Driver CPC reforms in place today

Reforms to Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) have come into effect today (Tuesday 3 December).

The changes include introducing a National Driver CPC that will cover driving a lorry, bus or coach in the UK. It now allows training courses to be done in blocks of 3.5 hours, rather than the previous seven hours, to allow greater flexibility and the decoupling of e-learning from trainer-led courses.

The measure to speed up the process for drivers to return to driving a PCV in the UK if their Driver CPC has expired will come into effect on 1 February 2025.

DfT will continue to keep under review the possibility of the introduction of a periodic test.