Any CPC Trainers?

[tvradict]

Or any body who knows the DCPC inside out?

I'm a class 2 driver, but I haven't been on the road for 8 years, I left to go and play with plant, but I'm working through my redundancy notice at the mo and I'll be heading back out in the road in February sometime.

The CPC was still being talked about when I changed jobs, and for me, only came into effect 13 months ago because I had Acquired Rights. According to DVSA I just need to do 35 hours of training. Rather than sit through 5 days of Drivers Hours I thought about doing my ADR Packages and Tanks. ADR counts for 28 hours, do Drivers hours and Tachograph to brush up and I'm done. Easy.

I've just read a website for a training company offering ADR, and it says I need to have sat Module 4 of the DCPC in order for the ADR to count towards my CPC. This is because I passed my car test after Jan 1997 (not sure what the car test has to do with DCPC....)

According to DVSA, in order to do Mod 4, I need to Mod 2: Case Studies. Here's the kicker, if I sit Mod 2 and then Mod 4, I get my DCPC anyway, so I wouldn't need the ADR credits.

Before I phone the training company, ask WTF? and then look a fool, does anyone know anything about this?

The DVSA make no mention of needing to do Mod4 for my DCPC because I passed my car test after Jan 1997. I passed my HGV2 in Nov 2003.

Any help appreciated
Cheers

[leggly]

If the ADR course is considered part of the dcpc i'd go down that route, purely because the standard dcpc is a total joke and boring as fk. At least you may learn something new.

[R0G]

As you have never had a DQC you have a choice
Pass initial TESTS 2 & 4
or
Complete 35 hours of ATTENDENCE training

[tvradict]

leggly said:

If the ADR course is considered part of the dcpc i'd go down that route, purely because the standard dcpc is a total joke and boring as fk. At least you may learn something new.

The ADR can be, as long as the training provider has had their ADR course approved for DCPC which is another total joke. The ADR Course follows as set syllabus, either it can or cant be used for DCPC. Its just another way of taking money from training providers who in turn have to take more money from Drivers/Operators.

[tvradict]

R0G said:

As you have never had a DQC you have a choice
Pass initial TESTS 2 & 4
or
Complete 35 hours of ATTENDENCE training

This is exactly my understanding.

My confusion came from this particular companies website, who have said that anyone who passed their car test after 1997, needs to do MOD4.
This turns out to be true, but only if you are doing a DCPC Initial when doing your Driving Licence.

Thanks for the replies, at least I haven't missed something silly.

Cheers

[imagineifyeswill]

As far as I understand it you just need to do 35 hours of classroom training, if you picked a 1 day first aid course and found it simple you could literally do the same course another 4 times = 35 hours training, thats the stupidity of the whole thing, once again a qualification not worth the paper its printed on.

[R0G]

imagineifyeswill said:

As far as I understand it you just need to do 35 hours of classroom training, if you picked a 1 day first aid course and found it simple you could literally do the same course another 4 times = 35 hours training, thats the stupidity of the whole thing, once again a qualification not worth the paper its printed on.

Does not have to be in a classroom
Many have the hours obtained by taking LGV learner courses

[grumpy52]

I did an ADR course and that added 3 days to my CPC tally .
I have just sent my Drivers card off to change the address and had it returned with an extra year on it .

[velocefica]

My father did ADR in the 90's. He said it was one of the most boring things he's ever attended.

Everybody passed so judge from that how testing it was then.

[leggly]

velocefica said:

My father did ADR in the 90's. He said it was one of the most boring things he's ever attended.

Everybody passed so judge from that how testing it was then.

Try and fail a driver CPC. it really is impossible. It's the biggest waste of time and money in transport at the moment.