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[Jim]

Well that's 45 hours of my life I won't be getting back, but at least its done now!!!!!!

[TheBoy]

Congrats

[Vamps]

Congratulations.......

How did you do it?
Do you drive for a living?

I have HGV and PSV but no CPC as yet, wondering if it is worthwhile as I don't drive for a living but had thoughts about semi retirement in 5 years and doing some driving to supplement any pension...

[PhilRich]

Congratulations Jim, well worth the Aggro!

[Jim]

Congratulations.......

How did you do it?
Do you drive for a living?

I have HGV and PSV but no CPC as yet, wondering if it is worthwhile as I don't drive for a living but had thoughts about semi retirement in 5 years and doing some driving to supplement any pension...

Thanks,
Yes I drive for a living
To get the 45 hours I did 31 hours of ADR/Hazmat Classes 2,3,4,5,6,8 & 9 in Tanks
Then 7 hours all about drivers hours then 7 hours of good customer relations 

[Jim]

Congratulations Jim, well worth the Aggro!

Aye it was ok,
The good thing is because it doesn't come into affect for LGV drivers until Oct 2014 if you get your CPC now you get the time from now until Oct 2014 free so my card is valid for 6.5 years rather than 5 years and expires Oct 2019

[r1]

this cpc is a load of c@@P
ive done the same course;[first aid] 3 times and it still counts

[sassanach]

Congratulations.......

How did you do it?
Do you drive for a living?

I have HGV and PSV but no CPC as yet, wondering if it is worthwhile as I don't drive for a living but had thoughts about semi retirement in 5 years and doing some driving to supplement any pension...

i'm in the same boat got hgv,does this cpc rubbish mean my licence is revoked?

[tidla]

Does the rest of Europe do the same as the uk?

[Vamps]

Congratulations.......

How did you do it?
Do you drive for a living?

I have HGV and PSV but no CPC as yet, wondering if it is worthwhile as I don't drive for a living but had thoughts about semi retirement in 5 years and doing some driving to supplement any pension...

i'm in the same boat got hgv,does this cpc rubbish mean my licence is revoked?

Not to my  knowledge, mine has just been renewed, it is to do with hire and reward, so if you are paid to drive then you need a cpc if you own a HGV or PSV privately then you do not need the cpc but may need the licence to drive it, you can also be a volunteer driver, more likely for a bus....I could stand corrected but my licence says I have one for another 5 years.......

[sassanach]

mine was renewed last august,its funny but when i got my licence that was it,if i was crap at drivers hours,customer relations etc i would be fired,how does a cpc help other than keeping a couple of chair polishers employed?

[Jim]

Here's what the net says.

Under a new European Union Directive, professional bus, coach and lorry drivers need to hold a Driver CPC in addition to a vocational driving licence. Any drivers of lorries over 3.5 tonnes and minibuses with 9 seats or more must obtain a Driver CPC.

New drivers obtain their Driver CPC by passing a series of initial qualification tests - theory and practical. This must then be followed by 35 hours of periodic training every five years if they want to keep their Driver CPC after that period.

Bus and coach drivers who hold a relevant vocational licence gained before 10 September 2008, and lorry drivers who obtained their licence before 10 September 2009, do not need to take the initial qualification. This is because they are deemed to hold 'acquired rights'. However, they will have to complete periodic training to keep their Driver CPC.

Driver CPC is valid for five years. New drivers who have qualified via the initial qualification route will receive a Driver Qualification Card (DQC), which they can show as proof that they hold Driver CPC. Existing drivers will receive their DQC when they have completed their 35 hours of periodic training. Their DQC will be valid till 9 September 2018 for PCV drivers and 9 September 2019 for LGV drivers. Holders of both licences will be covered by one DQC and only need to take 35 hours of periodic training in five years once. Also holders of both licences will have their DQC valid for all groups (HGV & PSV) till 9 September 2019

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_CPC

[TheBoy]

Under a new European Union Directive, professional bus, coach and lorry drivers need to hold a Driver CPC in addition to a vocational driving licence. Any drivers of lorries over 3.5 tonnes and minibuses with 9 seats or more must obtain a Driver CPC.

Yet a fair proportion of us who are past puberty have 7.5t rights on our licence. So I can go hire one, and be a man with a (very large) van.

Beaurocracy is overwhelming the UK (and I suspect euroland) .  Note, UKIP is not the solution IMHO, before the fanatical start .

[ted_one]

I hold a  pcv licence and in all honesty you can attend as many ''courses'' as the EU or any other know nothing faceless bodies can think up,but really if your a knob and you act and drive like a knob these courses and certificates are a waste of time.A personal example of this is a mate of my was killed instantly last month at the age of 54 while driving a bus at Heathrow airport,thanks to a Royal Mail heavy who ran a red light that had been on red for eight seconds.That driver should have been made to attend the funeral and see the effect on my mates wife,daughters and grand kids that his criminal act had caused,I did and it was really sad to see it,the only thing is that there's a strong chance that he'll go to prison for his actions and rightly so.
I've got to do the CPC before September and in all honesty like the majority of the people attending with me it's going to be an exercise in teaching your granny to suck eggs,why do we need to be ''educated'' by the EU on our driving standards etc ?
I've driven throughout Europe,USA and Canada and even though the standards have dropped here over the years,we are still pretty good drivers and why is it that the pro drivers get singled out all the time,ALL drivers should be required to maintain their standards,not just pass a driving test and then go tear arseing around the country for 50/60 years without any further requirements

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

If it were implemented properly (which would cost too much of course), it would be worthwhile. Having done it myself, it's so appallingly simplistic, that it's an utter waste of time. Still, a day off the road with lunch provided isn't too bad.