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You must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to drive a lorry, bus or coach.

You can check how many hours of training you鈥檝e done in the current 5-year period.

You only need to complete one set of training every 5 years if you drive both lorries and buses professionally.

What training to do

The training you need depends on where you want to drive.

Driving in the UK and Europe

You must complete 35 hours of only International Driver CPC training courses.

If you include any National training courses, you will get a National Driver CPC and will not be able to drive professionally in Europe.

Driving in the UK only

You must complete 35 hours of training. You can choose one of the following:

• National Driver CPC training courses only聽
• a mix of National and International Driver CPC training

Where to do your training

You have to do the training in the country where you work or normally live. Find Driver CPC training courses.

Return to driving training

If you previously qualified and your CPC card has expired, you may need to complete Driver CPC training to return to driving.听

What you need to do depends on when you originally got your licence.

Your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification lasts for 5 years. To keep your Driver CPC you need to do 35 hours of training before your 5-year deadline.

The deadline to do your training is shown on your card.

If you have 2 deadlines on your Driver CPC card

If your card has 2 deadlines (one for lorries, one for buses), complete your training by the earliest deadline.

The next card you get will have the same deadline for both.

If you miss your training deadline

It鈥檚 illegal to drive professionally if your training is not complete by your deadline. Find out what to do if you missed the deadline.

Drivers with 鈥榓cquired rights鈥�

Having 鈥榓cquired rights鈥� means that you did not have to take the Driver CPC initial qualification because of your existing driving experience.

You have acquired rights if you got your vocational licence before the dates shown in the table.

If you have acquired rights and missed your training

The training deadlines for drivers with acquired rights have passed. Find out what to do if you missed the deadline.

All approved Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) courses count towards periodic training. Different courses cover different parts of the Driver CPC syllabus.

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Course duration

The minimum length of a training course depends on the type of course you choose.

You can only do up to 12 hours of e-learning (online courses that use interactive videos or presentations) as part of your 35 hours of training.

International Driver CPC

You鈥檒l need to complete at least 7 hours of training. It can be taken over 2 consecutive days and can include聽e-learning.听

National Driver CPC

You鈥檒l need to complete at least 3 hours 30 minutes of training. It can be done in person or online as e-learning.

Return to driving training

If you previously qualified and you鈥檙e returning to driving, you can do a Return to Driving CPC course.

This course is 7 hours long and can include 2 hours of e-learning.

You can start driving professionally in the UK once both of the following apply:

• you鈥檝e completed the Return to Driving CPC course
• your training provider has recorded the training

You鈥檒l need to complete a further 28 hours of Driver CPC training within 12 months to stay qualified.

You can only take a Return to Driving CPC course once every 5 years.

Taking a non-Driver CPC course

Some non-Driver CPC courses for transport-related EU Directives count towards your 35 hours.

For example, you can take:

• up to 14 hours of training for transporting dangerous goods (ADR)
• up to 7 hours of training for other courses such as the Transport Manager CPC (except refresher training)

Contact DVSA if you want to check whether a course counts towards your training.

Taking the same course more than once

You can only take the same course more than once in each 5-year period if you have a good reason to repeat it - for example, maintaining a dangerous goods qualification.

If you do not have a good reason, DVSA can cancel the hours you got from the course. You might lose your Driver CPC card if cancelling the hours takes your total back under 35 hours.

Repeating a non-Driver CPC course

You cannot repeat non-Driver CPC courses during your training period.

The only exception is training in ADR. You can take 2 7-hour ADR courses during the 5-year training period. If you do this, you cannot count any other non-Driver CPC courses towards your training.

Driver CPC course costs

Training providers set their own prices for courses - there鈥檚 no maximum price.

You must take one of these to your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training course:

• a photocard driving licence
• a valid passport
• a digital tachograph card
• a Driver CPC card

You鈥檙e required to attend courses, but there are no tests or exams to pass at the end of them. Instead, you鈥檒l get a certificate of attendance. It belongs to you - your employer is not allowed to keep it.

Your Driver CPC training record

The training centre will put your training on your Driver CPC training record.

If you took a non-Driver CPC course

If you took a non-Driver CPC course, the provider will not upload your records. Email DVSA with the details. Include:

• your name
• your driving licence number
• your date of birth
• your address
• the date you completed the training
• proof you completed the training - for example, a copy of a training certificate

Problems with a training course

You can email the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you think the training provided was not to the right standard, for example the course did not last as long as it should have.

