{"id":832,"date":"2012-05-14T17:32:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T15:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/news\/?p=225"},"modified":"2012-05-14T17:32:43","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T15:32:43","slug":"operators-and-drivers-each-face-1000-driver-cpc-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/operators-and-drivers-each-face-1000-driver-cpc-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Operators and drivers each face \u00a31,000 Driver CPC fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Employers and drivers each face a \u00a31,000 fine if they are found to be driving without their Driver Qualification Card (DQC), the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dft.gov.uk\/dsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Driver Standards Agency<\/a> has warned.<\/p>\n<p>In association with the DSA, Vosa has begun handling out leaflets at enforcement checks clarifying the legal position around Driver CPC and the requirement to have a DQC with you at all times.<\/p>\n<p>It clearly states that both the operator and driver face a fine if the driver can not produce his DQC when requested to do so by Vosa officials.<\/p>\n<p>It means all new drivers must ensure they have their DQC on them at all times when working.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers with grandfather rights (those driving before September 2009), which have until September 2014 to complete 35 hours of mandatory periodic training, will need to carry their cards after this deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Crispe, MD at Tachodisc, says: \u201cUntil now it has been unclear as to what penalties will surround Driver CPC after the 2014 enforcement deadline.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DSA announcement that both drivers and employers face fines of up to \u00a31,000 each if a driver does not carry a DQC card whilst driving sends out a strong message \u2013 it enforces the seriousness of Driver CPC.\u00a0 With employers at risk too, the responsibility for completing 35 hours of training cannot just lie with the driver anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employers and drivers each face a \u00a31,000 fine if they are found to be driving without their Driver Qualification Card (DQC), the Driver Standards Agency has warned. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-29 20:06:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}