Driver CPC Information and Courses
This Driver CPC Information and Courses page aims to supply you with all the information about Why you need to do Driver CPC courses, What makes up Driver CPC, and information about the courses we run at QDL Training.
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) is designed to improve driver awareness of road safety and promote the efficient operation of commercial vehicles. Helping drivers with their professional development.
As a Commercial Driver, you must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to drive a bus, coach, or lorry.
You run the risk of being fined up to £1,000 for driving professionally without valid and in date Driver CPC as shown on a Drver Qualification Card (DQC).
Driver CPC Information contents:
- Who needs driver CPC training?
- Choosing the best driver CPC courses for you
- Driver CPC Course information
Who needs Driver CPC training?
Put simply… everyone who wants to professionally drive lorries, buses, or coaches must complete 35 hours of training before they can get their Driver CPC card (also called a Driver Qualification Card or DQC).
Driving professionally without a card can earn you a £50 fixed penalty!
What is a Certificate of Professional Competence?
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) is a qualification aimed at boosting drivers knowledge and skills, maintain high driving standards, and improving road safety.
The program ensures all professional drivers have continuous training to keep you up to date with current industry changes, standards, and legislation.
What is the value of CPC Training?
Regularly undergoing refresher training reduces bad habits, promotes best practice, and ensures the industry maintains its reputation for excellence.
Group training sessions also allows drivers to share their on the road experiences with other professional drivers.
Who is exempt from CPC Training?
You don’t need a full Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification if you’re using a vehicle for:
- non-commercial carriage of passengers or goods for personal use
- carrying material or equipment you use for your job (driving the vehicle can’t be the main part of your job)
- driving lessons for anyone who wants to get a driving licence or a Driver CPC
- driving to or from pre-booked appointments at official vehicle testing centres
- driving within 62 miles (100 kilometres) of your base – but the vehicle can’t be carrying passengers or goods, and driving a lorry, bus or coach can’t be your main job
- maintaining public order – the vehicle is being used or controlled by a local authority, rescue missions or in states of emergency
You also don’t need the full Driver CPC if the vehicle is:
- limited to a top speed of 28mph
- being used or controlled by the armed forces, police, fire and rescue service, prison service or people running a prison or young offender institution
Periodic CPC Training
Periodic training must be completed every five years in order to renew the Driver Qualification Card (DQC) card. You must complete 35 hours of training over a five year period. This is broken down into five ,7 hours days of training of your choosing.
Driver CPC training is mainly classroom based and incorporates a variety of different subjects. There is no formal test at the end of this. However, it is expected that you participate in group discussions.
Drivers CPC courses from QDL Training
At QDL Training we offer you a wide variety of different Driver CPC courses at our training venue in Croydon. There are 8 courses to choose from which can be found in the Driver CPC Course information section below.
All courses are relevant, industry specific, and delivered by trainers who have many years of experience working within the transport and haulage industry.
From our facilities to our trainers, you will hard pressed to find a better alternative.
Discounts are available for multiple bookings.
Contact Jaime to book training
You will find QDL Training Courses to be 5 Star Standard
Good training site well proscented done a slinger banksman course my teacher was Peter crispin really good what that he teaches learnt a lot
Would like to say big thank you to Jaime who made me very welcom. I was the only lady and only minibus driver in a group of men LGV drivers and I did not feel any difference - guys were real gentlemen and I felt very much included into the group. The delivery of the training is designed on person centred approach with loads of examples & stories from life experience of the trainer and trainees. Need to admit the convenient location of QDL site, Asda is around the corner - handy for breaks, free parking, flexible training dates, week days and weekends, which was really important for me to be... able to fit in around my day work. Really enjoyed and would recommend to all who need CPC training.read more
Good venue,instantly made to feel welcome, easy to find. I arrived full of anticpation, dread and resentment, another day of "punish the Driver". As cycling was the core of the course (Safe Urban Driving) i was expecting sanctimony and righteousness .Wrong, I received informative learning and awareness from our tutor (apologies, i have forgotten your name, please pop below somebody, getting old!). It was nice to be taught by someone genuine, who wanted you to learn, understand, and enjoy. So many thanks to QDL ,my tutor and the nice lady with the special treats (snacks}. Graham
I recently completed the AALMI Lorry Loader course at QDL and thoroughly enjoyed it.Our instructor Paul Baker was excellent, had a great teaching style and combined with his practical knowledge / experiences from his work as a current driver he really enhanced the course.Jaime and the rest of the QDL team were very helpful and welcoming.I thoroughly recommend QDL
Very good teacherNice to have someone who’s on both sides of the fence being a driver and cyclist
Quality and engaging conversations keep myself keen and interested.Always makes sure that we are full aware and engaging in group discussions.
