CPC for new driver

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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I have acquired rights and I have been told that I don’t need to do modules 2+4 (48 year old, licence since june 1983),

As a new drive should I go for 35 hours CPC? or would it be better to go for 21 hours CPC and 14 hours available on HIAB?

Just thinking I might be more marketable as a new drive with HIAB?

What do you think?

Thanks in advance.

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If your spending YOUR money get something out of it. Hi ab. Even an ADR … it’ll give you extra scope.

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jonesy65:
I have acquired rights and I have been told that I don’t need to do modules 2+4 (48 year old, licence since june 1983),

As a new drive should I go for 35 hours CPC? or would it be better to go for 21 hours CPC and 14 hours available on HIAB?

Just thinking I might be more marketable as a new drive with HIAB?

What do you think?

Thanks in advance.

Many courses are approved for periodic driver cpc be they classroom based or practical and you need 35 hours in total so your question does not make sense to me

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Sorry for not making myself clear. The question really was should I be getting extra qualifications within the 35 hours such as hiab.

Would this make me more marketable on the jobs front as a new driver.

Should I leave things like hiab until I get experience in the industry. I am going to do the 35 hours before I start looking for jobs anyway and wanted people’s thoughts on doing the 35 hours cpc in an office based environment or try to get hiab and the rest of the 35 hours via office based. Would the fact that I got hiab make me more marketable as a new drive?

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jonesy65:
Sorry for not making myself clear. The question really was should I be getting extra qualifications within the 35 hours such as hiab.

Would this make me more marketable on the jobs front as a new driver.

Should I leave things like hiab until I get experience in the industry. I am going to do the 35 hours before I start looking for jobs anyway and wanted people’s thoughts on doing the 35 hours cpc in an office based environment or try to get hiab and the rest of the 35 hours via office based. Would the fact that I got hiab make me more marketable as a new drive?

That makes sense

The more you have the more options you give yourself and potential employers

As you already have LGV C1 you can start the 35 hours now if you wanted to

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If I do some CPC before my test, does anything happen with regards to my driving licence? Does it need to be sent off to DVLA or anything?

There is a CPC course the week before I do the test - this is the reason I’m asking.

Thanks

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Someone will confirm however my OH has never sent his licence away for CPC - your training is linked to your DVLA driver no is all which is already on the training center’s system if you’re using the same place as driver training.

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Licence to be shown to dcpc trainer or examiner but never sent to dvla for either initial or periodic dcpc

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Thanks both.