Apologies if this has been covered before but the more I look into this subject the more confused I am getting.
I passed my C+E in 1996 in the Army.
Now there is the CPC course which I believe I can delay by several years to get back on the road. (I intend to spend 1 day a year doing a CPC course to eventually bring me up to date).
I believe that I have to do a Module 2 and 4.
The CPC Case Study Theory - £15
Case Study Test - £23
Module 4 Walk around Test Price £200? approx
What is the show and Tell part?
Why is a one-day Module 4 so expensive with a +£50 test fee on top.
Then is there a charge for the CPC issue?
It would appear this Grandfather malarky is going to relieve me of £300. Does that sound correct? Or have I gotten something completely wrong?
Any advice or a direction to point me in would be gratefully received.
Grandfather rights is a term more often used in relation to having 7.5 tonne entitlement due to when you passed your car test (pre 1997).
In your case, you can do 35 hours of classroom training for CPC because you would be considered an existing truck driver prior to September 2009.
I believe a relatively recent change is that instead of doing the 35 classroom hours you can take the route of a newly qualified driver to bring your CPC up to date.
You don’t need to do both, but you would fall in with everyone else after doing the initial CPC. To be clear the initial CPC would give you a five year card or doing 35 hours would give you a five year card.
TheOtters:
Apologies if this has been covered before but the more I look into this subject the more confused I am getting.
I passed my C+E in 1996 in the Army.
Now there is the CPC course which I believe I can delay by several years to get back on the road. (I intend to spend 1 day a year doing a CPC course to eventually bring me up to date).
I believe that I have to do a Module 2 and 4.
The CPC Case Study Theory - £15
Case Study Test - £23
Module 4 Walk around Test Price £200? approx
What is the show and Tell part?
Why is a one-day Module 4 so expensive with a +£50 test fee on top.
Then is there a charge for the CPC issue?
It would appear this Grandfather malarky is going to relieve me of £300. Does that sound correct? Or have I gotten something completely wrong?
Any advice or a direction to point me in would be gratefully received.
Cheers
Drivers CPC requirement was brought in Sept 2009. Existing licence holders were given “Grandfathers rights” to carry on until September 2014 but needed to complete 35 hours training to continue driving after then. 35 hours will cost about £350. You cant drive commercially without the CPC. Don’t know where you are getting that you can “delay it”.
TheOtters:
Apologies if this has been covered before but the more I look into this subject the more confused I am getting.
I passed my C+E in 1996 in the Army.
Now there is the CPC course which I believe I can delay by several years to get back on the road. (I intend to spend 1 day a year doing a CPC course to eventually bring me up to date).
I believe that I have to do a Module 2 and 4.
The CPC Case Study Theory - £15
Case Study Test - £23
No, that extension was for FIVE years from 2009 and expired in 2014. You now have to take a periodic DCPC which is five 7hr modules of your choosing or Module 2&4. Reason Module 4 is so expensive is you’re paying for the hire of the driving school lorry for a few hours for the test.
If I were you I’d choose the five 7hr courses and make sure that EU drivers hours is in one of them.
YOU CANNOT DRIVE LORRIES FOR A LIVING UNTIL YOU’VE GOT YOUR DCPC CARD except with a few exceptions such as scaffold wagon where you’re going to be spending most of the day doing that rather than driving.
Rowley010:
Why forget 2+4 then? Why does he not need to do those?
Rowley, his CPC is considered lapsed, like any other driver who held his truck licence since before 2009 and didn’t complete the hours by 2014 or any time since.
Rowley010:
Why forget 2+4 then? Why does he not need to do those?
Rowley, his CPC is considered lapsed, like any other driver who held his truck licence since before 2009 and didn’t complete the hours by 2014 or any time since.
Nevertheless as he’s never had a DQC he has the choice between doing MODs 2 and 4 or 35 hours periodic training.
Personally I’d do the 35 hours periodic training but it’s the OPs choice.
Rowley010:
Why forget 2+4 then? Why does he not need to do those?
Rowley, his CPC is considered lapsed, like any other driver who held his truck licence since before 2009 and didn’t complete the hours by 2014 or any time since.
Nevertheless as he’s never had a DQC he has the choice between doing MODs 2 and 4 or 35 hours periodic training.
Personally I’d do the 35 hours periodic training but it’s the OPs choice.
Rowley010:
Why forget 2+4 then? Why does he not need to do those?
Rowley, his CPC is considered lapsed, like any other driver who held his truck licence since before 2009 and didn’t complete the hours by 2014 or any time since.
Nevertheless as he’s never had a DQC he has the choice between doing MODs 2 and 4 or 35 hours periodic training.
Personally I’d do the 35 hours periodic training but it’s the OPs choice.
Sent from my mobile.
Can a newbie do that instead of mod 2 or 4?
The OP got a cat C+E in 1996 in the army, presumably he now wants to drive commercially for which he needs a DQC.
Because he’s never held a DQC he can choose to do either MODs 2 and 4 or the 35 hours periodic training, as you know MODs 2 and 4 can be failed whereas the periodic training has no test to fail.