I just got my Crane license with QDL TRAINING, the instructor being really professional and trained me every single steps.I would recommend QDL Training.
Excellent course from a knowledgeable Driver/Instructor. Pete Crispen created a very relaxed atmosphere for us to learn.
Excellent service and excellent experience thanks Pete Crispin best tutor yet
Really informative course brilliant trainer called Charlie really good and I enjoyed it
Attended the ALLMI slinger/signalman novice course over two days, all I can say is that the trainer Pete Crispin was brilliant, really took pride and enjoyment in delivering this course and have a phenomenal amount of knowledge in this field. Thank you all at QDL
Spent two days training here best CPC I’ve done in years very nice people and friendly atmosphere.
The only place I go for my driver training not just for the complimentary snacks... honestly.Always friendly, professional and clean and tidy.Today was my 10th course.
Pete Crispin is a brilliant instructor. Made the course a lot more comfortable and relaxing
P.Crispin: Great instructor. Good advice about cranes and general driving. Nice presentation. Hope to work with him in the future
I was in need for a hiab refresher course phoned up and got the a placement for the following day without any waiting time. That was due to someone cancelling, what I got was an excellent price, perfect date and timing and most important very useful and valuable information which come from the contents of the course unbeaten ALLMI standard of training. Definitely worth any penny to the pound five star all year round. Thanks Jaime and Andy your great and the HIAB training was much appreciated top quality would recommend.
Fantastic, and profesional training. Im very gratefull for all the help and instructions. Highly recomend for any organization or privets.
The training by Paul Baker could not have been any better. He explained all aspects of the course extremely well. His practical training was fantastic
Happy to be trained by , a Lot of things which I didn't know, Very nice trainer. Brilliant communication, thank you very much Mr P Crispin
Very happy with the superb training we were given by Pete on over20tm hiab he made the course very easy and enjoyable TOP TRAINER
I was very shocked on how much I actually enjoyed this course Charlie thank you for the training you are such a nice person very well spoken very well mannered and very considerate to his traineesIt's nice to see someone who enjoys his job and really engages with the people he is trainingI cannot say enough nice things about himThanks Charlie
Charlie was very mindful and professional approach with the way he delivered the course. He has a good way of making you feel comfortable and that's great overall a great experience.
Just completed my Slinger/Signaller course with my examiner Pete Crispin, I recently did my lorry loader refresher with Pete and I’m very happy with the way he presents these modules, he makes them very informative and puts them across in a way which makes them really easy to understand, he is also very experienced and knowledgeable in the industry so knows what we are up against, I look forward to more training with Pete and QDL 🙂
Andy the trainer was excellent, the course I attended on line was collision management & hazard awareness, very informative. Thank you QDL Training.
Had my Collision, hazard awarness cpc course today with Andy, good down to earth bloke, made the course interesting an easy to take in with thorough explanation, overall 5 stars👍🏻
P Crispin is an excellent tutor made the course very relaxed and at ease very informative a credit to his companyn
Great people very friendly and helpful, trainers have alot of knowledge and all seem to have done some kind of lorry driving so they all know what's its like and understand where we are coming fromHighly recommended
Pauls was amazing .He explained and made the course really interesting.Had come in for brick grab course . Paul was Very friendly and would definitely recommend him . Thanks mate
I cannot recommend QDL high enough, Jaime is a star, she bent over backwards to help me with a fast ball, thank you.The instructor we had, Charlie, was a legend, the drivers loved him, very knowledgeable with an easy-going manner, often CPC training is a chore, with Charlie is much more enjoyable.Thank you again QDL (Jaime & Charlie) I hope we work together again soon.
