Driver CPC Training 35 Hours Periodic Training HGV LGV BUS Drivers

We now have the following dates for Driver CPC 35 Hours Periodic Training

Monday 15th until Friday 19th June 2015

If you would like more information and prices please feel free to contact us on 07912 387830 or 01405 763688

You must get the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) initial qualification if you’re new to professional driving and want to drive a lorry, bus or coach.

You’ll get a driver qualification card when you qualify. You must have this with you whenever you’re driving professionally.

You can be fined up to £1,000 for driving professionally without Driver CPC.

There are some situations when you don’t need Driver CPC.

Existing professional drivers

You’ll have Driver CPC through ‘acquired rights’ if you were already a professional bus or lorry driver before certain dates.

Keeping your Driver CPC

You’ll need to do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your Driver CPC.

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Driver CPC Training – HGV – Car and Trailer – Fleet Compliance and Expert Witness Services

You might not need Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), even if you’re driving a large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle. It depends on:

• the vehicle
• what the vehicle is being used for

Vehicles you can drive without Driver CPC

You don’t need Driver CPC if the vehicle you drive is:

• being road tested after repair, maintenance or technical development
• new or rebuilt and not been put into service yet
• limited to a top speed of 28mph

Vehicle uses where you don’t need Driver CPC

You don’t need Driver CPC if the vehicle you drive is:

• used for non-commercial carriage of passengers or goods for personal use
• used to carry material or equipment you use for your job – but driving the vehicle can’t be the main part of your job
• used for driving lessons for anyone who wants to get a driving licence or a Driver CPC
• used by, or is under the control of, the armed forces, civil defence, the fire service and forces responsible for maintaining public order
• used in states of emergency or for rescue missions
• driven to or from pre-booked appointments at official testing centres
• driven within 50km of your base, is not carrying passengers or goods, and driving a lorry, bus or coach is not your main job

You can read detailed examples of Driver CPC exemptions.

Driver CPC card

After you’ve passed the initial qualification you’ll get a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card. This is sometimes called a ‘driver qualification card’ or ‘DQC’.

You must carry your Driver CPC card while driving a large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle professionally.

If you have ‘acquired rights’

You won’t get a card if you have your Driver CPC through ‘acquired rights’ until you’ve done 35 hours of periodic training.

Your driving licence is proof of your Driver CPC until you’ve done this.

You don’t need to keep your licence with you, but, if asked by the police, you must show it at a later date as proof of your ‘acquired rights’.

Getting your Driver CPC card

You’ll get your card when you’ve completed either:

• your initial qualification
• your 35 hours of periodic training if you have a Great Britain photocard licence

The photograph and signature on your photocard licence will be used on your Driver CPC card. It will be sent to the address on your driving licence. You’ll need to change this address first if it’s wrong.

Waiting for your card

You can still drive professionally if you’ve completed your periodic training and you’re waiting for your Driver CPC card to arrive.

If your card doesn’t arrive

You should get your Driver CPC card within 20 days after completing either your initial qualification or your periodic training. Contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you don’t receive it.

You’ll have to pay £25 if:

• you take longer than 3 months to tell DVSA it hasn’t arrived
• it’s sent to an old address because you haven’t updated your licence

If you have a paper licence

You’ll need to swap your paper licence for a photocard licence before you can get your Driver CPC card.

If some of your periodic training was done in another EU member state

You need to write to DVSA to apply for your Driver CPC card if you’ve done some of your periodic training in another EU member state.

You’ll need to include:

• your UK driving licence number
• your phone number
• the address and dates when you lived in that member state
• the names and addresses of your employers for that time
• the equivalent of your tax reference or national insurance number in the member states you worked in
• a £25 fee to add training taken abroad to your Driver CPC card