ADR – Dangerous Goods – Open Road Training Limited

Course overview

Handle hazardous materials with confidence. Our ADR training covers the full range of dangerous goods driver qualifications, from your first certificate through to refreshers and additional classes.

Choose the route that fits where you are: Initial (full ADR), Refresher (full ADR), additional classes, additional tanks, classes and tanks together, or additional explosives. Driver CPC hours can be added to any booking, from one to four days.

What's covered

Core — the foundation every ADR driver needs
Packages — carrying dangerous goods in packaged form
Tanks — the tank endorsement for bulk carriage
Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 — gases, flammables, oxidising agents, toxics, corrosives and miscellaneous
Class 1 — explosives, available as an additional day
ADR Awareness for staff who handle dangerous goods without driving them

Need a specific class in a hurry?

Our ADR Specialist Course gets you qualified in just two days: ADR Core, Packages and your choice of Class 4, 5, 6, 8 or 9, from £320.50, running in Lanarkshire.

Your ADR card

Once you've passed, your ADR card is issued through Qualifications Scotland and the DVSA, and normally arrives within about a week.

Frequently asked questions

The initial full ADR is five days. The refresher is three days, and specific class courses run over two to three days.

Only if you'll be carrying explosives. It's available as an additional day on top of your main course.

Cards are issued via Qualifications Scotland and the DVSA, and normally arrive within about a week of passing.

Yes. You can add between one and four days of Driver CPC to any ADR booking.

ADR Training