manalishi:
Going back for a trial punt at trade-plating imminently.Different kettle of fish these days with no hitchhiking involved as was once the norm.Half driving,half hiking was the order of the day a decade or so ago(too softened by years of box jockeying) so i figured l might give it a crack.I greatly enjoyed that world for 7 years or so,interesting vehicles,interesting places/adventures and zero-micromanaged/camera monitoring which has pushed me very much away from lorrying tbh
but just wondering… if you were a rookie. with no hgv entitlement (mate interested in following me) would he still have to do the cursed CPC shinola, as well as shelling out north of a grand for the class-2 that allows for moving tractor units only i’m wondering.?
I think my pal would rise to the class-2 occasion, but possibly not too keen on shelling out for the CPC if required; which isn’t i understand a part of the trade plate game ?
I believe it would be exempt from CPC. But some companies may insist on having the qualification possibly. Currently it is one day a year and doesn’t cost that much, so really isn’t much to be worried about if it is required. Other than the fact we know it doesn’t add that much, unless the course and info is actually useful.
As a C licence holder he would also be able to deliver units solo as the unit comes under the same classification a C, the +E part just allows you to drive with a trailer. This came about when the categories were changed to C and C+E.
People will often say you can’t drive a solo unit as you couldn’t before the classification change. But you absolutely can. The first time I ever took a unit on the road was before I passed my C+E as a rigid driver taking it to another depot. There is no way a company that big would allow someone to drive a vehicle they were not licenced for.
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