I passed my CE today in Standish. I can't recommend Craig Baker and his team enough. Everyone who I have come across in the Standish branch has been exceptional, incredibly experienced, frien... See more
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I hadn't had much time driving on the road since Covid. Beginning my class 2 HGV lessons with Craig Baker Training, their patient and experienced instructors taught me everything I needed to know to p... See more
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I just wanted to send a big thank you to Marcus for being such an outstanding instructor during my Category C+E training with Craig Baker. Your professionalism and incredible patience made the whol... See more
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Have just passed my class 2 licence with Craig Baker driver training. My instructor Marcus was more than helpful and full of knowledge which really helped during my 3 day intensive course and his conf... See more
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At Craig Baker Driver Training, we specialise in nationwide HGV and LGV training courses, offering comprehensive instruction for aspiring drivers at all levels. From car lessons to advanced certifications such as HGV Class 2 (Cat C), HGV Class 1 (Cat CE), and CPC Module 4, our expert trainers are dedicated to providing the highest quality education and support. With the current demand for HGV drivers soaring and over 80,000 vacancies across the UK, there has never been a better time to embark on a career in this field. Our courses are designed to equip you with the skills and confidence needed to succeed, with the potential to earn up to £50,000 annually. We operate out of several convenient locations, including Wigan, Chorley, Accrington, Sheffield, Coventry, Lichfield, Milton Keynes, and London ensuring accessible training no matter where you are. Our direct access courses make it easy to achieve your driving goals swiftly and efficiently. Join the many successful drivers who have trained with us and start your journey towards a rewarding and lucrative career with Craig Baker Driver Training. With our experienced instructors and state-of-the-art facilities, we are committed to your success on the road.
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CPC Mod 4
Really helpful and knowledgable staff, friendly and welcoming. Training provided is top quality and ensures you are more then ready for your relevant test. I Would highly recommend them.
February 8, 2024
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Highly recommended
From the phone call to book my lessons to taking my test for my class 1 license, everyone was tremendously helpful. I did the 4 day course and was worried I would struggle, however, all the guys were friendly and talked me through the issues I was having and I passed first time. I would definitely recommend.
January 31, 2024
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Reply from Craig Baker Driver Training (Nationwide HGV & PCV Training)
Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
C1 Driving
I did my C1 driving with Kyle at Craig Baker driving school. Booking was so easy as they really accommodated my need of urgency! I did the 3 day course and passed my driving test first time! I can't thank Kyle enough for giving me the confidence and support to get me through it, yes I barely listen at times but he patiently tolerated this.... I would highly recommend this company! 5 stars from me guys :)
December 20, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Highly recommend
They accommodated me around the dates I could do. They were all so lovely and put me at ease straight away. I felt so confident and prepared going in for the test. I can’t recommend the whole team enough.
December 15, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Great training experience
Great training experience, all the instructors are both friendly and professional putting customer service and quality training at the forefront of the business , with great support from Kerry in the office.
December 5, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Craig Baker Driving School - Awesome Experience
Absolutely enjoyed my HGV C+E experience with Craig Baker Driving School. They made my transition from my Bus/PSV to the full HGV-Class 1 smooth, easy and enjoyable.
Brilliant on all levels from Management to Driving Instructors. Genuine and down-to-earth prople who share the same purpose, enthusiasm and all-round great work ethics.
Thank you once again Craig Baker Driving School 🚛
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
November 13, 2023
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Reply from Craig Baker Driver Training (Nationwide HGV & PCV Training)
Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Brilliant driving school
Wow the trainers are all really knowledgeable and all nice people to get along with…
I passed 1st time.
Definitely recommend for all your driving needs.
October 13, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Absolutely brilliant helped me pass my…
Absolutely brilliant helped me pass my test in quick time friendly staff know there stuff helped me so much thanks to the Craig baker team
October 5, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Top notch driving training!
Got me through my class 2 nice and easy. Great instructors. Highly recommend!
September 14, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
I can’t Thank Craig baker driver…
I can’t Thank Craig baker driver training enough for the help and support I got for passing my C1. Such an amazing and helpful team!! So friendly and chatty and just all around a fab team!! Really enjoyed my lessons with them! I would recommended them to anyone!
September 14, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Joined from half part
Im just sad I wasnt with them from the beginnings...
They accept my start with another company (the other company was rubish). Then I met with Craig Staff, Called they office accept my studies, joined to them and made a successfull exam.
Absolute I cant say anything they are the best just recomend for everybody!
