What school to choose?

[exelero]

I have just recently passed my HGV theory test and now I'm looking to start the driver training. So far I had two assessments with two different instructors and I'm not sure which one to choose.
Instructor 1: Automatic Rigid with Wagon+Drag for C+E
Intructor 2: Manual rigid with proper artic for C+E.

I know that once I get into a job I would most probably get an automatic unit. Would you choose to do manual training since it gives you more insight or choose the automatic training because it is easier? I would personally do the C+E training in a proper artic rather than a wagon+drag. The price of the training is pretty much the same.

Please share your thoughts

[exelero]

agent006 said:

I'd go with the second. Wagon and drag is a little trickier on the reverse and you'll hardly ever drive one for work. There was a craze for them about a decade ago but you hardly see them now. I suspect the attraction for the instructor is that he can use the same rigid for class 1 and 2 lessons.

Manual v auto isn't a huge problem. The rigid will probably have a regular 6 speed manual, and even if it's a 'proper' gearbox with splitter etc it won't be that hard to use or the instructor wouldn't have bought it.

I drove both to be fair, the manual rigid has an 8 speed.
I would definitely take the C+E in the artic so maybe I will split the schools.
Strangely one of the instructors does the training from Thursday to Tuesday with the weekend off in between ( that’s the guy with the manual wagon) and the other one does it from Monday to Thursday and the rest the week after. Which one is better I don’t know...

[exelero]

I went with the Manual training, just paid for it and all. Training starts on the 21st the Guy's name is Ian Markwick if anyone knows him. Looking forward to it, my test will be on the 27th, the same day I have my Module 2 test as well. Wish me luck

[exelero]

Thanks for the advice guys.

I will take my time then, haha

[exelero]

Stussy said:

Don’t take the piss though obviously!
Just remember it’s not real world and you don’t have 20 more drops to do

I wouldn't do multi drop. Even if it was multi drop, defo not more than 5 a day