Driver CPC Periodic Training Requirement for HGV LGV and PCV
Happy 3rd birthday Driver CPC Periodic Training
Quote from Government sources
“At the current rate of uptake the haulage industry faces a 30% shortfall in qualified drivers once the cut off date is reached. it is estimated that there will be some 400,000 drivers trying to get their 35 hours training in by the dead line, in other words a large number will miss out.
Despite some drivers thinking that driver CPC will be retracted this is far from the governments plans, the Transport Select Committee said that the “Driver CPC regulations are here to stay, “The regulation for training drivers is not going to go away, and will only be regarded as increasingly important for the success of the British economy and the professionalism of the industry.
The driver CPC is seen as key to driver professionalism, crucial to continuous learning and development and will improve Britain’s competativeness and safety standards in the European market and beyond.”
All LGV / HGV / PCV drivers are required by law to complete 35 hours JAUPT approved training every 5 years. So now is the appropriate time to act.
If unfortunately you leave it too late, then the greater the chance of not completing the required training by the deadline of September 2014 (LGV / HGV) or 2013 (PCV) therefore risking losing your ability to drive commercially.
Once drivers of (LGV /PCV) have completed their 35 hours of CPC periodic training they will be issued with a Driver Qualification Card (DQC).
It is unlawful to drive professionally anywhere in the European Union without a DQC. (Existing drivers can use their current vocational driving licence as proof of their Driver CPC, however this will only apply until 9th September 2014 (LGV / HGV) and 2013 for PCV.
What happens if you haven’t completed your 35 hours of CPC Periodic Training by September 2014? (2013 for PCV) You will no longer have legal entitlement to drive an LGV / PCV commercially.
It will be an offence under the Vehicle Licencing Law to drive a vocational vehicle without holding a DQC, or to cause or permit a driver to so do.
The driver will also commit an offence if asked to produce their (DQC) card at a police or VOSA roadside check point.
The penalties are for non compliant are:
Driving without a DQC: £1000 fine
Causing, permitting or aiding and abetting: £1000 fine
Failure to carry DQC: instant on the spot fine
Forging or falsifying documents: 2 years imprisonment / fine or both.
Driver Periodic CPC training is designed to confirm and expand existing knowledge and skills of each driver to ensure that they continue to be safe, courteous and fuel efficient drivers.
The EU passed the Driver CPC periodic training EU Directive in 2003. This affects all professional PCV and LGV drivers. For new drivers it introduces a new initial qualification – the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) which increases the amount of knowledge that drivers will need before they can drive.
For new drivers who wish to become LGV / HGV drivers the initial qualification includes a four hour theory / hazard perception test, a Module 2 CPC case studies test (unnecessary if holding a full C1 7.5t licence) and a one hour driving test, plus a CPC case studies Module 4 practical test when combined with the licence acquisition tests.
All drivers, new and existing will then have to undertake 35 hours of driver CPC periodic training every five years to ensure that their driver CPC is current. This is known as Periodic Training.
It is important that you allow yourself enough time to complete your driver CPC periodic training within the five year period. There is no advantage in delaying your periodic training. The sooner you train, the sooner your knowledge and skills will be refreshed and updated, which will enhance your professionalism., there are approximately 900 thousand drivers who need to complete their driver CPC periodic training by September 2014 so don’t leave yours until its too late, NO 35 hours CPC training means NO LEGAL RIGHT to drive an LGV / HGV commercially after September 2014.
Only courses that have been approved by JAUPT and are being delivered by a training organisation that has been approved by the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT) on behalf of the Competent Authority will count towards the Periodic Training requirement of 35 hours. Thetford Transport Training is a registered training provider and can carry out all of your Driver CPC periodic requirements.
Our Driver CPC Periodic courses are ongoing, and we can train up to 20 drivers at any one time at your site or ours, so please call for the next course available.
When does it start?
The Directive came into effect on 10th September 2008 for the PCV sector and on 10th September 2009 for the LGV sector.
What licence categories does it affect?
Category C, C+E, C1, C1+E, D, D+E, D1, D1+E.
If you currently drive a 7.5 tonne vehicle or a minibus with more than 9 passenger seats on a Cat B car licence under grandfather rights, you will need to take a driver CPC as this will be classed as LGV Class C1 or PCV Class D1.
Owner Drivers
The Certificate of Professional Competence for an owner driver will not cover you under the new regulations. The new Driver CPC Periodic Training course follows a different curriculum and covers operational topics such as safe and fuel efficient driving to name but a few.
