Drivers CPC

[Little Steven]

Hi Mike & Peter....

Yep, better i get a wiggle on. Just reapplied for my licence, medical, eye test, (55yrs)

You think when you take them thats it, nope its just the start!

 

Kind regards

 

Steve

[Lee Winger]

Cheers guys another bloody con job!

[woody3]

you only need cpc if driving is your main job:thumbup:

[mikecotterill]

you only need cpc if driving is your main job:thumbup:

 

Not sure that's right mate, I think its if you drive professionally, so even if its only part of your job, may well be wrong though

 

 

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[woody3]

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

 

used to carry material or equipment you use for your job - but driving the vehicle can’t be the main part of your job

 

https://www.gov.uk/driver-certificate-of-professional-competence-cpc/when-you-dont-need-driver-cpc

 

that will do me:thumbup1:

[mikecotterill]

https://www.gov.uk/driver-certificate-of-professional-competence-cpc/when-you-dont-need-driver-cpc

 

that will do me:thumbup1:

 

Fair enough, makes me wonder why we're getting put through it at work then.

 

 

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[shavey]

Hi Mike & Peter....

Yep, better i get a wiggle on. Just reapplied for my licence, medical, eye test, (55yrs)

You think when you take them thats it, nope its just the start!

 

Kind regards

 

Steve

 

yes i agree it is a costly thing now to renew hgv licence i thought the medical was expensive this time around and now cpc test and then got to get hiab certificate so not cheap:thumbdown:

[nailer]

https://www.gov.uk/driver-certificate-of-professional-competence-cpc/when-you-dont-need-driver-cpc

 

that will do me:thumbup1:

 

yep. nice one. end of.

 

"Vehicle uses where you don’t need Driver CPC

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

used to carry material or equipment you use for your job - but driving the vehicle can’t be the main part of your job."

[Peter]

Some days it is the main part of my job, that's why I'm doing it. Besides, one 7 hour course a year is hardly onerous.

[difflock]

Bit like some of the other regs.

Assuming one is operating some specialist kit, which is lorry transported by the operator.

And you get an hours work 4 hrs drive away.

The ONLY reason one is driving 4 hr there and 4 hr back IS to allow one to access the job site and operate the specialist equipment.

So could driving be construed to be the main part of the job, simply because it was being done for 8 out of the 9 hours.

I would argue not as the driving is merely a by product of ones core employment.

Something like a crane for instance, though I tink historically they have always been a special case/not considered to be HGV's.

but as commented somewhere above, might as well do sommat useful like First Aid training.

At a stretch chain saw ticket training should qualify as it was made clear to us that the training subject was not in any was prescriptive.

How about that for a straight faced dodge.

Edited July 25, 2013 by difflock