Hi, i passed my car test in 1991 and also have 7.5tonne entitlement as you didnt need to do a test for it back then. I will be taking my lgv2 test within the next month or so, do i then need to do the cpc straight away before i can drive for a living or do i get 5 years to do it ? I have read something which seems to suggest that if i pass before sept 2014 i will get 5 years to do it as i already have 7.5 tonne entitlement. Any help would be great, its all very confusing for a newbie !!! 
The September 2014 is the deadline that any “acquired rights” holders MUST have completed the 35hrs CPC.
rusty919:
Hi, i passed my car test in 1991 and also have 7.5tonne entitlement as you didnt need to do a test for it back then. I will be taking my lgv2 test within the next month or so, do i then need to do the cpc straight away before i can drive for a living or do i get 5 years to do it ? I have read something which seems to suggest that if i pass before sept 2014 i will get 5 years to do it as i already have 7.5 tonne entitlement. Any help would be great, its all very confusing for a newbie !!!
Not quite right, as you have grandfather rights to the C1 category you can drive any category LGV vehicle that you have or get a license for until 9th September 2014, you will need to do the 35 hours of periodic training by then.
If you don’t do the 35 hours of CPC training by September 2014 you will lose the entitlement to drive any LGV category vehicle commercially after that date.
So for example, if I pass test next month I can drive for a living straight away bust must complete the CPC within the next 2 years ?
rusty919:
So for example, if I pass test next month I can drive for a living straight away bust must complete the CPC within the next 2 years ?
Exactly so - because you already have a ‘vocational’ licence (your existing C1+E)
Excellent, thanks for the help fellas, cant wait to get on the road ! One last thing, does the cpc training consist of tests which you must pass or is it just “training” ?
rusty919:
So for example, if I pass test next month I can drive for a living straight away bust must complete the CPC within the next 2 years ?
Yes and when you put it like that you would wonder why everyone is panicking so much about it.
2014 is more than two years away 
Wheel Nut:
rusty919:
So for example, if I pass test next month I can drive for a living straight away bust must complete the CPC within the next 2 years ?Yes and when you put it like that you would wonder why everyone is panicking so much about it.
2014 is more than two years away
The thing is everybody says it’s 2 years away so there not having to fork out the money now, but just you wait until the year comes when you have got thousands of drivers wanting to do the training, Prices will rocket to meet demand.
NicholasB87:
Wheel Nut:
rusty919:
So for example, if I pass test next month I can drive for a living straight away bust must complete the CPC within the next 2 years ?Yes and when you put it like that you would wonder why everyone is panicking so much about it.
2014 is more than two years away
The thing is everybody says it’s 2 years away so there not having to fork out the money now, but just you wait until the year comes when you have got thousands of drivers wanting to do the training, Prices will rocket to meet demand.
Like lorries and drivers, there are far too many trainers for that to happen, many have jumped on a bandwagon hoping to retire, at the moment many are struggling to pay the first instalment on the villa 
Hello to everyone, i havnt driven for 3 yrs now trucks that is… there was talk about the cpc for drivers and it was to be compulsery , i had 28 yrs under my belt… until ill health, the talk about grandfather rights , so do we older drivers still have to do the cpc or do we get it through grandfather rights ■■ or is it DOT government screwing drivers for more money ? any replys would be great , many thanks… shytalk.
shytalk:
Hello to everyone, i havnt driven for 3 yrs now trucks that is… there was talk about the cpc for drivers and it was to be compulsery , i had 28 yrs under my belt… until ill health, the talk about grandfather rights , so do we older drivers still have to do the cpc or do we get it through grandfather rights ■■ or is it DOT government screwing drivers for more money ? any replys would be great , many thanks… shytalk.
Your Grandfather rights started on 9th September 2009 so by 2014 you must have completed 35 hours in a classroom if you wish to drive professionally on or after the 10th September 2014.
There are no exams to pass, you just have to turn up with some valid ID
And it can be completed in blocks of 7 hours.
Cheers, Wheelnut and Tarman, that clears a lot up for me, i live in the Worksop notts area is there a place i can do this course ? and is the cost down to me ? im hoping fingers crossed im hoping to get back behind the wheel thats if the doc says im fit to do so, i think its going to cost me , im semi retired now i just wonder is it worth it i wanted to drive perhaps another 5 yrs thanks for your replys, shytalk.
shytalk:
Cheers, Wheelnut and Tarman, that clears a lot up for me, i live in the Worksop notts area is there a place i can do this course ? and is the cost down to me ? im hoping fingers crossed im hoping to get back behind the wheel thats if the doc says im fit to do so, i think its going to cost me , im semi retired now i just wonder is it worth it i wanted to drive perhaps another 5 yrs thanks for your replys, shytalk.
Have a look at some of the training providers in your area
friendberry.co.uk/product.ph … fAodBhoAFQ
dragonfly-training.com/cpc.html
hgv-training.bestquote-nottingha … rksop-S80/
HTH
Sorry but not dealt with any of the above personally but do know that some do have a very good reputation on here
Many thanks for that Animal, so it will cost me money on top of another medical ? every which way you turn its pay up or shut up ! ah well … i might just review my thoughts on getting back on the road… i only wanted part time to keep the boredom away and keep my hand in as they say… reconsider it all and go from there, cheers all. shytalk.