. He was professional, patient, and explained everything clearly. He helped me feel confident and well prepared for the test. Highly recommended!
  
 
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   james gibbs 
 21/05/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. KDT: Top notch service from start to finish.
I’ve used Kim for a few licenses over the past 11 years, for myself and other staff. Rest assured you can always rely on good, consistent, reliable and enjoyable training from KDT.
Shout out to my instructor Colin for getting me through with no, and I mean, 0 minors. Colin had good guidance, communication and mentor skills.  Big up to Dave for popping in and out giving me some g’ing up. And Kim, thank you for building such a good, happy company with great people behind it!! It shows from the top down!

To summarise; if you want the best (and very reasonably priced as-well) instruction and test. Use Kim driver training. Could not recommend highly enough!
  
 
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   Joe Mccann 
 11/04/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Lee was brilliant!! Top instructor. Calming presence with excellent communication skills. He tough me brilliant techniques that got me over the line on test day. Highly recommend!
  
 
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   Loren 
 10/03/2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Well run company with a friendly atmosphere and great instructors, making the whole process of learning to drive a lorry enjoyable and informative, highly recommend.

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