Trailer and Caravan Training

Richard ChaLmers  

Car - Car & Trailer - Minibus - Bus 


Cumbrias Premier Driver Coach   


With almost two decades of experience in the Driver Training Industry, Richard Chalmers is the ideal candidate to help you navigate your way through learning new driving skills. 



Should I get training or will I be OK towing with no knowledge?


Towing a trailer or caravan will dramatically affect the dynamics of your vehicle, so yes it is advisable to get training before towing.


Our courses are designed to help you develop your driving skills to allow you to stay safe on the road wether you are completely new to towing or someone looking to refresh their skills having not towed for a number of years or your. For the corporate user we also offer work based courses to either familiarise staff with new equipment or to train new members of staff.


Unlike many of our competitors we don't operate our training courses with large groups people who you don't know, typically our training is either 1 to 1 or 2 to 1 to ensure you receive the attention you deserve.


Do I need to do a test to tow my caravan or trailer?


Car and trailer driving tests (B+E) were stopped on the 20 September 2021. As a result you no longer need to take a test to tow a caravan or trailer. You will automatically have had the B+ E Category added to your license by the DVLA.


What courses do we offer?


We offer a variety of courses and can also tailor a course to your or your companies needs if you have a a specific need or aim.



New to Towing Course 


Designed for people who have never towed before or have very limited experience, this is a 2  day course (14 Hours)and is designed to walk you through towing, from knowing the legislation that governs towing , walk around checks, hitching and unhitching through to safely manoeuvring the outfit both in a confined space and out on the open road.


  • Towing Laws


  • Walk around checks


  • Loading and how it will effect the drive


  • Uncouple and Recoupling


  • On-road Drive covering


  • Country Roads
  • A Roads
  • Urban Roads
  • Dual Carriageways and Motorways


  • Straight Reverse


  • Curved Reverse



As previously mentioned  typically our training is either 1 to 1 or 2 to 1 to ensure you receive the attention you deserve. The total cost of this course is £630* on a 1 to 1 basis or £700* on a 2 to 1 basis.



I know roughly what I'm doing Course


Designed for people who have probably towed before but have had a break from towing or are used to towing a different type  of outfit. This is a 1 day course (7 Hours) and covers the majority of the areas covered in the beginners course but in less depth, it is ideal to help you build confidence and take your driving up a level.


  • Towing Laws


  • Walk around checks


  • Loading and how it will effect the drive


  • Uncouple and Recoupling


  • On-road Drive covering


  • Country Roads
  • A Roads
  • Urban Roads
  • Dual Carriageways and Motorways


  • General Reversing


 The total cost of this course is £315* on a 1 to 1 basis or £350* on a 2 to 1 basis.



Towing Courses Segments


These 3.5 hour segments are ideal if you are looking to improve on certain areas of your towing, they can be booked individually or added to gather to make up a


  • Reversing - Covers both straight line and curved reverse


  • Getting Ready to Tow - Covers the legalities of towing, walk around checks, loading and hitch and unhitch


  • On-road Driving covers


  • Country Roads
  • A Roads
  • Urban Roads
  • Dual Carriageways and Motorways


The total cost of each segment is £157.50* on a 1 to 1 basis or £175* on a 2 to 1 basis.



Corporate Training for Staff


Driver training for your workforce is an important part of the corporate world, our team of experienced trainers can come into your work place and using your vehicles and trailer can help train and improve the skills of your workforce be it introducing a new member of staff to towing through to familiarisation training of existing staff on a new trailer. For on road and manoeuvring training we typically a use 2 - 1 training ratio, however for the "Getting ready to Tow" areas we can train in larger numbers to make training more efficient.



* All of our costs include VAT where applicable


Contact us for Course Availability

Training Reviews

Thank you for getting me through my trailer training and taking me to a first time pass. I am absolutely thrilled. Anyone considering getting a towing licence should definitely use this company. They are very patient and understanding and really know their stuff! The van and trailer are a great set up and good to tow. They happily adapted my training to suit my needs and help me worked through all the areas needed to pass. Highly recommended.

Thank you much Richard and Kay! - Meg Atkinson

I would certainly recommend Richard Chalmers for anyone wanting to pass their trailer test. Superb advice and such a easy vehicle and trailer to drive and manoeuvre - Nick Hastings

fantastic service.   

easy to understand and learn what you need to complete your test   

 highly recommend. - Drew Morten



Supercar Experiences 

As well as delivering high quality driver training on the road, we can also offer Supercar experience packages with our friends at PSR, and use our code "RCTS" for 20% off! 
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