Following a debate in Parliament, the date for reforms to Driver Certificates of Professional Competence (CPC) to become law has been confirmed as Tuesday 3 December 2024.
The reforms that will come into force on this date include:
- introducing a National Driver CPC that will cover driving a lorry, bus or coach in the UK
- allowing training courses to be done in blocks of 3.5 hours, rather than the current 7 hours, to allow greater flexibility
- decoupling e-learning from trainer led courses.
The measure to speed up the process for drivers to return to driving a lorry, bus or coach in the UK if their Driver CPC has expired will come into force on 1 February 2025.
More details can be found on: Driver CPC: changes in 2024 and 2025 - GOV.UK.
The results from the 2023 consultation on the introduction of a test were mixed and the Department for Transport (DfT) will continue to keep under review the possibility of the introduction of a periodic test.
