UK drivers need the driver cpc by sept this year, but some EU states have kicked it into the long grass till 2016. If Johnny Foreigner wants to drive in the UK after the September deadline will her need cpc?
Thereal-john:
UK drivers need the driver cpc by sept this year, but some EU states have kicked it into the long grass till 2016. If Johnny Foreigner wants to drive in the UK after the September deadline will her need cpc?
Not if their country has a 2016 deadline - VOSA have a list of which require it when
UK driver in a 2016 deadline country will need it as they have the same list
Its very unfair allowing it to be done like this
Spain and poland have made it 2016 so thats all the foreign trucks mostly thats over here
See pages 15-17 for the full list of dates of each EU country. Some even depend on the age of the driver or the number sequence of their licence!
It is 2014 for Poland.
France has had a far more stringent system in place long before the DCPC became enacted- - lookup FIMO… and to be correct the current UK DCPC would not pass the French FIMO requirements, so we don’t have it the worst…
Thereal-john:
UK drivers need the driver cpc by sept this year, but some EU states have kicked it into the long grass till 2016. If Johnny Foreigner wants to drive in the UK after the September deadline will her need cpc?
Do not think, they really want to drive in the UK… 
They will just go home and buy a full 35 hours for about a tenner
Rikki-UK:
France has had a far more stringent system in place long before the DCPC became enacted- - lookup FIMO… and to be correct the current UK DCPC would not pass the French FIMO requirements, so we don’t have it the worst…
Not correct Rikki, the UK DCPC is perfectly acceptable for France.
~ Craig
SWEDISH BLUE:
They will just go home and buy a full 35 hours for about a tenner
that wont happen due to this …
it also defines in some regulation that they will be required to complete a min of 7hrs of the total in their country of residence .
2.9. Place of training – Article 9
Drivers who are nationals of an EU Member State must obtain the initial qualification in the
Member State where they normally reside, while drivers who are nationals of third countries
must obtain the qualification in the Member State where their employer is established or in
the Member State where they obtained a work permit.
Drivers must undergo the periodic training in the Member State where they normally reside or
where they work.
19 Denmark, Norway, France and Latvia, respectively.
20 Luxembourg, Romania and France, respectively.
21 Agreement was reached at the Committee meeting on 27 May 2009. A note issued by the Commission
Regarding the recognition of previous training for drivers who change their country of
residence or country of work, the majority of the Member States require a certificate or
evidence of the training undertaken22.
Member States have not reported any difficulty concerning the implementation of this Article.
In some isolated cases, however, they do not always recognise previous training partially
followed in another Member State and only accept training completed in their territory.
nick2008:
SWEDISH BLUE:
They will just go home and buy a full 35 hours for about a tennerthat wont happen due to this …
it also defines in some regulation that they will be required to complete a min of 7hrs of the total in their country of residence .2.9. Place of training – Article 9
Drivers who are nationals of an EU Member State must obtain the initial qualification in the
Member State where they normally reside, while drivers who are nationals of third countries
must obtain the qualification in the Member State where their employer is established or in
the Member State where they obtained a work permit.
Drivers must undergo the periodic training in the Member State where they normally reside or
where they work.
19 Denmark, Norway, France and Latvia, respectively.
20 Luxembourg, Romania and France, respectively.
21 Agreement was reached at the Committee meeting on 27 May 2009. A note issued by the Commission
Regarding the recognition of previous training for drivers who change their country of
residence or country of work, the majority of the Member States require a certificate or
evidence of the training undertaken22.
Member States have not reported any difficulty concerning the implementation of this Article.
In some isolated cases, however, they do not always recognise previous training partially
followed in another Member State and only accept training completed in their territory.
I’m Hungarian and when I booked my driving course in the UK, every Hungarian called me an idiot, cos I could buy a licence over there. Money talks in Eastern Europe, mate.
Daytrunker:
Spain and poland have made it 2016 so thats all the foreign trucks mostly thats over here
In Spain, I took my cpc course in Feb 2013 and my card runs out in 2018 we call it the CAP over here, so starts in 2016? by my sums mine runs out 1 year before the rest of europe 
SWEDISH BLUE:
They will just go home and buy a full 35 hours for about a tenner
NO they will not. My firms late shift driver has to go back on forklifts at mo he has just paid for himself to go back Lithuania for 2 weeks to take course. He couldn’t get all of it done due to the high demand and backlog ,he now has to go back at end of March to try and complete It’s easier here
topmixer11:
SWEDISH BLUE:
They will just go home and buy a full 35 hours for about a tennerNO they will not. My firms late shift driver has to go back on forklifts at mo he has just paid for himself to go back Lithuania for 2 weeks to take course. He couldn’t get all of it done due to the high demand and backlog ,he now has to go back at end of March to try and complete It’s easier here
if people have Uk driving licence ,why need back to somewhere.need just go pay about 50 quid come ,take seat and stay for 8 hours in classroom.people can listen or not,understand or not.just need atendance.to many local people when come to cource ask some question ,try learn somethink new,but to many people not learn nothing.
Craig 111:
Rikki-UK:
France has had a far more stringent system in place long before the DCPC became enacted- - lookup FIMO… and to be correct the current UK DCPC would not pass the French FIMO requirements, so we don’t have it the worst…Not correct Rikki, the UK DCPC is perfectly acceptable for France. ~ Craig
don’t think meant it like that Craig! 
as in the dcpc wouldn’t be able to lace the boots of FIMO! 
dcpc and dqc in Europe will pass every border but it’s a chocolate fire guard! 
Fair enough fella. I’m doing the French equivalent in two weeks’ time so will be better able to compare the two versions after that. From what I hear the quality of French training varies as much as it does in the UK 
~ Craig
topmixer11:
SWEDISH BLUE:
They will just go home and buy a full 35 hours for about a tennerNO they will not. My firms late shift driver has to go back on forklifts at mo he has just paid for himself to go back Lithuania for 2 weeks to take course. He couldn’t get all of it done due to the high demand and backlog ,he now has to go back at end of March to try and complete It’s easier here
exactly,two years ago I had to sit through a whole week of listening to who’s gaffer is the worst. sign in every day and a written exam in the end, cost me about €180 iirc.