I am the transport Manager at M R Scaffolding services. I contacted Jaime at QDL Training as they were local to us. This has been the greatest decision made from my point of view. I recently completed my ALLMI training and Safe Urban Driving and fully enjoyed both courses. I enjoy to keep all my training up to date and all our drivers having given me good feedback from QDL training.If you are looking for a training company that go that little bit further to make courses enjoyable then look no further.Thank you to the training team!!!
Good training site well proscented done a slinger banksman course my teacher was Peter crispin really good what that he teaches learnt a lot
Would like to say big thank you to Jaime who made me very welcom. I was the only lady and only minibus driver in a group of men LGV drivers and I did not feel any difference - guys were real gentlemen and I felt very much included into the group. The delivery of the training is designed on person centred approach with loads of examples & stories from life experience of the trainer and trainees. Need to admit the convenient location of QDL site, Asda is around the corner - handy for breaks, free parking, flexible training dates, week days and weekends, which was really important for me to be... able to fit in around my day work. Really enjoyed and would recommend to all who need CPC training.read more
Good venue,instantly made to feel welcome, easy to find. I arrived full of anticpation, dread and resentment, another day of "punish the Driver". As cycling was the core of the course (Safe Urban Driving) i was expecting sanctimony and righteousness .Wrong, I received informative learning and awareness from our tutor (apologies, i have forgotten your name, please pop below somebody, getting old!). It was nice to be taught by someone genuine, who wanted you to learn, understand, and enjoy. So many thanks to QDL ,my tutor and the nice lady with the special treats (snacks}. Graham
I recently completed the AALMI Lorry Loader course at QDL and thoroughly enjoyed it.Our instructor Paul Baker was excellent, had a great teaching style and combined with his practical knowledge / experiences from his work as a current driver he really enhanced the course.Jaime and the rest of the QDL team were very helpful and welcoming.I thoroughly recommend QDL
Very good teacherNice to have someone who’s on both sides of the fence being a driver and cyclist
Quality and engaging conversations keep myself keen and interested.Always makes sure that we are full aware and engaging in group discussions.
I just got my Crane license with QDL TRAINING, the instructor being really professional and trained me every single steps.I would recommend QDL Training.
Excellent course from a knowledgeable Driver/Instructor. Pete Crispen created a very relaxed atmosphere for us to learn.
Excellent service and excellent experience thanks Pete Crispin best tutor yet
Really informative course brilliant trainer called Charlie really good and I enjoyed it
Attended the ALLMI slinger/signalman novice course over two days, all I can say is that the trainer Pete Crispin was brilliant, really took pride and enjoyment in delivering this course and have a phenomenal amount of knowledge in this field. Thank you all at QDL
Spent two days training here best CPC I’ve done in years very nice people and friendly atmosphere.
The only place I go for my driver training not just for the complimentary snacks... honestly.Always friendly, professional and clean and tidy.Today was my 10th course.
Pete Crispin is a brilliant instructor. Made the course a lot more comfortable and relaxing
P.Crispin: Great instructor. Good advice about cranes and general driving. Nice presentation. Hope to work with him in the future
I was in need for a hiab refresher course phoned up and got the a placement for the following day without any waiting time. That was due to someone cancelling, what I got was an excellent price, perfect date and timing and most important very useful and valuable information which come from the contents of the course unbeaten ALLMI standard of training. Definitely worth any penny to the pound five star all year round. Thanks Jaime and Andy your great and the HIAB training was much appreciated top quality would recommend.
Fantastic, and profesional training. Im very gratefull for all the help and instructions. Highly recomend for any organization or privets.
The training by Paul Baker could not have been any better. He explained all aspects of the course extremely well. His practical training was fantastic
Happy to be trained by , a Lot of things which I didn't know, Very nice trainer. Brilliant communication, thank you very much Mr P Crispin
Very happy with the superb training we were given by Pete on over20tm hiab he made the course very easy and enjoyable TOP TRAINER
I was very shocked on how much I actually enjoyed this course Charlie thank you for the training you are such a nice person very well spoken very well mannered and very considerate to his traineesIt's nice to see someone who enjoys his job and really engages with the people he is trainingI cannot say enough nice things about himThanks Charlie
Charlie was very mindful and professional approach with the way he delivered the course. He has a good way of making you feel comfortable and that's great overall a great experience.
