You must do Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training if you’re a lorry, bus or coach driver. Driver CPC qualification card You face being fined up to £1,000 and even losing your livelihood if you don’t finish your training in time, the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has warned. The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has also reminded operators to be aware of their drivers’ training hours and deadlines to avoid penalties. Driver CPC rules Driver CPC was introduced in: •2008 for bus and coach drivers •2009 for lorry drivers New drivers who drive for a living had to start taking the Driver CPC initial qualification from then. Existing drivers were given ‘acquired rights’ which took their previous experience into account. Training deadlines To stay within the rules, all drivers must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years. Bus and coach drivers with acquired rights have until 10 September 2013 to finish their first 35 hours of periodic training. The deadline for lorry drivers with acquired rights is 10 September 2014. Dual category drivers Drivers with acquired rights and a licence to drive both buses/coaches and lorries have until 10 September 2013 to finish their first block of training. They’ll then keep their rights to drive buses and coaches professionally. As a one-off arrangement, DSA has agreed that after the September 2013 deadline, these drivers will have 6 years to do their next block of training - from September 2013 to September 2019.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:58:55 +0000
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