Susie Jones
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Alt, hvad du behøver at vide om ændringerne i chaufførernes CPC

Oprettet: 02.12.2024

Opdateret: 02.12.2024

Den 3. december 2024 træder ændringerne i chaufførernes erhvervskompetencebevis (CPC) i fuld kraft. Det nye CPC har til formål at tilbyde bedre fleksibilitet til chauffører, der vender tilbage til erhvervet, og dem, der gennemfører obligatorisk træning. Vi dykker ned i de kommende ændringer, og hvordan de vil påvirke chaufførerne.

Hvad er chauffør-CPC'et?

CPC blev introduceret i 2007 og er en obligatorisk kvalifikation for erhvervschauffører i Storbritannien og EU, der ønsker at køre en række tunge køretøjer, f.eks. lastbiler, varevogne, busser og rutebiler.

Chauffører skal bestå fire prøver:

  • Teori

  • Casestudie

  • Praktisk

  • Demonstration af køretøjssikkerhed.

Når CPC er bestået, varer det i fem år og skal fornyes ved at tage 35 timers efteruddannelse inden for de fem år.

Hvorfor var der en høring om chauffør-CPC'et?

Den britiske regering ønskede at forstå effektiviteten af chauffør-CPC'et. Det gjorde de ved at bede chauffører, undervisere og andre parter om at deltage i en afstemning. Regeringen fokuserede på to hovedområder: at forbedre chaufførernes valgmuligheder og tiltrække flere chauffører til branchen - f.eks. ved at gøre det lettere for chauffører med udenlandske kvalifikationer at få kørekort i Storbritannien.

Hvilke ændringer træder i kraft?

Ændringerne til chaufførens CPC er kategoriseret i følgende:

International CPC:

Det internationale chauffør-CPC er det nye navn for, hvordan det tidligere chauffør-CPC fungerede. Følgende gælder:

  • Chauffører skal tage 35 timers CPC-træning hvert femte år.

  • Kurserne skal være mindst syv timer lange.

  • Hvis et kursus deles op over en dag, skal chaufføren gennemføre det på to på hinanden følgende dage.

  • Chauffører må tage i alt 12 timers e-læring.

National Driver CPC

National Driver CPC giver mere fleksibilitet for dem, der ønsker at køre i Storbritannien. Chauffører kan tage enten:

  • 35 timers træning hvert femte år.

  • En kombination af 35 timers National Driver CPC og International Driver CPC træning hvert femte år.

Fleksibiliteten betyder, at:

  • Uddannelsen skal vare mindst 3 timer og 30 minutter - uddannelsesudbydere kan tilbyde længere kurser.

  • Det behøver ikke at blive gennemført på to på hinanden følgende dage, hvis det er et splitkursus - kursusudbyderne kan sætte deres egne tidsgrænser.

  • Uddannelse kan være e-læring.

  • Chauffører kan tage 12 timers e-læring i forhold til deres samlede 35 timer.

Forbliver kvalificeret

Fra den 3. december 2024 vil chauffører kunne forblive kvalificerede ved at vælge enten:

  1. Internationalt chauffør-CPC
  2. Nationalt chauffør-CPC

Hvad betyder det for chauffører, der vender tilbage til erhvervet?

Chauffører, der ønsker at vende tilbage til erhvervet, skal tage 35 timers uddannelse, før de vender tilbage. Dette vil dog ændre sig fra den 1. februar 2025.

Ændringer fra 1. februar 2025

Chauffører med et udløbet CPC vil få nye muligheder for at gøre det lettere at vende tilbage til kørsel.

Hvis CPC er udløbet for mellem 60 dage og to år siden

Chauffører har fire muligheder:

Mulighed et:

  • Gennemfør 35 timers International Driver CPC-træning.

  • Genvinde retten til at køre bil i Storbritannien og EU.

Mulighed to:

  • Gennemfør 35 timers National Driver CPC-træning.

  • Genvinder kun retten til at køre i Storbritannien.

Mulighed tre:

  • Tag et syv timers "tilbage til kørsel"-modul.

  • Genvind britisk kørekort med det samme.

  • For at køre i EU skal du gennemføre yderligere 28 timers uddannelse inden for 12 måneder.

Mulighed fire:

  • Som en del af National Driver CPC-træningen skal du gennemføre et syv timers "tilbage til kørsel"-modul.

  • Genvind britisk kørekort med det samme.

  • Tag 28 timers ekstra uddannelse (National eller International Driver CPC) inden for 12 måneder.

Hvis CPC udløb for mere end to år siden

Chauffører skal tage 35 timers træning (international eller national).

CPC-kort til chauffører

Reglerne omkring chauffør-CPC-kort er de samme - chauffører skal bære deres kort, når de betjener køretøjer professionelt. Typen af kort er dog forskellig alt efter kvalifikation:

Internationalt CPC-kort til chauffører

  • Identisk med det nuværende design.

Nationalt CPC-kort til chauffører

  • Designet vil omfatte "Kun til brug i Storbritannien".

Hvis en kører er kvalificeret til begge kategorier, kan vedkommende have to kort.

Hvordan kan flådechefer forberede sig?

Flådechefer kan forberede sig på ændringerne ved at sikre følgende:

  • Find ud af, om deres chauffører har brug for et internationalt eller nationalt CPC.

  • Træningsfrister bliver ikke overskredet for at undgå bøder.

Hvem er fritaget fra chaufførens CPC?

Du er fritaget fra at skulle have et chaufførcertifikat, hvis du bruger køretøjet til:

  • Ikke-kommerciel transport

  • Transport af materialer, du bruger til dit arbejde - kørsel skal udgøre mindre end 30 % af dit rullende månedlige arbejde.

  • Kørsel for nogen, du arbejder for, eller din egen landbrugs-, gartneri-, skovbrugs-, landbrugs- eller fiskerivirksomhed - kørslen skal udgøre mindre end 30 % af dit rullende månedlige arbejde.

  • Kørsel inden for 62 miles fra din base - det må ikke være dit hovedjob at køre lastbil, bus eller rutebil.

  • Kørsel til eller fra forudbestilte aftaler til testcentre.

  • Lektioner for alle, der ønsker at tage et kørekort eller et chaufførcertifikat.

  • Oprethold den offentlige orden.

Den fulde vejledning findes på Gov.

Har jeg brug for et CPC med hævdvundne rettigheder?

Chauffører med hævdvundne rettigheder behøver ikke at have den faktiske kvalifikation som en del af deres kørekort. De skal dog gennemføre 35 timers træning hvert femte år.

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