Courses & Consultancy: ADR - Initial


European Agreement concerning the international carriage of Dangerous goods by Road.
L'Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route

Who needs an ADR Certificate?

Anyone transporting dangerous goods by road in most road tankers, tank containers, in bulk and a certain amount of dangerous goods by road in in-scope packages (i.e. in receptacles over certain sizes - separate limited quantities are allocated to each product).

Attendance of a course must be carried out by approved training providers, is a legal requirement and counts as part of drivers' hours. Each trainer is individually approved by SQA and comes from industry background.

Initial courses

A driver must attend a Department for Transport approved course and pass SQA exams to get an ADR Certificate. The number of days depends on the goods being carried and their containers (See below)

Booking Type of course
To allow drivers to carry 7 Classes in package, cylinders, IBCs
To Allow drivers to carry 7 Classes in tankers and packs / Cylinders
To allow drivers to carry flammable liquids in Tankers
To Allow drivers to carry Gas in Cylinders

* Prices quoted exclude VAT and exam fees

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