Driver CPC

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Does anyone know the answer to the following? I am UK Citizen but now live in France and have to exchange my license. When it comes to renewing my Driver CPC can I still do this in UK?

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niteliner:
Does anyone know the answer to the following? I am UK Citizen but now live in France and have to exchange my license. When it comes to renewing my Driver CPC can I still do this in UK?

You need a curremt UK licence to get a uk DQC - may not be totally correct - see my next post below

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Yes I have UK licene and cpc now. My question is if i change my uk license to french when i come to renew my cpc can i still do it in uk

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niteliner:
Yes I have UK licene and cpc now. My question is if i change my uk license to french when i come to renew my cpc can i still do it in uk

gov.uk/driver-cpc-training/ … -countries

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You said "have to exchange my licence "
Can I ask why, is it a future employer that won’t accept your UK licence ?

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pierrot 14:
You said "have to exchange my licence "
Can I ask why, is it a future employer that won’t accept your UK licence ?

I think I got that incorrect according to the link - when this started it was assumed by the authorities that the DQC could only be obtained with the licence the country the dcpc was done in

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As far as I understand you have to renew you dcpc in the country you licence is issued, I knew a couple of French drivers working in Spain who had to go back to France to get their dcpc as they hadn’t changed their licences over to Spain.

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gov.uk/driver-cpc-training/ … -countries

8. If you have a licence from other countries
You can get a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card if you’ve done the final 7 hours of your periodic training in the UK.
You must also live or work in the UK and have a driving licence from any of these countries:
an EU country
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Iceland
Isle of Man
Jersey
Liechtenstein
Norway
Switzerland
To apply, send an email to the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) asking for form DQC1.

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pierrot 14:
You said "have to exchange my licence "
Can I ask why, is it a future employer that won’t accept your UK licence ?

I live in Toulouse and spend most of my time there - I also have to have a medical and report from Hospital to renew my license - as I no longer live in UK I am now under a French Specialist and I dont think DVLA will accept French medicals