Just blabbing on Discord with my mate, ex PCV driver, about my recent troubles.
He says that a PCV driver has to drive a minimum amount of hours per year to retain his licence.
My HGV buddy, also in channel, says that he thinks it´s the same for HGV.
Are they right?
If they are I would have thought someone, somewhere, would have mentioned it to me. Not just here, CPC course, or Job Centre, mebbe.
Without any further research I’d say it’s bollox. It’s only your cpc that runs out and licence only runs out at the date printed on it. Will be interested if anyone says otherwise?
DickyNick:
Without any further research I’d say it’s bollox. It’s only your cpc that runs out and licence only runs out at the date printed on it. Will be interested if anyone says otherwise?
The CPC can run out, yes.
But the licence entitlement doesn´t run out.
It can be taken away by you not having a current medical, but not removed completely. Ie. get a medical, get it back on the licence.
DVLA would have told me about it on the phone last week.
Oh wait, this just in, my mate in me ear on Discord thinks it might apply only to the Knights Of the The Road, Class1 guys.
Talking a load of crap. I took 5 years out of driving from 2008 to 2013 and other than having to take the DCPC that was it.
It’s complete rubbish
Perhaps they were having a bad day
Ok fellas, thanks for that.
Got him in me ear now, he says it´s different for PCV drivers.
I´ll find out tomorrow on me course (full of PCV drivers and instructors 
)
Ta.
It has never been true for an HGV, but I believe that a very long time ago it was true for a PSV. It’s still true for a commercial pilots licence so that’s almost the same.
acd1202:
It has never been true for an HGV, but I believe that a very long time ago it was true for a PSV. It’s still true for a commercial pilots licence so that’s almost the same.
It’s not true for that either.
yes, under RTA section ■■■■ My balls, paragraph 8, subsection 3.8 it reads
All profensianl drivers require to get 12 hours a week cycling on public road ways, refer to subsection 3.8.1a
sect 3.8.1a reads,
This legestaion as been added as a mesure to fight obisity amonst the older generation.
PS get a ■■■■■■■ life
I think that was the way it was before bus de-regulation in 1986 ?
Excellent info, thanks all.
PCV many years ago, matches with what my mate said. He was talking about 30 years or more, waaay back.
HGV not at all. good
Commercial pilots? Yeah, I´m pretty sure they have a minimum hours thing going on. Certainly simulator hours and checkrides.
It´s like they have to do a complete CPC and pass the driving and theory tests every year
My little brother does it for a well hated airline.
acd1202:
‘… It’s still true for a commercial pilots licence so that’s almost the same…’
Yeah, ditto Space Shuttle jockeys and drone bomber operators. Apparently
DJC:
acd1202:
It has never been true for an HGV, but I believe that a very long time ago it was true for a PSV. It’s still true for a commercial pilots licence so that’s almost the same.It’s not true for that either.
Pretty sure ALL pilots need to keep a minimum number of hours to keep licence.
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I suppose your mate has his tyres chalked off at the depot right ? … is it the 1st of April yet because he is winding you up or he is clueless.
I passed my class d driving test in 2003 and have never driven one professionally since then. I have renewed my licence four times since then without question.
It was a requirement years ago in the days of the Traffic Commissioners issuing the licence.
^^^
This.
steviespain:
Excellent info, thanks all.
PCV many years ago, matches with what my mate said. He was talking about 30 years or more, waaay back.
Yep, that´s what we agreed on. He was talking about 30 years ago.
waddy640:
I passed my class d driving test in 2003 and have never driven one professionally since then. I have renewed my licence four times since then without question.It was a requirement years ago in the days of the Traffic Commissioners issuing the licence.
The days when you had to display your badge with your licence number on it - Red for drivers and green for Conductors, I only had mine checked the one time.
Its true going way back for bus drivers. I was recently told that you cant hold HGV and PSV at the same time. That also used to be true. Can any one remember when Prince Charles crashed a plane on Islay ,his pilot licence wasn’t current and he came in to land down wind and ran out of runway. That’s true no doubt some of you will google it.
alamcculloch:
Its true going way back for bus drivers. I was recently told that you cant hold HGV and PSV at the same time. That also used to be true. Can any one remember when Prince Charles crashed a plane on Islay ,his pilot licence wasn’t current and he came in to land down wind and ran out of runway. That’s true no doubt some of you will google it.
Should have stuck his head out, with those dumbo ears as air brakes he’d have stopped on a dime [emoji16]
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