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Wednesday, 3 October 2023

Motoring

Driving lorries, buses and coaches

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Becoming a lorry or bus driver

Make sure you know what's involved in becoming a lorry or bus driver - from the licence you need, to the training and tests you'll take

Driver CPC: when and how to take periodic training

Advice about the 35 hours of training that professional lorry, bus and coach drivers must do every five years to keep their Driver CPC

Driver CPC: how to get and keep it

Find out what you need to do to get a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), or if you are exempt

Driver CPC: your Driver Qualification Card (DQC)

Information about the Driver Qualification Card (DQC) - from when you will get it, to what to do if you lose yours or it's stolen

Your driving conduct for larger vehicles, minibuses or buses

How you drive is considered when applying for larger vehicles, minibuses or buses

Rules for supervising small lorry and minibus learner drivers

Find out the rules for supervising and teaching someone to drive a bus or lorry

How to add higher categories to your driving licence

How to add higher vehicle entitlements (staging and upgrading)

Applying for a provisional driving licence

Getting a provisional driving licence for a car, moped, motorcycle, lorry, minibus and bus

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