do you need one to drive a 7.5 or less vehicle for work.it’s a part time job for a mate,he has class 1 licence but doesn’t use it.
pretty sure he will if he has class 1 hes going to need it to keep use of that
What work does your mate do ■■ What purpose is the vehicle used for ?
and , What items does the vehicle carry for transportation ? ,
Depending on your answer, the outcome may be Yes or No (exemption).
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Exemptions
Drivers do not need a Driver CPC if the vehicle they drive:[3][4]
has a maximum authorised speed not exceeding 45 kilometres per hour
is used by, or under the control of, the armed forces, civil defence, the fire service and forces responsible for maintaining public order
is undergoing road tests for technical development, repair or maintenance purposes, or is a new or rebuilt vehicles which * have not yet been put into service
is used in states of emergency or assigned to rescue missions
is used in the course of driving lessons for any person wishing to obtain a driving licence or a Driver CPC
is used for non-commercial carriage of passengers or goods, for personal use
is carrying material or equipment to be used by the driver in the course of his or her work, provided that driving the vehicle is not the driver’s principal activity
yes you do need for 7.5 tonnes,simple answer,i know because that’s all we’ve got at work and they’ve had to pay for us all.
trux:
What work does your mate do ■■ What purpose is the vehicle used for ?
and , What items does the vehicle carry for transportation ? ,Depending on your answer, the outcome may be Yes or No (exemption).
.
ExemptionsDrivers do not need a Driver CPC if the vehicle they drive:[3][4]
has a maximum authorised speed not exceeding 45 kilometres per hour
is used by, or under the control of, the armed forces, civil defence, the fire service and forces responsible for maintaining public order
is undergoing road tests for technical development, repair or maintenance purposes, or is a new or rebuilt vehicles which * have not yet been put into service
is used in states of emergency or assigned to rescue missions
is used in the course of driving lessons for any person wishing to obtain a driving licence or a Driver CPC
is used for non-commercial carriage of passengers or goods, for personal use
is carrying material or equipment to be used by the driver in the course of his or her work, provided that driving the vehicle is not the driver’s principal activity
he is a dental technician and drives a 7.5 transit for a mate delivering stuff to building sites etc to supplement his wages, works 1 maybe 2 days a week.
gezt:
do you need one to drive a 7.5 or less vehicle for work.it’s a part time job for a mate,he has class 1 licence but doesn’t use it.
If the vehicle is category C1 (3,500kg to 7,500kg) or over he will need to do the DCPC.
gezt:
he is a dental technician and drives a 7.5 transit for a mate delivering stuff to building sites
That’s not exempt for the DCPC I’m afraid, so he will need to do the periodic training.
thanks guys 
If it’s a transit the most it would be is 3.5t, and would not require DCPC.
cracker-bar:
If it’s a transit the most it would be is 3.5t, and would not require DCPC.
There are transits over 3.5
cracker-bar:
If it’s a transit the most it would be is 3.5t, and would not require DCPC.
Sorry mate, but a Ford Transit can have a GVW in excess of the sub- 3.5t cut-off for DCPC…
This is from Commercial Motor:
Scheduled for launch in spring 2014, the all-new Transit will be available in GVWs from 3 tonnes to 4.7 tonnes, with van, passenger and chassis cab variations.
Link to Commercial Motor article
The driver of such a Transit would need a DQC card in most circumstances.
Every day is a school day 
I didn’t know they were making them that big now, and I forgot about hitching a trailer to one.
cracker-bar:
Every day is a school day
Hitching a trailer to a 3500 GVW transit does not require the driver to have dcpc
DCPC is for the commercial driving of VEHICLES when the GVW is over 3500
Tacho regs cut in when towing a trailer with the above so perhaps that is what your were thinking of?
cracker-bar:
Every day is a school day
Hi cracker-bar,
I only thought they did cos I thought I remembered hearing/reading something about it.
I’ll admit that I looked it up. 
big boots:
yes you do need for 7.5 tonnes,simple answer,i know because that’s all we’ve got at work and they’ve had to pay for us all.
They didn’t have to . They just did .
Its up to you to sort your DCPC out .
cracker-bar:
Every day is a school day
I think the new Transit is going to be a bit bigger, the current one is a bit odd since it competes with big panel vans like the Sprinter as well as the next segment down (Merc Vito, Ren Trafic etc.). Ford have already released the Transit Custom which it aimed at the Vito, so it looks like the new transit will take on the bigger vans.
This should help.
Gezt - "he is a dental technician and drives a 7.5 transit " - that’s one hell of a transit!!! If the GVW of the transit exceeds 3.5t then he needs DCPC Periodic training, he is as you say delivering goods - so the only way he could be exempt is if the GVW doesn’t exceed 3.5 tonnes.