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Driver CPC requires all category C and D licence holders (including Cl and D1) to complete 35 hours of training every five years to maintain their CPC qualification.
Those who already hold the relevant category of driving licence on 10 September 2009 have acquired (grandfather) rights and have until September 2014 to complete their periodic training.
Those who pass their initial qualification have five years from the date they qualified to complete their PT. The initial qualification includes additional modules, normally taken along with the HGV driving test.
Training courses must be approved by the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training, and each course must be at least seven hours long. The training may be taken at any time during the five-year period. For example, if an acquired-rights driver completed all 35 hours of training this year ahead of the 2014 deadline, his next Driver CPC would have an expiry date of 2019.
The form the training takes is flexible it may be workshopor classroom-based or in-vehicle training.
Training will be recorded on a driver qualification card, which must be carried by the driver when they are behind the wheel. It is issued on completion of the initial test and when 35 hours of PT have been completed. The cards are issued automatically by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and PT is recorded on a central database run by the Driving Standards Agency. The cards are free to drivers with a photocard licence or £25 to those with a paper licence. A E25 fee applies for lost cards. Drivers must apply for a new card within seven days and can drive for 15 days without one.
Source: Freight Transport Association