I came across this statement on a website… “It is now a legal requirement that all professional LGV drivers must carry both parts of their driving licence when working, as this is your proof of having “acquired rights” if stopped by the Police or VOSA”…Is this correct ?
Well we have to carry our charts and digi card so it follows that you should have your licence with you too.
I keep all of mine in the same wallet so that I never drive without the correct documents.
I dont carry the paper part, i now have 3 cards, cpc, digicard and the standard licence.
andrewjh009:
I dont carry the paper part, i now have 3 cards, cpc, digicard and the standard licence.
As far as I’m aware you need to carry both parts to make your licence legal but I’m sure a guru will advise us
Deathstar:
I came across this statement on a website… “It is now a legal requirement that all professional LGV drivers must carry both parts of their driving licence when working, as this is your proof of having “acquired rights” if stopped by the Police or VOSA”…Is this correct ?
TOTAL [ZB] !!
There is no law for UK drivers to carry their UK licence when driving in the UK
If VOSA/Police wish to check whether or not you need a DQC then it takes seconds to find out on a computer database linked to DVLA
After 09/09/2014 then ALL commercial LGV drivers MUST carry a DQC
m4rky:
As far as I’m aware you need to carry both parts to make your licence legal
As said no legal requirement to carry it but if you are asked to produce then yes both parts must be produced in order to be accepted. It is an offence to fail to show your licence at the roadside, however if you present it at the police station within 7 days then that forms the defence.
I did suspect as much,I think it was a case of scaremongering on a Training Company’s site.
Deathstar:
I did suspect as much,I think it was a case of scaremongering on a Training Company’s site.
which site ?
Deathstar:
I did suspect as much,I think it was a case of scaremongering on a Training Company’s site.
Agreed mate, the answer is very simple indeed… just ask the folks concerned which law it is, then don’t hold your breath whilst you wait for a proper answer. 
Deathstar:
It appears on the scrolling newsline on this page… cpctraininguk.com/ It also warns of a £30 fine.
Cheers for that mate… I’ll set Detective ROG on that tomorrow. 
Seems strange, if it was scaremongering then surely they would try to do the old “sell you a card to show you’ve got grandfather rights” scheme that Sterling iirc did for a while. Where as it just seems to be false information they’re giving and not attempting to gain anything from the info they give.
garnerlives:
Seems strange, if it was scaremongering then surely they would try to do the old “sell you a card to show you’ve got grandfather rights” scheme that Sterling iirc did for a while. Where as it just seems to be false information they’re giving and not attempting to gain anything from the info they give.
If they get something so simple wrong though, it should make your mind up to look for another provider, after all they are advertising 21 hours of ADR Tuition, you don’t want to get that bit wrong do you? could be expensive, or dangerous!
Wheel Nut:
garnerlives:
Seems strange, if it was scaremongering then surely they would try to do the old “sell you a card to show you’ve got grandfather rights” scheme that Sterling iirc did for a while. Where as it just seems to be false information they’re giving and not attempting to gain anything from the info they give.If they get something so simple wrong though, it should make your mind up to look for another provider, after all they are advertising 21 hours of ADR Tuition, you don’t want to get that bit wrong do you? could be expensive, or dangerous!
Hi Malc,
Actually it’s true mate, a ‘basic’ ADR course (Core, Packs and seven Classes) can be counted as 21 hrs towards DCPC.
It’s a standard ADR teaching day, plus approx three-quarters of an hour ‘revision’ that will count as a 7-hour chunk of DCPC.
The three days that Core, Packs and seven Classes takes is therefore 21 hours. 
The exam time (half a day) at the end of the three tuition days doesn’t count as DCPC hours, nor does a tanker ‘specialism’ course (presently.)
Explosives and Radioactives also don’t count, because they’re also ‘specialisms.’
dieseldave:
Wheel Nut:
garnerlives:
Seems strange, if it was scaremongering then surely they would try to do the old “sell you a card to show you’ve got grandfather rights” scheme that Sterling iirc did for a while. Where as it just seems to be false information they’re giving and not attempting to gain anything from the info they give.If they get something so simple wrong though, it should make your mind up to look for another provider, after all they are advertising 21 hours of ADR Tuition, you don’t want to get that bit wrong do you? could be expensive, or dangerous!
Hi Malc,
Actually it’s true mate, a ‘basic’ ADR course (Core, Packs and seven Classes) can be counted as 21 hrs towards DCPC.
It’s a standard ADR teaching day, plus approx three-quarters of an hour ‘revision’ that will count as a 7-hour chunk of DCPC.
The three days that Core, Packs and seven Classes takes is therefore 21 hours.The exam time (half a day) at the end of the three tuition days doesn’t count as DCPC hours, nor does a tanker ‘specialism’ course (presently.)
Explosives and Radioactives also don’t count, because they’re also ‘specialisms.’
I was really meaning that if they get a basic piece of legalese information wrong, how reliable is the important tuition for ADR, unless you are nipping over to Bolton to take this course 
Wheel Nut:
I was really meaning that if they get a basic piece of legalese information wrong, how reliable is the important tuition for ADR, unless you are nipping over to Bolton to take this course
Hi Malc,
No mate, I don’t know this company, so I’ve no idea of their reputation.
It’s likely that a web-design person types their webpages, so it’s easy to make quite glaring errors especially if they make assumptions and don’t ask before typing.