No CPC required

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I’m not interested in this job but just saw it advertised. Why no CPC?
I can only think that it is wholly within depot driving, though it doesn’t say that.

HGV Class 2 NO CPC REQUIRED
I am currently recruiting on behalf of a client in the Trafford Park area for an HGV II driver. My Client, A Prestigious food company are seeking an experienced HGV II driver to run from their Trafford Park depot.
Your role will be to deliver from the depot to site where you will off load empty containers/trolleys and re load. Must not be afraid of heights, fast paced environment.
Excellent customer service skills are required for this vacancy as you will be acting as the face of the company. The shifts are worked on a rotation basis.
We have day shifts and night shifts.
This role is offered on a temp-perm basis.
NO CPC IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
Posted on 20th October 2014
Location: Manchester
Salary: £9.50 per hour
Tenure: permanent

http://www.jark.co.uk/jobs/driving/hgv-class-2-no-cpc-required/jb833833/

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Do they mean no driver cpc or no operator cpc as its not made clear which - we could assume its driver cpc

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Suspect they are using the “Vehicles carrying material or equipment to be used in the course of the drivers work”
Exemption.

The use word containers us misleading are they talking 40’ ones or food containers with trolleys being mentioned.

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Must not be afraid of heights

Maybes trunking from the food factory to the airport?

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It would be exempt if you had to cook the food once you had delivered it!

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Not afraid of heights eh?

Delivering the food to planes at the airport?

No ideas why no CPC

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I’m thinking that maybe this is a DVSA “sting” operation! After all it can’t be much fun standing beside a wet and windy road hunting errant drivers, why not simply let them come to you? :wink:

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If the vehicle has the lifting equipment attached and more time is spent loading than driving then it would be exempt.

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the maoster:
I’m thinking that maybe this is a DVSA “sting” operation! After all it can’t be much fun standing beside a wet and windy road hunting errant drivers, why not simply let them come to you? :wink:

Doesn’t look like they’re very interested in catching anyone, they have only issued 80 fines so far nationally.

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^^^ that figure surprises me. I wonder how many drivers are chancing their arms by driving without one? The laws of averages state you’ll more likely get away with it. Last time I was pulled for a check was back in the 90’s, and that was only because I was driving a tanker and the cop had just done his course and wanted to practise.

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theloadstar.co.uk/driver-shortag … r-freight/

You may be right about the air freight side of things . I read this yesterday on load star.

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I recently seen a job advertised looking for drivers with less than 6 pints.

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Coffeeholic:
Not afraid of heights eh?

Delivering the food to planes at the airport?

No ideas why no CPC

That would be my guess too reading that description.
My firm does a bit of work for one of the airline food companies at Heathrow, having spoken to a couple of their drivers who deliver the food/duty free trollies from the depot to the planes they were told DCPC was definitely required.

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Never done airport work but surely deliveries are made to an onsite warehouse by road going vehicles?
Supplies as required are then transported to the aircraft by air side scissor lift trucks. (which presumably run on red).

Some of you seem to be missing this bit:

Your role will be to deliver from the depot to site where you will off load empty containers/trolleys and re load.