If you already have a full LGV or PCV licence
You will not have to take any kind of exam. But you will have to ensure that you undertake 35 hours of relevant training in the five years from the start of the CPC training cycle – September 10th 2008 for PCV and 2009 for LGV. If you hold both C and D licences currently you will not have to undergo two separate Driver CPC’s, one will cover both.
The Training Syllabus
The Driver CPC Periodic driver training will cover regulations on:
- Drivers’ Hours And Analogue Tachographs
- Digital Tachographs
- Vehicle And Load Handling Systems
- Safe Vehicle Loading
- Principles Of Safe, Economic And Defensive Driving
- Safe, Economic And Defensive Driving
- Health And Safety In Transport
- Personal Well being, Health And Safety In Transport
- Company Procedures And Customer Care
- Secure Transport Operations
- Health and Safety
- Road and Environmental Safety and Customer Service and Logistics.
- Economical driving (use of the characteristics of the engine and transmission)
- Safety features (braking and retardation systems)
- Drivers’ hour’s regulations
- Tachographs regulations
- Social environment of road transport
- Responsibilities regarding initial qualification and periodic training.
Training Sessions
Thetford Transport Training have been approved by JAUPT / the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) for Driver CPC Periodic training throe the R.T.I.T.B Consortium. Each separate training session must last at least seven hours in 24 hour period, but those sessions can be spread over several years or delivered in one week. The total requirement is for 35 hours training in a five year period.
Penalties
The Police and VOSA officials will ask to see your Driver CPC Periodic training card at roadside checks or if you have been involved in an accident. The cards are issued when acquiring your Category C, C1, D or D1 licence for new drivers, and after completing 35 hours training for existing drivers.
Thetford Transport Training are one of the few training centre’s who issue you with a data base registered R.T.I.T.B certificate to verifier your CPC training which you can produce to VOSA officials up to and until 35 hours have been completed after which you will receive your Driver Card.
Exemptions – the following are exempt
- Driving a vehicle with a maximum authorised speed which does not exceed 45 KM/H.
- Driving a vehicle under the control of or used by the Armed Forces, Civil Defence, Fire Service or Forces responsible for maintaining law and order.
- Road testing vehicles for technical development, repair or maintenance purposes, or for driver training.
- Driving a vehicle carrying materials or equipment for use in the course of work providing that driving that vehicle is not their principle activity.
Call Thetford Transport Training to book your Driver CPC Periodic Training course NOW!
Tel: 01842 762274 or email: enquiries@lgvtraining.com
Thetford Transport Training Covers the following;
- Analogue & digital tachographs
- Drivers hours and tachographs operation
- Safe vehicle loading and operation
- Principals of / and safe and economic driving
- Health and Safety guidelines
- Systems and Procedures for safe, efficient and secure transport operations
And much more to suit your company’s requirements.
Have your drivers trained by Fully Experienced CPC Registered Instructors on a Saturday or Sunday at your site or ours, call us to make a booking, we can train up to 20 drivers at a time, we run weekly 35 hour courses or daily 7 hour module’s, feel free to call for further details for a FULL seven day service.
For all your Driver CPC Periodic Training contact; THETFORD TRANSPORT TRAINING on 01842 762274
Cost: £70.00 per candidate + vat + £8.75 log-on fee.
Do Not leave it too late to complete your Driver CPC Periodic Training, there are 900,000 drivers who need to complete their 35 hours CPC training by September 2014, most are leaving it to the last moment, and many will lose their entitlement to drive an Lgv / Hgv professionally for a living. don’t be one of them, we run courses for individuals and company’s seven days a week for either 7 hours per month or the full 35 hours in a week. training can be taken at our training site or yours.
Phone for details: 01842 762274
Future CPC courses to be held in Thetford 2011 / 2012
Saturday 3rd December 2011
Monday 19th December 2011
Monday 9th January 2012
Saturday 21st January 2012
Monday 6th February 2012
Saturday 11th February 2012
Saturday 18th February 2012
Saturday 25th February 2012
Saturday 17th March 2012
Monday 2nd April 2012
Saturday 5th May 2012
Wednesday 6th June 2012
Further course dates to follow.
Courses can be held at your company premises or at our Thetford site.
We hold weekly, and monthly Driver CPC Periodic Training Courses.
for block bookings or private individuals please phone for further details.
We run courses seven days a week subject to numbers booked,
If its 7 hours or 35 hours CPC training you require then phone us now.
* To reserve a place on any of our CPC courses call 01842 76 22 74 or email:enquiries@lgvtraining.com