Would like to thank J Coates ( HGV Services ) Ltd for helping me pass my C E HGV licence at first attempt. A big ‘thank you’ to Alec Steer for organising my courses, his colleagues at Melton for hel... See more
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Specialists in Freight Transport and Passenger Transport Training. Established in 1970, J Coates offer the best in Driver & Transport Training to the Road Transport, Distribution, Passenger Transport and related industries.
23 NEW STAR RD, LE4 9JD, LEICESTER, United Kingdom
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I have completed another 2 Driver CPC Periodic training courses. This was again delivered by Chris A superbly. I recommend these to anyone. As they a very well presented and informative courses .A lot to learn but delivered really really well.

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Had a great experience with coates, the lads were great, all of them.
Got along with everyone really well which in turn made the training much better & felt more personalised.
I had a 5 day stint with Liam which was interesting, Educational & also alot of fun & thanks to him & the rest of the guys at J Coates I've come away from the test today with a no fault pass, which i think says it all.
Thanks again for a brilliant week Liam & thank you to everyone else for all youve done in helping me achieve the result i got.

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I’ve today passed my cat C+E practical driving test, with a first time pass, thanks to J Coates! Simon my instructor, for both this element (module 3b) and my module 4 was fantastic! He trained me up to a ridiculously high standard, scoring 100% on my module 4, and passing my module 3b with only two minor faults, which was far beyond my hopes and expectations.….Chris, who got me through my module 3a (reversing, coupling and uncoupling) was equally fantastic! In all honesty, I struggled with that particular element to begin with, but he got me through it. Both were patient, informative, supportive, with a great sense of humour and gave sound advice, they really put me at ease, while making sure I’d pass with their efforts. I absolutely highly recommend J Coates to anybody and everybody, who are looking to undertake any form of LGV (HGV) training. Aside from the great training staff, the customer service was fantastic, whenever I had cause to call, everybody I spoke to was informed, polite and friendly. After my initial call confirming my availability for the various elements, within 20 minutes they’d emailed with a complete course outline, covering, modules, dates, addresses and requirements for each module. I’ll say it again HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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I would like to highlight the great demeanour of Chris whilst completing training for my HGV practical. His laid back but attentive approach definitely helped me keep composure during my training and test. A sincere thank you for your help.

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Great training provided by Liam, enjoyed it from the first time till the end,
Really grateful for all the knowledge and patience delivered.

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A Massive thankyou to the team and especially Lewis, having past my C1 first time. Lewis was brilliant on calming my nerves and had a lot of knowledge to pass on. I would highly recommend J Coates, great expertise and a friendly team.

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Great company thanks a lot to Liam for sharing his knowledge with me which helped
me pass my hgv with 0 faults
Highly recommended

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Made a very dry CPC course entertaining. Not patronising like some courses I have been on
Chris got all the salient points across very well

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Knowledge is priceless.
Delivered in a way that's easy to digest.
Good stuff.

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Huge thanks to Simon and Liam at J Coates Leicester for their excellent HGV class 1 training. Professional, patient, and encouraging from start to finish. Couldn’t have asked for better instructors highly recommend.

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Chris CPC course was really good and helpful!

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I would like to say a huge thank you to the whole St Albans team for helping me pass my LGV Class 1 on my first attempt! Your support and encouragement made all the difference.
A massive special thanks to Chris for sharing his experience, guidance, and patience - your help was invaluable in getting me through the test on my first attempt. I couldn't have done it without you!

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He explained in great detail very good experience quite alot to take in
Very happy

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Have to say and thank Chris at the st Albans branch he was brilliant in helping me pass my Practical test, class 2 he was patient and explained the best practice whilst we was out training i doubt I would have passed without his expertise.

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Just passed my class 1 today with Chris and he taught me perfectly got his points across very well and made sure I was 100% ready for the test

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Big thank you to Chris, which with his guidance and experience I was able to PASS my CPC exams on the first try. Wasn't easy, I must admit, being new in this field was a real challenge and I don't know if I was able to do it without his huge help. Thank you again!!!

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Very good course, Steve very good instructor and have good knowledge very easy to understand, with all the topic.

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Many thanks to Steve Croft great course,
Informative and professional in a friendly manner

Reply from J Coates (HGV Services) Ltd
Thanks to Steve Croft informative presentation cpc course great experience also funny at times thanks steve and he's team...

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10 out of 10 for Steve Croft cpc trainer best experience he made it so easy for me and others I would like to say thank you to him and j Coates team as well thanks to all

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