Practical ADR guides

Understand the method, not just the answer

App-derived explainers keep calculator limits, route structure and driver checks visible without turning revision copy into operational permission.

Packing Groups · Classification · Packages

ADR Packing Groups Explained: I, II and III, Class by Class

How ADR assigns packing groups I, II and III, what sets them in each class, and why the PG changes your load points, paperwork and packaging.

12 October 2026

Packages · UN Packaging · ADR 6.1.3

UN Packaging Marks Decoded: Reading the Code on a Drum, Jerrican or IBC

What each part of a UN packaging mark means under ADR 6.1.3 — type code, X/Y/Z packing group letter, density or mass, test pressure, year and country.

5 October 2026

Dangerous Goods Awareness · ADR Basics · Core · Training

Dangerous Goods Awareness for Road: What ADR Actually Asks of You

What counts as dangerous goods under ADR, who writes the road rules, and why air-freight awareness training is not the same as ADR training in GB.

28 September 2026

ADR 1.1.3 · Exemptions · DGSA · Core

ADR Scope and Exemptions: Getting the Order Right

Scope first, then exemptions. A compact guide to ADR 1.1.2 scope and the 1.1.3 exemptions every driver and DGSA candidate must be able to defend.

21 September 2026

Classification · Hazard Classes · Labels

Dangerous Goods Classes Explained: The 13 ADR Classes Behind the Nine

The nine dangerous goods classes become 13 in ADR. What each one means for a GB road driver, with labels, UN examples and common errors fixed.

14 September 2026

Packages · UN Packaging Mark · Packing Groups · ADR 6.1

Reading a UN Packaging Mark: Packing Groups X, Y and Z Explained

How to read a UN packaging mark under ADR 6.1.3: packing group letters X, Y and Z, packaging codes, mass and density limits, and what a driver checks.

7 September 2026

ADR Training · Core Module · Exams · Driver CPC

Is the ADR Driver Course Hard? A Week on the Course, Module by Module

A UK driver's ADR course, week by week: what the core, packages, classes and tanks modules cover, how the exams run and why the pass is achievable.

31 August 2026

DGSA · ADR Training · Compliance

DGSA vs ADR Driver Certificate: Which Qualification Does the Job?

The DGSA appoints an adviser under ADR 1.8.3; the driver certificate under 8.2 lets you carry. Where the two roles meet, and where they do not.

24 August 2026

ADR 1.1.3.6 · Calculator · Packages

ADR 1.1.3.6 Load Points: What the Calculator Actually Does

Understand the 1,000-point calculation, transport-category multipliers and the conditions that deliberately block the app-derived calculator.

9 August 2026

Vehicle Equipment · PPE · ADR 8.1

ADR Vehicle Equipment Checks: Mass, Labels and Exemptions

See how permissible mass, a confirmed 1.1.3.6 exemption and danger labels change the extinguisher and equipment checklist.

9 August 2026

ADR 2025 · Exam Prep · Routes

Understanding the Six ADR Driver Pro Training Routes

Compare Packages, Tanks, combined and specialist ADR routes, including how Group A and Group B class selections change the study bank.

9 August 2026