Just completed my Slinger/Signaller course with my examiner Pete Crispin, I recently did my lorry loader refresher with Pete and I’m very happy with the way he presents these modules, he makes them very informative and puts them across in a way which makes them really easy to understand, he is also very experienced and knowledgeable in the industry so knows what we are up against, I look forward to more training with Pete and QDL 🙂
Andy the trainer was excellent, the course I attended on line was collision management & hazard awareness, very informative. Thank you QDL Training.
Had my Collision, hazard awarness cpc course today with Andy, good down to earth bloke, made the course interesting an easy to take in with thorough explanation, overall 5 stars👍🏻
P Crispin is an excellent tutor made the course very relaxed and at ease very informative a credit to his companyn
Great people very friendly and helpful, trainers have alot of knowledge and all seem to have done some kind of lorry driving so they all know what's its like and understand where we are coming fromHighly recommended
Pauls was amazing .He explained and made the course really interesting.Had come in for brick grab course . Paul was Very friendly and would definitely recommend him . Thanks mate
I cannot recommend QDL high enough, Jaime is a star, she bent over backwards to help me with a fast ball, thank you.The instructor we had, Charlie, was a legend, the drivers loved him, very knowledgeable with an easy-going manner, often CPC training is a chore, with Charlie is much more enjoyable.Thank you again QDL (Jaime & Charlie) I hope we work together again soon.
I am the transport Manager at M R Scaffolding services. I contacted Jaime at QDL Training as they were local to us. This has been the greatest decision made from my point of view. I recently completed my ALLMI training and Safe Urban Driving and fully enjoyed both courses. I enjoy to keep all my training up to date and all our drivers having given me good feedback from QDL training.If you are looking for a training company that go that little bit further to make courses enjoyable then look no further.Thank you to the training team!!!
Choosing the Best CPC Courses to Suit Your Needs
Keep Yourself Ahead of the Loop
There is two main purposes of a CPC course:
- Maintain and enhance your skills through continuous professional development
- Encourage you to follow best practice and compliance standards to ensure that legal, safety, and environmental obligations are met, and exceeded
Keep in mind, you have to fill a total of 35 hours with the most relevant subjects for you.
Variety is key!
Rather than repeating the same material, choose a selection of different courses offered by QDL Services. This will help increase your knowledge and keep the training courses fresh for you. Much better than repeating the same subject.
Take a look at our courses and choose the best Driver CPC that suits your driving needs.
Driver CPC course information
Full information for each course and prices are available via the booking page for each module.
A selection of Online Driver CPC courses are available and can be viewed on our Driver CPC Online Calendar.
Quality Driver
Quality Driver is a course designed particularly for commercial LGV drivers. It gives an overview of topics professional drivers should know, both on and off the road.
The course has been written by professional drivers, for drivers; making it relevant and engaging.
Drivers Hours and Working Time Directive (WTD)
Drivers Hours and WTD course is focused around:
- working regulations covering EU and UK
- timekeeping equipment
- importance of adhering to compliance guidelines, and
- the penalties for failing to do so
Recent advancements such as digital tachographs and manual entries/inputs are also addressed.
QDL Truck Smart
The QDL Truck Smart course is primarily concerned with common safety issues that fleet vehicles need to address.
Areas covered include:
- pre use inspections
- safe loading and unloading
- load security
- knowing when to report issues
Another course with two practical exercises. Making sure that you get a hands on experience!
Collision Management & Hazard Awareness
Collision Management Hazard Awareness is our new CPC course which gives you the tools to spot
potential hazards and how to respond to them. Understanding the common causes of incidents and
collisions and how you, as a professional driver ensure you carry out your duties in the safest ways
possible.
Various obligations, responsibilities, and requirements and covered along with terminology and common causes of incidents.
FORS recognised QDL Safe Urban Driving (SUD)
QDL Safe Urban Driving (SUD) is written by QDL Training and approved by FORS (essential for SILVER applications & renewals).
This is essential training for all commercial drivers operating LGVs regularly in the urban environment where there are high volumes of vulnerable road users, such as cyclists and pedestrians.
Theory and practical modules are contained within this course in order to provide you with hands-on experience. This includes going out on the road with the trainer.
