As of today (November 13) driver CPC exemptions come into effect. They affect people who occasionally drive lorries, buses or coaches as part of their work but never carry passengers or goods, for hire or reward.<\/p>\n
The exemptions apply mainly to mechanics, valets and fitters (around 76,000 people). The driving they do is exempt from Driver CPC as long as all of the following apply:<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also an exemption for drivers of vehicles driving to or from a pre-arranged appointment at a VOSA test centre or authorised testing facility.<\/p>\n
With these regulations now in force VOSA will not pursue or issue fines or penalties to these drivers for Driver CPC infringements.<\/p>\n
1) road testing vehicles:<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0driving a vehicle to or from a pre-booked appointment at an official testing centre (This includes driving vehicles carrying a load that is needed for a laden braking test. A load may not be carried when driving to or from official testing centres in any other circumstances.)<\/p>\n
3)\u00a0driving a vehicle as part of an official response to a state of emergency or an officially-recognised rescue mission.<\/p>\n
4) driving a vehicle in order to prepare for or take:<\/p>\n
5) driving a vehicle that is either new or rebuilt and has not yet been taxed.<\/p>\n
6)\u00a0driving vehicles carrying goods, materials or passengers on a non-commercial basis (including your own personal use). \u2018Non-commercial\u2019 generally means that what you\u2019re doing isn\u2019t intended to generate a profit.<\/p>\n
7)\u00a0carrying equipment or material that you\u2019ll use in the course of your work, provided that driving the vehicle is not the main part of your job.<\/p>\n
This includes:<\/p>\n
You must have Driver\u00a0CPC<\/abbr>\u00a0if you need a driving licence shown in the table to drive a relevant vehicle.<\/p>\n This applies if you are either:<\/p>\n You don\u2019t need to have Driver\u00a0CPC<\/abbr>\u00a0if the vehicle is not allowed to exceed 45 kilometres per hour (km\/h<\/abbr>) on any road. This doesn’t mean speed limiters, though – you can’t drive a bus that’s been limited to 40km\/h because the law still states that it can be driven at more than 45km\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n \nType of vehicle<\/th>\n Licence categories<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Medium-sized vehicles<\/td>\n C1 and C1+E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Large vehicles<\/td>\n C and C+E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Minibuses<\/td>\n D1 and D1+E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Buses and coaches<\/td>\n D and D+E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n