Hi all. I am new to this board, but have been reading it for a while to gauge up to date thoughts and opinions on DCPC. I have just gone into training but going by the situation in my area, it seems everyone has done their DCPC. 
So few drivers have completed their DCPC that it is already accepted in the industry that there wonât be enough time left before the deadline to train them all.
We have been to visits loads of businesses and they all say they have already done it
not done it and dont itend to lol
My own mind is its a waste of time and money this is the sort of job you cant really learn in a classroom, you get on the job training.
Have you just started a DCPC training business?
Most of the big fleets probably have it in hand by now.
Some of the smaller transport businesses still think they donât need it for one reason or another. One of the funniest ones I have heard was an old boy who said: âMy wifeâs got the CPC, so weâre OK.â
And businesses which do not have transport as a core but still run, say a number of 7.5 tonners, probably donât know anything about it.
Iâd concentrate on themâŚ
Yes GasGas, we have just started a training business. We have started to look at some of the smaller companies. Some larger companies are claiming they are getting it for ÂŁ22 per driver as the training company is tied to a college. Have you heard of that?
Nothing surprises me when it comes to big companiesâŚitâs quite possible that they have done this kind of deal.
Most of the big bus & coach companies simply got their in-house training dept and courses accredited by Jaupt and just carried on.
the last few years have seen a drive down as far as quality and price go for third-party Driver CPC training.
I suspect things may now have bottomed out though, and you can expect an unholy rush as Sept 2014 approaches.
If you can offer training on a weekend you will be in demand!
If you wait, they will come!
ugt:
Yes GasGas, we have just started a training business. We have started to look at some of the smaller companies. Some larger companies are claiming they are getting it for ÂŁ22 per driver as the training company is tied to a college. Have you heard of that?
Can I ask a question?? What experience have you got in the industry??
I would say that even for a new driver, the useful parts of the DCPC course could be distilled into less than a dayâs study. I spent a whole afternoon of my 5 day course having to listen to an explanation of what those minor categories on the bottom of a driving licence are, moped, invalid carriage, lawn mower etc.
I have over 25 years driving experience and 20 years heavy vehicle recovery experience, as well as 10 years training experience 
My DCPC trainer was so fed up with it all that he was more interested in asking me how to become an owner-driver than teaching me the course. 
I got my 35 hours in, on a URTU microwave deal, all done in 35 minutes, ping.
ugt:
I have over 25 years driving experience and 20 years heavy vehicle recovery experience, as well as 10 years training experience
Shouldnât you be relaxing with your pipe and slippers right about now then?
I have my card.During the courses I engaged with the trainers but some of the other candidates just sat waiting for the hours to tick by.
iâll do a home study course, but i certainly wonât waste 35 hours of my time in a classroom.
limeyphil:
iâll do a home study course, but i certainly wonât waste 35 hours of my time in a classroom.
I donât think there is one Phil.
ugt:
Yes GasGas, we have just started a training business. We have started to look at some of the smaller companies. Some larger companies are claiming they are getting it for ÂŁ22 per driver as the training company is tied to a college. Have you heard of that?
The agency i work with get all their drivers together on a saturday, charge each one ÂŁ20 
(up to 30 in a class) for the day and this includes a buffet lunch 
,
and always come out feeling full 
ÂŁ22 quid a head â â ? them guys are being ripped off 
In my area most are in denial
âitâs gonna get cancelledâ
âThey donât mean meâ
âTheyâll never enforce itâ
âIâm gonna retireâ
âIâm exempt 'cos I only drive at night!â
âif we all refuse to do it theyâll have to back downâ etc etc
Iâm coming across quite a few companies now that have suddenly woken up to having to get it sorted and realised theyâve got catching up to do now and fitting in the 5 courses by the deadline is actually a bit of a pain.
A lot want Saturdays - but of course there is only one of those a week so they soon get booked up. i have one client about to book 60 Saturdayâs in a row (I hope) ⌠which means i canât do Saturdayâs for anyone else for the next year.
Hi Shep.
I know this is off topic, but I was looking at your website (well I guess it is your website 
) I notice that you use PayPal. Are Paypal ok to use and do many drivers pay this way?
I have done mine, by this I mean, I got 21 hours because I did my ADR and then did two days to complete, but I think the whole thing is ill thought out to begin with, it should be beneficial to the job and not just a turn up and sit it. It really needs to be better administered, because at the moment, it seems you can do the same module, 5 times and still get the card. This is â â â â , and I speak with 35 years driving artics, this needs to be sorted.
Sapper