FORS recognised LoCITY Driving
LoCITY Driving highlights how vans and LGV vehicles can reduce their impact upon the environment.
Subjects include how to save fuel when driving, effective planning before a journey and alternative fuels in commercial vehicles.
This is a FORS essential course for all GOLD applications & renewals.
ALLMI courses
ALLMI course information can be found here
Emergency First Aid at Work
Emergency First Aid at Work training is a recommended module!
Topics covered include (but are not limited to):
- how to identify and manage emergency situations
- dealing with a wide range of first aid applications
- identifying medical conditions
- contents or a roadworthy first-aid kit
- CPR
- using automatic defibrillators (AEDs)
This course includes many practical elements
Now that we have identified the options for you to choose from, why would you go anywhere else but QDL Training?
Contact Jaime to book training
You will find QDL Training Courses to be 5 Star Standard
Good training site well proscented done a slinger banksman course my teacher was Peter crispin really good what that he teaches learnt a lot
Would like to say big thank you to Jaime who made me very welcom. I was the only lady and only minibus driver in a group of men LGV drivers and I did not feel any difference - guys were real gentlemen and I felt very much included into the group. The delivery of the training is designed on person centred approach with loads of examples & stories from life experience of the trainer and trainees. Need to admit the convenient location of QDL site, Asda is around the corner - handy for breaks, free parking, flexible training dates, week days and weekends, which was really important for me to be... able to fit in around my day work. Really enjoyed and would recommend to all who need CPC training.read more
Good venue,instantly made to feel welcome, easy to find. I arrived full of anticpation, dread and resentment, another day of "punish the Driver". As cycling was the core of the course (Safe Urban Driving) i was expecting sanctimony and righteousness .Wrong, I received informative learning and awareness from our tutor (apologies, i have forgotten your name, please pop below somebody, getting old!). It was nice to be taught by someone genuine, who wanted you to learn, understand, and enjoy. So many thanks to QDL ,my tutor and the nice lady with the special treats (snacks}. Graham
I recently completed the AALMI Lorry Loader course at QDL and thoroughly enjoyed it.Our instructor Paul Baker was excellent, had a great teaching style and combined with his practical knowledge / experiences from his work as a current driver he really enhanced the course.Jaime and the rest of the QDL team were very helpful and welcoming.I thoroughly recommend QDL
Very good teacherNice to have someone who’s on both sides of the fence being a driver and cyclist
Quality and engaging conversations keep myself keen and interested.Always makes sure that we are full aware and engaging in group discussions.
I just got my Crane license with QDL TRAINING, the instructor being really professional and trained me every single steps.I would recommend QDL Training.
Excellent course from a knowledgeable Driver/Instructor. Pete Crispen created a very relaxed atmosphere for us to learn.
Excellent service and excellent experience thanks Pete Crispin best tutor yet
Really informative course brilliant trainer called Charlie really good and I enjoyed it
Attended the ALLMI slinger/signalman novice course over two days, all I can say is that the trainer Pete Crispin was brilliant, really took pride and enjoyment in delivering this course and have a phenomenal amount of knowledge in this field. Thank you all at QDL
Spent two days training here best CPC I’ve done in years very nice people and friendly atmosphere.
The only place I go for my driver training not just for the complimentary snacks... honestly.Always friendly, professional and clean and tidy.Today was my 10th course.
Pete Crispin is a brilliant instructor. Made the course a lot more comfortable and relaxing
P.Crispin: Great instructor. Good advice about cranes and general driving. Nice presentation. Hope to work with him in the future
I was in need for a hiab refresher course phoned up and got the a placement for the following day without any waiting time. That was due to someone cancelling, what I got was an excellent price, perfect date and timing and most important very useful and valuable information which come from the contents of the course unbeaten ALLMI standard of training. Definitely worth any penny to the pound five star all year round. Thanks Jaime and Andy your great and the HIAB training was much appreciated top quality would recommend.
Fantastic, and profesional training. Im very gratefull for all the help and instructions. Highly recomend for any organization or privets.
