# ADR Courses

> ADR training cost and structure: a 9-hour core module plus the class and tank modules you need, and a card lasting 5 years. Official hours from gov.uk, free quotes.

## Key facts

- Every ADR driver training course includes a core module with a minimum training time of 9 hours, whatever classes the driver is qualifying for (gov.uk).
- The tanks module carries a minimum training time of 7 hours 30 minutes against 1 hour 30 minutes for packages, which is why a tanks course runs longer and costs more.
- An ADR driver card lasts 5 years, and gov.uk states that ADR training courses can last up to 7 days depending on the qualification option chosen.

## Key pages

- [ADR training cost: what you need and how long each module takes](https://adrcourses.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [How much does ADR training cost? What actually drives the price](https://adrcourses.co.uk/adr-training-cost/): No official body publishes an ADR course price: gov.uk says providers set their own and there is no maximum. What moves the number, and how to compare quotes fairly.
- [ADR refresher training: the 5-year rule and the dates that matter](https://adrcourses.co.uk/adr-refresher-training/): An ADR card lasts 5 years. You can start refresher training a year before it expires, must sit the exam at least 2 weeks before, and a lapsed card means starting again.
- [ADR classes and modules: which ones you actually need](https://adrcourses.co.uk/adr-classes-and-modules/): ADR classes 1 to 9 explained, with the group A and group B route, packages against tanks, and how the core module and class modules combine into one course.
- [ADR module minimum training times](https://adrcourses.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-15.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://adrcourses.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- ADR module minimum training times. Methodology: Minimum training times as published by the Department for Transport on gov.uk (Become a qualified dangerous goods (ADR) vehicle driver, taking a training course), read 15 August 2026. There is no price column on purpose: gov.uk states that training providers set their own prices and there is no maximum price, and no official body publishes a course fee, so we publish the hours instead and get you quotes for the rest.
- Last updated: 2026-08-15. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: gov.uk. Become a qualified dangerous goods (ADR) vehicle driver: https://www.gov.uk/become-dangerous-goods-driver
- Source: gov.uk. Taking an ADR training course, module minimum training times: https://www.gov.uk/become-dangerous-goods-driver/taking-a-training-course
- Source: gov.uk, staying qualified and refresher training: https://www.gov.uk/become-dangerous-goods-driver/staying-qualified
- Source: gov.uk, find an ADR training course: https://www.gov.uk/find-adr-training
- Source: DVSA, run dangerous goods (ADR) driver training courses: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/run-dangerous-goods-adr-driver-training-courses
- Source: Department for Transport, moving dangerous goods: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/moving-dangerous-goods
- Source: Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1348/contents/made

## Citation

Cite as: "ADR module minimum training times", ADR Courses, https://adrcourses.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-15).

## About

- ADR Courses is a free introduction service. We pass your details to workplace safety training providers who quote you directly, and we may receive a fee from those providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. We are not a training provider and we are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Department for Transport, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency or Qualifications Scotland. Nothing here is legal or compliance advice: confirm the current requirements on gov.uk and with your dangerous goods safety adviser before booking.
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