Since I left England in '06 I’ve worked out of Melbourne docks. Now, nearing 65, I would like to return to England for a final experience before retirement. 30+ years in the industry as driver, fitter and owner driver, I enjoyed my time in Europe. I know I’d need a medical, no problem, But this cpc, I have two for transport manager, UK and International. Does this count or must I do the 35 hours of nonsense the EU prescribes. Frank
Happy to be proved wrong, but, 35 hours you must do before driving commercially in the UK
its a drivers cpc not a transport managers, but I think you have two options if you have not held a DQC before, sit modules 2 and 4, these are a test and can be failed, or sit in a classroom, listen to loads of rubbish for 35 hours, no test involved you only have to turn up
You sure you want to come back to a 24 hour, 7 day a week set of never ending roadworks and traffic jams?
What can this cpc teach me? A lifetime in the industry. I worked 39 years in the industry. I work now out of Melbourne docks. It’s my UK pension I worry about. I worked 39 yrs in England, I earned my pension. If the pound bombs I’m penniless.
uk.od.now.oz:
What can this cpc teach me? A lifetime in the industry. I worked 39 years in the industry. I work now out of Melbourne docks. It’s my UK pension I worry about. I worked 39 yrs in England, I earned my pension. If the pound bombs I’m penniless.
■■■■ all is the honest answer 
The person doing the course may try and “teach” you things you’ve never heard of due to it being a load of bs.
uk.od.now.oz:
What can this cpc teach me? A lifetime in the industry. I worked 39 years in the industry. I work now out of Melbourne docks. It’s my UK pension I worry about. I worked 39 yrs in England, I earned my pension. If the pound bombs I’m penniless.
For a start it’ll teach you drivers hours and the new Working Time Directive and also basic first aid should you choose that course.
If you attend the right courses you will find out what you need to know to bring you up to date with current legislation. If you think you are already up to date then the courses will simply confirm it.
Being the holder of national and international CPC you will of course have attended many refresher courses and updated your professional knowledge since passing those exams. Your 35 hours DCPC Training will simply add to this professional development that you as a professional continually undertake.
Of course with your vast experience and knowledge all you need do is go and take the Module 2 test and Module 4 practical test. When you pass it will confirm you do indeed know all that is needed.
It is strange however that there is only a 43% first time pass rate for Module 2
love how many times the word ‘professional’ was used there shep.
shame we have thread like caravan being wiped out, by a dcpc qualified professional driver.
shep532:
Being the holder of national and international CPC you will of course have attended many refresher courses and updated your professional knowledge since passing those exams.
Since when is it a requirement to undertake any refresher courses for the national or international opperator CPC?
Spend the rest eh your days soaking up the sun in OZ, don’t be aff your head and come back to this ■■■■■■■■■■
I’d chew aff ma left arm to move to Australia but I think you need to be a doctor, rocket scientist etc before they’ll have you.
If you want to come back here to laugh at the job as it is today then fair enough, if you want to start driving again over here then you wouldn’t pass the medical, you’ve obviously been affected by the sun & it’s messed with your head. 
peirre:
shep532:
Being the holder of national and international CPC you will of course have attended many refresher courses and updated your professional knowledge since passing those exams.Since when is it a requirement to undertake any refresher courses for the national or international opperator CPC?
No legal requirement - it’s just what a professional would do
However - I’d like to see a CPC holder make it through a public enquiry without being told to attend a refresher course. I do a nice bit of business supplying manager refresher courses to people who have been ordered to attend by a TC.
Frank mate,
there’re plenty who are advising you on your question.
However being a nosey get I would like to know how the hell you got to Australia in 2006 as I assume a truck driver and in your latter years shall we say it being such a fortress to breach unless you are of a certain age and well qualified in some sort of skill they want.
I ask this as a father of 2 out of 3 who live there and the only way my wife and I could get there is to spend $100000 to buy a parental contributory visas.
Just got back after 2 months in Melbourne love the place and would dearly like to end up in OZ.
Hope you don’t mine me asking Frank.
Cheers John
So you think I’m mad. No, I’ve a ticket out of hell. John, Northants, those wasted hours of my life at Crick, I remember them well. But here, half a world away, I still miss England, and France, Belgium, Swiss. The wonderful food at Arcotels, Ile Napolean at Mulhouse the best. The empty roads.
Throwing Kosovans out of my trailer in Ostend. OK, those days are gone. Maybe I’ll get a job as a courier. I just want to see England again as a real person, not a tourist. No more misty eyes.
John, my family came here in the 80s, I never married or had children, my visa was a 115, last remaining relative. John, do whatever you can to get here, $100K, cheap.
Honestly mate, come back here and you’ll be banging your head on the dashboard in frustration as you try and do a simple job only to find everywhere you go are speed restricted roadworks with morons having road closing crashes in them on a too frequent basis.
uk.od.now.oz:
So you think I’m mad. No, I’ve a ticket out of hell. John, Northants, those wasted hours of my life at Crick, I remember them well. But here, half a world away, I still miss England, and France, Belgium, Swiss. The wonderful food at Arcotels, Ile Napolean at Mulhouse the best. The empty roads.
Throwing Kosovans out of my trailer in Ostend. OK, those days are gone. Maybe I’ll get a job as a courier. I just want to see England again as a real person, not a tourist. No more misty eyes.
John, my family came here in the 80s, I never married or had children, my visa was a 115, last remaining relative. John, do whatever you can to get here, $100K, cheap.
Thanks for the info and advice Frank,
I too miss euro trucking did it for 26 years (Gelders-IPEC-TNT) but nowadays theres not a sniff of it going at least not that I know of worth having.
But good luck with your wish. John
All the European work is done by cheaper Eastern European firms,either single driver or two drivers that can cover a long distance.
OK, I’m wised up. The poles etc do the Europe work. So forget that! What work is there for an Englishman returning■■?
You have a choice
do the theory and practical tests for the initial dcpc or do the 35 hours of attendance dcpc