J Coates (HGV Services) Ltd Reviews 2,317

An excellent company to be associated with. I had a brilliant experience with J Coates. From start to finish, CEO to Trainers and Assessors. There is a well trained and very experienced team to call upon. Special mention to Tristan, Chris and Lewis in St Albans.

I did it!! 💪 big thank you for you all guys especially to Liam ! I definitely recommend this company. All the best guys.

Another awesome training session by Chris

I highly recommend this driving school. They have a great team. Driving and learning with them is a pure pleasure. The language barrier wasn't a problem at all. Liam helped me gain confidence and manage my pre-test anxiety, and he explained everything thoroughly. Two of my friends also passed their driving tests with this school. I wholeheartedly recommend them.

Big big thanks to Liam top bloke would highly recommend.

I recently completed a CAT C+E crash course and couldn’t be happier with the experience. Coming into it with zero prior HGV driving experience, I was naturally a bit nervous, but my instructor Liam made all the difference.

Liam was an excellent instructor from start to finish. He was patient, knowledgeable, and genuinely committed to helping me succeed. What really stood out was how willing he was to put the time in for me—making sure I fully understood everything and felt confident behind the wheel.

Top job mate and thanks again

Have just completed day 1 of 5 of CPC training with Chris. Has made what has been an otherwise quite mentally laborious process a lot easier

Chris delivered a comprehensive and engaging course

Comprehensive course with plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

I met a few of the trainers and they were all great people, special thank you to Kelly for instructing me, cannot thank you enough

Completed my Cat C training this week with Liam Daisley fantastic trainer very patient with me and got me to build my confidence to get a Pass very pleased looking forward to doing the C+E training next

Kelly’s been a god send she was supportive all throughout my training I passed my C+E first time

Had a great learning about health and safety

Chris the instructor was very professional and knowledgeable, really new his stuff,
Also very helpful answering all the questions the group had,
Thank you Chris.

Helpful, friendly and informative.

I recently completed a CAT C crash course and couldn’t be happier with the experience. Coming into it with zero prior HGV driving experience, I was naturally a bit nervous, but my instructor Liam made all the difference.

Liam was an excellent instructor from start to finish. He was patient, knowledgeable, and genuinely committed to helping me succeed. What really stood out was how willing he was to put the time in for me—making sure I fully understood everything and felt confident behind the wheel.

Big thanks to Liam for helping me pass!

Just passed my C+E. Kelly Swift was the best instructor I could have asked for. She made me feel at ease from the very first second I met her. She guided me through every step and answered all the questions I had. Her knowledge and amazing instructions got me through today, even with a last minute trailer change. Massive thanks to Kelly. Good luck in the future.

Passed my Cat C practical today - enormous thankyou to Liam. If you are looking to complete your Cat C licence you won't find a better instructor. Can not thank him enough for the effort he puts in. Great attitude for teaching, with tonnes of knowledge on driving and a personality that takes the pressure off driving while making it enjoyable and a great learning experience. I had never touched a Cat C vehicle before this week, and have managed to pass with 0 faults. Very dedicated to the job, and to us as students, even taking time out of his own morning to come in hours before our test to give us a warm-up and the best chance of passing. No matter your level of driving is, i am positive he can get you passed.

Cannot speak higher of Liam, great guy and a great instructor. Thankyou Liam!

Had an extremely positive experience using J Coates for my D1 training! Alec was extremely helpful in booking all areas of the training and test. My instructor Chris helped me so much. He was full of knowledge, experience and some good jokes! I highly recommend. From start to finish, the process was seamless. Thank you for teaching me and helping me pass :)