Please note the important updates below from the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), all of which relate to Driver CPC Periodic Training

Essentially drivers must complete their training by midnight 9.9.14, but can drive for 5 days without a card as the DVSA will know the driver will have one, although it has not yet been issued . After the 14.9.14 drivers must have their DQC card on them .

Assisting driver CPC training centres through the busy period

The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) fully empathizes with the heightened amount of business that Driver CPC Centres are receiving due to the impending deadline for vocational drivers to complete their periodic training.  In order to assist you, the DVSA is  increasing the 5-day deadline for training to be uploaded.

DVSA systems will automatically permit driver CPC training centres to upload training outside of the usual 5-day window for a limited time. With immediate effect driver CPC training centres can now carry out late uploads without requesting authorisation up until the 10^th September 2014.  Systems will revert after this date.  Any late upload that is older than one year old will still need intervention by DVSA staff via an email request. We hope that this goes some way to aid Driver CPC Centres through this busy period.

Drivers who wish to check their periodic training record or await delivery of their Driver Qualification Card (DQC) 

Professional drivers of LGVs must complete 35 hours of periodic training by 9 September 2014 or potentially face penalties from enforcement agencies.  We have received a number of enquiries from drivers who wish to confirm the upload of periodic training, or believe they have completed their periodic training but have not yet received a DQC.  Drivers can check how many hours of periodic training they have done, and which courses they have attended, on GOV.UK.  Please visit www.gov.uk and search for “Check Driver CPC Hours”, the first result should help.

 Drivers should check their online record before attempting to contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).  If a driver’s record shows that they have completed the necessary 35 hours of periodic training, their DQC will be automatically despatched by the DVLA so they can continue to drive professionally after 9 September.  It is a requirement of the Driver CPC Directive that drivers carry a DQC at all times when driving professionally; however, if a driver with acquired rights has completed their 35 hours periodic training but has not received his/her DQC by 9 September, then if they are stopped by enforcement officers they may be able to avoid the usual penalties.

 Strictly as an interim measure, enforcement officers can confirm via the DVLA that a driver’s DQC has been issued; please note that this arrangement is for the short term only, and in future, if a driver does not have a DQC on their person whilst driving professionally, they could be liable to a penalty.  

 It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure that their record of periodic training is up-to-date; if, after checking their online record, a driver believes training hours have not been uploaded, they should approach the approved training body that delivered their periodic training and inform them of the problem.  If the training body is no longer trading, the driver can contact DVSA at DCPC_CC@dsa.gsi.gov.uk who will advise them of the next steps.

 Changes to ID requirements

We can confirm that approved Driver CPC centres should now accept additional forms of photographic ID when confirming a driver’s identity.  Drivers can now provide any of the following forms of photographic ID when attending a Driver CPC training course: a driving licence; a digital tachograph card; a valid passport; or, if previously held, a driver qualification card (DQC).

Identity checks for drivers under medical review by DVLA 

Drivers undergoing a medical review, and therefore not in possession of their driving licence, should hold a receipt from the DVLA; this will confirm their driving licence number.  Provided that the driver can produce this receipt and relevant photographic ID, such as a digital tachograph card, a valid passport or, if previously held, a driver qualification card (DQC), which can be verified against the DVLA receipt based on the driver’s name and date of birth, then the training can proceed.  It is the trainer’s responsibility to ensure that the person presenting themselves for training genuinely holds the driving licence number that they have presented on the day.

 Note: The above information was sent on behalf of the Competent Authority, the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency

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