Thank you very much again guys! ^_^
August 23, 2023
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Reply from Craig Baker Driver Training (Nationwide HGV & PCV Training)
Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Couldn’t recommend this company enough
Couldn’t recommend this company enough, totally amazing bunch of people with extensive knowledge of getting you through your driving test! All instructors put you at ease straight away and talk to you like they’ve known you for years. If you’re going to take your HGV lessons/test make sure you go through these guys. Thanks again guys was a pleasure meeting you all and thanks for getting me through my class 2 FIRST TIME 😊
September 4, 2023
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Reply from Craig Baker Driver Training (Nationwide HGV & PCV Training)
Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Highly recommend
A massive thank you to everyone at Craig Baker Driver Training, what a team, so welcoming and friendly! Passed my C1 today first time. Wayne has been an amazing instructor from start to finish. Couldn’t have asked for a better person to teach me the ropes and get me passing first time!
All round a great learning experience and would recommend to anyone! ☺️ thanks guys!
August 23, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Thanks Craig Baker Driving team
The Craig Baker Driving Instructor team didn't just teach me how to drive a HGV to a high standard, they showed me how to enjoy the journey in one, 5 stars.
August 14, 2023
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Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Craig Baker HGV…
I couldn't recommend Craig Baker HGV training highly enough. The process from start to finish was made so easy from Kerry and Craig in the office, arranging medical, theory test and arranging training times and test dates to fit around your current Job.
All the trainers are professional and knowledgeable in teaching you how to drive the HGV with step by step instructions, and putting you at ease. They then pick up on all your errors you may make ready for you test.
All the trainers Lee, Shaun, Dan, Dave, Kyle, Paul and Charlotte all top trainers and generally nice people.
You wouldn't go wrong by doing training with this excellent company.
Thank You all
August 7, 2023
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Reply from Craig Baker Driver Training (Nationwide HGV & PCV Training)
Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Without a doubt don’t think I would’ve…
Without a doubt don’t think I would’ve passed if it wasn’t for this company and the people working there. I passed first time but I had 0 confidence in myself but thanks to Charlotte, Wayne, Paul and lee I passed. Absolutely amazing! Thank you so much!
Kyle is grey
July 25, 2023
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Reply from Craig Baker Driver Training (Nationwide HGV & PCV Training)
Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
If I had to do another licence I would choose Craig baker
Ok so I joined Craig baker through the government bootcamp scheme through a 3rd party. Initially had some doubts about my own ability for the reversing but Wayne who was teaching the 3A excercise was top class really pleasent and friendly demeanor enstilled me with the confidence to pass my 3A after only being under instruction for a total of 3 hours training, so moved onto my on road driving training and Paul as he said wouldn't teach me "to suck eggs" he understood my background and gave me the constructive criticism I needed to improve upon my experience, even offering real world job insights which I have to say we're invaluable and I will carry forward in my career as class 1 but I took what he told me forward into my subsequent lesson with him and passed first time and I can't thank these 2 guys enough for helping me unlock my potential despite my inner fears
June 27, 2023
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Reply from Craig Baker Driver Training (Nationwide HGV & PCV Training)
Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
A team of 5 star professional
a team of 5 star professionals thank you for the work you do
June 24, 2023
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Reply from Craig Baker Driver Training (Nationwide HGV & PCV Training)
Thank you for choosing Craig Baker Driver Training for your HGV training needs! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. At Craig Baker Driver Training, we're dedicated to providing top-notch HGV training that prepares our students for success in Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, and beyond. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're delighted to have met your expectations. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Drive safely!
Passed my CE license with them not long…
Passed my CE license with them not long ago and was impressed by approach of Dave Hughes first class ! Thank you
June 12, 2023
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Thank you for your review its really appreciated, we are really glad you were happy with our services. www.cbakerdt.co.uk
Class 1 'Pass Plus' Training
Having gained my Class 1 licence a little while ago, I wanted some extra help and practice with reversing technique, and some tacho use specifically to help build self confidence - so I signed up for the HGV 'Pass Plus' session (and a gloriously sunny Saturday in June).
Enter Paul, one of the instructors at Craig Baker! Genius - he shared his knowledge freely; demonstrated 'how to' technique; coached in a calm but positive manner; shared a few tricks of the trade and generally helped my understanding of what was going on; while helping me develop my skills and generally boost my self-confidence with his input. I cannot thank you enough Paul - straightforward, no nonsense GENIUS!!
I highly recommend the Craig Baker HGV 'Pass Plus' programme to anyone, who needs a little extra help and input.
June 10, 2023
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Thank you for your review its really appreciated, we are really glad you were happy with our services. www.cbakerdt.co.uk
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