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Driver Qualification Card and Driver CPC
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) training is continual professional development which carries on throughout a professional bus, coach or lorry driver’s career. Once you pass your Driver CPC, you’ll be issued with a Driver Qualification Card (DQC).
Driver CPC is short for “Driver Certificate of Professional Competence”. The EU passed the Driver CPC EU Directive in 2003. This affects all professional LGV and PCV drivers. For new drivers it introduces a new initial qualification, the Driver CPC, which increases the level of knowledge that drivers need before they can drive.
All drivers, new and existing, now have to undertake 35 hours of training every five years to ensure that their Driver CPC remains valid. This is known as Periodic Training.
Periodic Training is designed to confirm, and expand on, the existing knowledge and skills of each driver to ensure that they continue to be safe, courteous and fuel-efficient drivers. Buy Driver Certificate of Professional Competence Online(Driver CPC)
This will also enable drivers to keep up-to-date with ever changing regulations and to benefit from training throughout their whole career.
Receiving a DQC
A DQC will be issued to new drivers automatically on successfully passing the Driver CPC initial qualification. It will be sent to the address on your driving licence, so make sure that your details are up-to-date with the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA).
By this time you are required to have completed your first 35 hours of periodic training. On completing the 35 hours training, a DQC will be issued to drivers that hold a Northern Ireland photocard licence.
Carrying proof of your Driver CPC status
You must always carry your DQC as evidence of your Driver CPC status while driving professionally. If you don’t, you will be liable for penalties.
The Driver CPC is enforced in all European Union (EU) member states. If you are driving in another EU country, you must still hold a valid Driver CPC, and carry your DQC, unless you have an exemption.