Driver CPC
Thamesdown Transport is Swindon's local bus company and its driver development team is staffed by a team of qualified driving instructors.
Our site is approved by the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training to deliver PCV Driver CPC Periodic Training and all of driver development team are approved by JAUPT to deliver the courses that we have registered.
Certificate of Professional Competence
If you passed your PCV driving test prior to September 2008 you have until September 2013 to obtain your Driver Qualification Card (DQC) which you will need in order to continue to drive commercially after that date.
You will need to complete 35 hours of Periodic Training and have this training recorded with the Driving Standards Agency in order to get your DQC.
Periodic Training can only be carried out at a registered centre by registered instructors.*
Periodic Training can only be carried out at a registered centre by registered instructors.*
Courses included in Periodic Training have to be registered *
* Centres. Instructors and courses all have to be approved by The Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT). A list of registered centres can be found on their website.
Driving
CPC
Periodic
Training
Courses
We deliver five courses to our own staff and we are happy to talk to any bus/coach company
or individual who might be interested in using our services to assist them in completing their own Periodic Training.
The courses that we offer are:
7 hours - The Safe Carriage of Passengers
7 hours - SAFED (Safe & fuel Efficient Driving)
7 hours - Defensive driving Theory
7 hours - Defensive driving practical
7 hours - PCV Safety skills.
We deliver five courses to our own staff and we are happy to talk to any bus/coach company
or individual who might be interested in using our services to assist them in completing their own Periodic Training.
The courses that we offer are:
7 hours - The Safe Carriage of Passengers
7 hours - SAFED (Safe & fuel Efficient Driving)
7 hours - Defensive driving Theory
7 hours - Defensive driving practical
7 hours - PCV Safety skills.
PCV Driving Licence Acquisition Training
Drivers wishing to obtain a bus licence (Category D) have to pass a number of different tests before being allowed to drive commercially and these are split into 4 modules:1. Theory and Hazard Perception Tests
2. Practical Driving Test
3. Case Studies Test
4. CPC Practical Test
We can provide all of the necessary training on a commercial basis which would lead to you obtaining an automatic licence.
We regret that we do not offer training for a manual licence.
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