WHAT IS DRIVER CPC?
The Driver CPC is a scheme for LGV and PCV drivers who drive professionally throughout the UK. It is being developed as a requirement of the EU Directive 2003/59, which is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of professional LGV and PCV drivers throughout their working life. It is also known as 'periodic training'.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
BUS / PCV
LGV / HGV
DO I NEED TO DO DRIVER CPC?
All drivers need to complete a minimum of 35 hours of periodic training
every five years. The training will require attendance at courses but will
not require drivers to take or pass further examinations.
How you gain your Driver CPC will depend upon when you obtained your
vocational licence.
If you are a bus or coach driver and held your vocational licence (D*, D1*,
DE*, D1E*) prior to 10 September 2008 you have acquired rights until
9 September 2013. If you are a lorry driver and held your vocational licence
(C, C1, CE, C1E) prior to 10 September 2009 you have acquired rights until
9 September 2014. To keep your Driver CPC and continue driving professionally
beyond this date, you will need to complete 35 hours of periodic training.
New drivers will need to pass the initial qualification to gain their vocational driving licence and qualify for their Driver CPC. For a new driver, the requirement to undertake a minimum of 35 hours’ periodic training to retain their Driver CPC will start once they have passed the initial qualification.
