Trailer Towing Lessons & Training
Learn to tow and reverse a trailer safely and confidently with practical, hands-on trailer towing lessons in Farnborough.
3.5–4.5 hours • One-to-one training • Training vehicle & trailers available
Whether you’re towing for the first time, want more confidence with reversing and manoeuvring, or need professional training for work, our courses are tailored to your experience and the type of trailer you’ll be using.
Training is available for a wide range of trailers, including flatbed and plant trailers, car transporters, caravans, horse trailers, boat trailers and other commercial or leisure trailers.
Need trailer towing training for your employees?
We also provide tailored commercial trailer towing courses for businesses, contractors and organisations. Find out more in our Corporate & Fleet Bookings section below.
Trailer Towing Licence & Weight Rules
Since December 2021, all drivers with a full Category B car licence in Great Britain automatically have B+E entitlement, without needing to take a separate trailer towing test.
For drivers who passed their car test from 1 January 1997, B+E entitlement allows trailers up to 3,500kg maximum authorised mass (MAM). This is the trailer’s maximum permitted weight including its load, rather than its empty weight.
Drivers who passed their car test before 1 January 1997 may also hold additional C1+E (107) entitlement, allowing vehicle and trailer combinations up to 8,250kg maximum authorised mass (MAM). This entitlement is separate from B+E and should be checked on the driver’s licence.
Whatever your licence entitlement, you must stay within your vehicle’s towing capacity, the trailer’s permitted weight and the relevant combination limits.
Although a separate B+E test is no longer required, professional trailer towing lessons help you develop the practical skills and confidence needed to tow safely, including hitching, loading, reversing and driving on the road.
Qualified, Professional Trailer Towing Training
Your training is carried out by an experienced and qualified towing instructor, approved by the Safe Towing Scheme and DIA, as well as a DVSA Fleet Driver Trainer.
For private individuals, the course provides practical, hands-on training designed to give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to tow safely on your own. Whether you’re towing a flatbed trailer, plant trailer, horse trailer, car transporter, boat trailer or another type of trailer, the training can be tailored to your experience and the type of towing you intend to do.
For businesses, training can be tailored around the vehicles, trailers and situations your employees encounter as part of their work. This can include vehicle and trailer safety checks, safe coupling and uncoupling, loading, reversing and manoeuvring, as well as an assessed on-road drive.
Previous clients include utility companies, councils, tree surgeons, landscape gardeners, builders, park rangers, mobile caterers, mechanics and other organisations whose employees tow as part of their work.
What You’ll Learn
Our trailer towing courses are practical and hands-on, giving you the opportunity to develop the skills needed to tow safely and confidently.
During your course, you’ll cover:
- Basic vehicle and trailer safety checks
- Safe hitching and unhitching
- Correct loading and weight distribution
- Reversing skills and techniques
- Trailer positioning and manoeuvring
- On-road towing techniques
- Defensive driving and hazard awareness
- Improving stability and control
Training takes place at our spacious tarmac training ground in Farnborough, close to Junction 4 of the M3, giving you plenty of room to practise reversing and manoeuvring before heading out onto the road.
Where possible, we recommend training with your own tow vehicle and trailer. This allows the course to be tailored to the combination you’ll actually be using and helps you become familiar with how it handles.
Don’t have suitable equipment yet? That’s no problem. Matt’s SsangYong Rexton can be used for the training at no additional cost, along with a choice of training trailers including:
- Ifor Williams LM166 tri-axle flatbed
- Ifor Williams HB505 horse trailer
- Brian James C4 car transporter
Just let Matt know what you’ll primarily be towing when booking and he’ll be happy to advise on the most suitable setup.
One-to-One Trailer Towing Training
Training is normally carried out on a 1-to-1 basis, giving you plenty of hands-on time to practise the skills you need rather than spending much of the session watching other candidates.
If two people would like to train together, joint bookings are also available. This can be particularly useful for couples, colleagues or employees who will both be using the same vehicle and trailer.
The result is a highly practical course tailored to your experience, confidence level and the type of towing you intend to do.
Most clients find one standard session is sufficient, although Matt will advise if further training would be beneficial.
For those taking the course for work purposes, the training can include formally risk-assessed elements such as coupling and uncoupling, reversing and manoeuvring, along with an assessed on-road drive. A certificate of completion can also be provided to assist with workplace Health & Safety requirements.
Longer or tailored courses are available where required.
Availability varies, but we can usually offer training within around 2 weeks. If you need training sooner, please get in touch and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.
Course Duration & Cost
Our standard Trailer Towing Course is a comprehensive, hands-on session tailored to your experience and the type of towing you’ll be doing.
- Duration: 3.5 to 4.5 hours of practical, hands-on 1-to-1 training.
- Private individuals: £300
- Joint bookings: £400 for two people training together — ideal for couples, colleagues or friends who will both be towing.
Just want help with the reversing?
Comfortable towing on the road but struggle with tight entrances, yard gates or reversing into position? A focused 1-hour reversing session is available for £100.
Corporate & Fleet Bookings:
Need training for several employees, longer sessions or training tailored to your company’s vehicles and trailers? Bespoke commercial courses are available for businesses and organisations, with certification provided to assist with workplace Health & Safety requirements.
Where We Train
All of our practical 1-to-1 training takes place at our training ground in Farnborough, close to Junction 4 of the M3. We welcome private and commercial clients from across the region, including:
Aldershot | Berkshire | Farnborough | Farnham | Guildford | Hampshire | Surrey | Woking
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