Drivers CPC...

[Peasgood]

Has anybody ever been done for not having a CPC where this was the only "crime"?

ie. done nothing else wrong at the time.

[diervek]

Hello,

As I understand from reading (I'm good at that)

I do not require a CPC for a 7.5t truck as driving is NOT my occupation.

I am carrying toolsand equipment to be used in my work.

 

Quote:

Exemptions

You are exempt if the vehicle you drive:

 

is carrying material or equipment to be used by the driver in the course of his or her work, provided that driving the vehicle is not the driver's principal activity

 

So I'm good yeh?

It's just my big mouthed Northern monkey of a Brother-in-Law (HGV driver) is telling me I'm wrong (like I've ever been right in his eyes)

Any-one...?

Cheers

Ty

 

You're right.... Your brother-in-law is wrong and you have my permission to slap him around the face and demand a brew

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driver-cpc-exemptions-examples

 

It's pretty cut & dry:

 

You don’t need Driver CPC if you’re carrying equipment or material that you’ll use in the course of your work, provided that driving the vehicle isn't the main part of your job.

 

This includes:

 

trade tools

goods such as building materials or cables to be used by the driver in the course of their work

extra crew like a mechanics mate or any other person needed for the job

 

If you're employed as a tree surgeon that just so happens to have a license that enables you to drive a 7.5t lorry. That lorry is used to carry trade tools and materials for your course of work, you might also carry the climber and groundsman.....

Edited November 28, 2015 by diervek

[Redgate]

You're right.... Your brother-in-law is wrong and you have my permission to slap him around the face and demand a brew

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driver-cpc-exemptions-examples

 

It's pretty cut & dry:

 

 

 

If you're employed as a tree surgeon that just so happens to have a license that enables you to drive a 7.5t lorry. That lorry is used to carry trade tools and materials for your course of work, you might also carry the climber and groundsman.....

 

Good information in that link, from those examples it appears that you don't need it once you're carrying saws, climbing gear and other equipment but once you are carrying logs or chipping that you are selling on then you will need a cpc.

[Billy]

And who knows who that wood belongs to or if it's being given away/donated...

[Redgate]

And who knows who that wood belongs to or if it's being given away/donated...

 

That's true, being economical with the truth can have its benefits.

[roseyweb]

Glad I got away with only a screen test and practical, I'm good for 5 years now

 

Apparently things like ipaf and hiab training count as training days so hoping I can do the cpd doing things like that

[Craig.]

 

Apparently things like ipaf and hiab training count as training days so hoping I can do the cpd doing things like that

 

It depends if the course has been registered and approved with JAUPT to count for dcpc.

I done hiab refresher course a couple of months back, asked the training provider about the cpc bit, he said the cost to have the course approved, and paying jaupt to run the course, would make it too expensive.