{"id":904,"date":"2013-03-11T19:10:19","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T17:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/news\/?p=443"},"modified":"2013-03-19T13:20:22","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T13:20:22","slug":"hauliers-need-to-support-drivers-through-cpc-says-senior-tc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surreyandhampshirehgvtraining.co.uk\/index.php\/hauliers-need-to-support-drivers-through-cpc-says-senior-tc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hauliers need to support drivers through CPC, says senior TC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Operators need to invest in their drivers by shouldering some of the burden of Driver CPC training, senior traffic commissioner (TC) Beverley Bell has said.<\/h3>\n

Hosting a debate at a drivers\u2019 forum in Warrington last week, organised by recruitment agency\u00a0Search Consultancy<\/a>, Bell revealed that she has received letters from LGV drivers complaining that their employers won\u2019t pay for their CPC courses, and won\u2019t give them time off to do the training.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese drivers are saying they work Monday to Friday, and sometimes have to do a Saturday morning shift. Taking into consideration the weekly rest period, there isn\u2019t legally any time for them over a weekend to take a course. They\u2019re asking me what they should do \u2013 tell me who you work for!\u201d said Bell.<\/p>\n

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Although legally it is drivers\u2019 responsibility to do the full 35 hours of required Driver CPC training by September 2014, Bell made it clear that TCs expect operators to have arrangements in place to ensure compliance with the Driver CPC legislation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the operator\u2019s job to make sure it doesn\u2019t employ a driver after September 2014 who doesn\u2019t have a driver qualification card [DQC],\u201d said Bell.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they are employed by you and they haven\u2019t done their 35 hours, we will ask you why. You cannot abdicate responsibility by saying it is the driver\u2019s job to go and get it done \u2013 it is no different from the licence requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bell said it fills her with distaste that some haulage firms are making drivers take a day of holiday to do their CPC training.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a responsible employer, why can\u2019t you incorporate CPC training into your drivers\u2019 duty periods?\u201d asked Bell. \u201cWith a looming driver shortage, you need to make it attractive for people to come into the industry. Invest in your drivers and embrace the Driver CPC.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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