You鈥檒l get your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card when you鈥檝e done 35 hours of periodic training or completed a Return to Driving CPC course.

The card is sometimes called a 鈥榙river qualification card鈥� or 鈥�DQC鈥�.

You must carry this card while driving a lorry, bus or coach professionally.

When you鈥檒l be sent your card

You鈥檒l get your new Driver CPC card straight away if you complete your training in the 12 months before your deadline.

If you complete your training more than a year early

You will not get your new Driver CPC card until nearer the time your current card expires.

You can check when you鈥檒l get your new card.

How the card is sent to you

Your Driver CPC card will be sent automatically to the address on your driving licence. You need to change this address first if it鈥檚 wrong.

You only need to apply for your card if you did some of your periodic training in an EU country.

The photo and signature on your photocard driving licence will be used on your Driver CPC card.

Waiting for your card

You can still drive professionally while waiting for your card if both of the following apply:

• you鈥檝e done your periodic training
• your training provider has recorded the training (they must do this within 5 working days of the training ending)

If your card does not arrive

Contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you do not receive your new card within 20 days of the date you鈥檙e due to get it.

Check when you鈥檒l get your new card.

You鈥檒l have to pay 拢25 if:

• you take longer than 3 months to tell DVSA it has not arrived
• it鈥檚 sent to an old address because you have not updated your licence

If you miss your deadline, you cannot drive professionally until you鈥檝e finished your training.

Your next deadline will be set for 5 years after the date you finish your training.

How long training counts for

Any training you鈥檝e already done counts for 5 years from the date you took the course. You do not lose it because you鈥檝e passed your deadline.

The training will not count towards the 35 hours total if you took it more than 5 years ago.

If you have acquired rights

If you have acquired rights you can either:

• complete 35 hours of Driver CPC periodic training by finding and taking training courses
• take and pass the Driver CPC part 2 (case studies) and part 4 (practical demonstration) tests

You can only choose the test option once. After that, you must take periodic training to keep your qualification in the future.

Booking the tests

You have to book the tests by phone - you cannot book online.

You need to apply for your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card in writing if you:

• have a UK or Great Britain (GB) driving licence
• took some of your periodic training in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
• did the final 7 hours of your periodic training in England, Scotland or Wales

What you need to send

You need to include:

• your driving licence number
• your name and address
• your phone number
• your training certificates from an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
• a 拢25 fee to add training taken abroad to your Driver CPC card

Where to send the documents

Send all the documents to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you live in England, Scotland or Wales.

Documents that are not in English

You need to send documents with an English translation on headed paper from an educational organisation or embassy.

How to pay your fee

You can either:

• pay over the phone using a credit or debit card - DVSA will phone you to take the payment
• pay by cheque or postal order - send your payment to DVSA with your documents

Contact DVSA

If you have not had a response from DVSA within 4 weeks of sending your documents, email [email protected].

DVSA will tell you if your documents have been accepted. You cannot appeal this decision.

If you have a licence from another country, there are 2 ways to get a Great Britain (GB) Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card. You should either:

• complete your periodic training in England, Scotland or Wales
• exchange your driver鈥檚 licence for a GB licence - you must have a code 95 entitlement on your non-GB licence to do this

Complete your training in England, Scotland or Wales

You can get a GB Driver CPC card if you鈥檝e done the final 7 hours of your periodic training in England, Scotland or Wales.

You must also live or work in England, Scotland or Wales and have a driving licence from any of these countries:

• an EU country
• Gibraltar
• Guernsey
• Iceland
• Isle of Man
• Jersey
• Liechtenstein
• Norway
• Switzerland

To apply for a GB Driver CPC card, send an email to the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) asking for form DQC1.

Exchange your driving licence for a GB licence

If you have a code 95 entitlement on your licence, you can get a GB Driver CPC card by exchanging your licence for a GB licence.

When you exchange your licence, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will tell DVSA for you.

If you already have an EU Driver CPC card

You鈥檒l need to send your EU Driver CPC card to DVSA if you want to exchange it for a GB Driver CPC card. Send it with a short letter which includes your:

• driving licence number
• name and address
• phone number

DVSA will send you a new Driver CPC card with the same number as your driving licence.

From then on, after doing 35 hours of periodic training in England, Scotland or Wales, you鈥檒l get your Driver CPC qualification for 5 years.