Those who know me know I am a Driver CPC Trainer and therefore the subject of many derisive comments and remarks - but I feel i do the best job I can within the constraints of the DCPC rules.
Yesterday a driver attending a Drivers Hours course had issues with the information I was giving insisting I was wrong. He proceeded to produce the ‘correct’ information in the form of a printed handbook given to him by the last DCPC training company.
Here are some of the excellent snippets they have clearly been ‘teaching’ people.
1. After 9 hours of a daily driving period a daily rest must be taken 2. Daily rest can be reduced to 9 hours on three occasions per week 3. Known “Periods of Availability” (POAs) can be treated as breaks 4. Reduced weekly rest of a minimum of 24 hours can be taken once a fortnight 5. (My favourite) “Waiting” time can be regarded as break as long as the driver is “in a position to freely dispose of his time”
So what does the collective think of the above taken from a print out of a JAUPT approved DCPC course??
shep532:
Those who know me know I am a Driver CPC Trainer and therefore the subject of many derisive comments and remarks - but I feel i do the best job I can within the constraints of the DCPC rules.
Yesterday a driver attending a Drivers Hours course had issues with the information I was giving insisting I was wrong. He proceeded to produce the ‘correct’ information in the form of a printed handbook given to him by the last DCPC training company.
Here are some of the excellent snippets they have clearly been ‘teaching’ people.
1. After 9 hours of a daily driving period a daily rest must be taken 2. Daily rest can be reduced to 9 hours on three occasions per week 3. Known “Periods of Availability” (POAs) can be treated as breaks 4. Reduced weekly rest of a minimum of 24 hours can be taken once a fortnight 5. (My favourite) “Waiting” time can be regarded as break as long as the driver is “in a position to freely dispose of his time”
So what does the collective think of the above taken from a print out of a JAUPT approved DCPC course??
Pete
I’d say they’re roughly right apart from that freely dispose of time thing?
1. After 9 hours of a daily driving period a daily rest must be taken 2. Daily rest can be reduced to 9 hours on three occasions per week 3. Known “Periods of Availability” (POAs) can be treated as breaks 4. Reduced weekly rest of a minimum of 24 hours can be taken once a fortnight 5. (My favourite) “Waiting” time can be regarded as break as long as the driver is “in a position to freely dispose of his time”
1 - Deffo wrong because it states that a rest must be taken immediately on completion of that 9 hours driving and fails to mention the possibility of doing 10 hours
2 - between weekly rests and not per week
3 - Only if under MM rules and does not need to know the length
4 - take as many as you like in a fortnight - its the regular weekly rest taken that must be at least once a fortnight
5 - that is for rest only
5 out of 5 incorrect - which ever provider is teaching that wants reporting to JAUPT/DSA