The training by Paul Baker could not have been any better. He explained all aspects of the course extremely well. His practical training was fantastic
Happy to be trained by , a Lot of things which I didn't know, Very nice trainer. Brilliant communication, thank you very much Mr P Crispin
Very happy with the superb training we were given by Pete on over20tm hiab he made the course very easy and enjoyable TOP TRAINER
I was very shocked on how much I actually enjoyed this course Charlie thank you for the training you are such a nice person very well spoken very well mannered and very considerate to his traineesIt's nice to see someone who enjoys his job and really engages with the people he is trainingI cannot say enough nice things about himThanks Charlie
Charlie was very mindful and professional approach with the way he delivered the course. He has a good way of making you feel comfortable and that's great overall a great experience.
Just completed my Slinger/Signaller course with my examiner Pete Crispin, I recently did my lorry loader refresher with Pete and I’m very happy with the way he presents these modules, he makes them very informative and puts them across in a way which makes them really easy to understand, he is also very experienced and knowledgeable in the industry so knows what we are up against, I look forward to more training with Pete and QDL 🙂
Andy the trainer was excellent, the course I attended on line was collision management & hazard awareness, very informative. Thank you QDL Training.
Had my Collision, hazard awarness cpc course today with Andy, good down to earth bloke, made the course interesting an easy to take in with thorough explanation, overall 5 stars👍🏻
P Crispin is an excellent tutor made the course very relaxed and at ease very informative a credit to his companyn
Great people very friendly and helpful, trainers have alot of knowledge and all seem to have done some kind of lorry driving so they all know what's its like and understand where we are coming fromHighly recommended
Pauls was amazing .He explained and made the course really interesting.Had come in for brick grab course . Paul was Very friendly and would definitely recommend him . Thanks mate
I cannot recommend QDL high enough, Jaime is a star, she bent over backwards to help me with a fast ball, thank you.The instructor we had, Charlie, was a legend, the drivers loved him, very knowledgeable with an easy-going manner, often CPC training is a chore, with Charlie is much more enjoyable.Thank you again QDL (Jaime & Charlie) I hope we work together again soon.
I am the transport Manager at M R Scaffolding services. I contacted Jaime at QDL Training as they were local to us. This has been the greatest decision made from my point of view. I recently completed my ALLMI training and Safe Urban Driving and fully enjoyed both courses. I enjoy to keep all my training up to date and all our drivers having given me good feedback from QDL training.If you are looking for a training company that go that little bit further to make courses enjoyable then look no further.Thank you to the training team!!!
Good training site well proscented done a slinger banksman course my teacher was Peter crispin really good what that he teaches learnt a lot
Would like to say big thank you to Jaime who made me very welcom. I was the only lady and only minibus driver in a group of men LGV drivers and I did not feel any difference - guys were real gentlemen and I felt very much included into the group. The delivery of the training is designed on person centred approach with loads of examples & stories from life experience of the trainer and trainees. Need to admit the convenient location of QDL site, Asda is around the corner - handy for breaks, free parking, flexible training dates, week days and weekends, which was really important for me to be... able to fit in around my day work. Really enjoyed and would recommend to all who need CPC training.read more
Good venue,instantly made to feel welcome, easy to find. I arrived full of anticpation, dread and resentment, another day of "punish the Driver". As cycling was the core of the course (Safe Urban Driving) i was expecting sanctimony and righteousness .Wrong, I received informative learning and awareness from our tutor (apologies, i have forgotten your name, please pop below somebody, getting old!). It was nice to be taught by someone genuine, who wanted you to learn, understand, and enjoy. So many thanks to QDL ,my tutor and the nice lady with the special treats (snacks}. Graham
I recently completed the AALMI Lorry Loader course at QDL and thoroughly enjoyed it.Our instructor Paul Baker was excellent, had a great teaching style and combined with his practical knowledge / experiences from his work as a current driver he really enhanced the course.Jaime and the rest of the QDL team were very helpful and welcoming.I thoroughly recommend QDL
Very good teacherNice to have someone who’s on both sides of the fence being a driver and cyclist
Quality and engaging conversations keep myself keen and interested.Always makes sure that we are full aware and engaging in group discussions.
I just got my Crane license with QDL TRAINING, the instructor being really professional and trained me every single steps.I would recommend QDL Training.
Excellent course from a knowledgeable Driver/Instructor. Pete Crispen created a very relaxed atmosphere for us to learn.