Just finished 35 hours top up drivers hours,my existing card does not run out until 2019. With the added 35 hours would that mean I receive a new card that expires in 2024 ?
kendon:
Just finished 35 hours top up drivers hours,my existing card does not run out until 2019. With the added 35 hours would that mean I receive a new card that expires in 2024 ?
As I understand it you should have waited until nearer the expiration of your current 35 hours ie 2019.
I like you am trained up until 2019 but recently completed 28 hours towards my “from 2019” training. I was told not to do the remaining hours ie not to comple the 35 until nearer the time as it will trigger them too soon.
Hopefully someone who knows better will clarify one way or the other.
Don’t worry, your hours still count.
But, DVSA:- ‘Following a legislative working group in Brussels, the Commission has made clear that member states should not be issuing DQC’s that have an expiry date more than five years old. In order to comply, a change has been made to the recording and evidence system. This change delays the issue of a future DQC until closer to the expiry date of the driver’s current DQC’.
So, DVSA are no longer issuing new DQC’s on completion of 35 hours where the driver’s current card has yet to expire. A driver who’s current card expires in 2019 and completes 35 hours now, will be waiting nearly 3 years for his updated card.
It’s a pain in the backside, but keep hold of your course certificates in case there’s a problem later.
Thanks khdgsa that has cleared up a worry I personally had about how to play this. [emoji106]