Course Description

Identify the dangers of driver fatigue, its causes and remedies.
Explain EU law and drivers’ hours rules for EU, domestic and working time.
Discuss common errors, infringements and associated fines/penalties.
Debate issues concerning vehicle checks applicable to those drivers attending.
Examine the use of tachographs; the scope of legislation, exemptions and best practice.
Test the use of tachographs, the rules and best practice.
Classify the enforcement of regulations and the powers of enforcement agencies.
Explain driver’s walkaround checks.
Explain the legal requirements for tyres, lights and spray suppression.
Explanation of various lubricants used in vehicles and how to check their levels.
Explanation of exhaust systems and air brake operation.
Trailer connections as applicable to bus and truck including safe coupling and uncoupling procedures, inspection of couplings and chains/locks/pins etc where applicable.
Mirror Inspection, adjustment and replacement including technical standards as required by law. Includes demonstration on a vehicle.
Steering systems explained. Includes explanation and discussion on common faults and identifying problems during a driver’s day.

Subject Areas

• Health, Safety & Emergencies
• Legislation (Hours/WTD/Regs)
• Legislation for Carriage of Goods
• Legislation for Carriage of Passengers
• Personal Health & Wellbeing
• Physical/Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Professional Driver & Company Issues
• Vehicle Systems (Safety)
• Vehicle Systems (Transmission)

Course Cancellation: No refund will be made for any candidate who fails to attend or does not complete the course. Cancellations or changes must be made within a specified timeframe before the course date, otherwise full fees will be charged and no refund will be made. The cancellation policy for this course is 5 working days prior to the course start date.

Course Date

tbc

Course Fees

Course Fee – £45.00
Course VAT – £9.00
Registration Fee – £8.75
TOTAL – £62.75

Requirements for Booking

• It is the driver’s responsibility to monitor their own total of completed hours. If you are unsure of your total, you can find out how much lorry or bus periodic training you’ve already carried out by using the Online Driver Enquiry (ODE) service at the link here.  You need to register to use the service and you need to enter your driver licence number and password to sign in.
• Course participants must make sure that their Driver CPC training covers a range of subjects.  Drivers are no longer permitted to complete the same driver training module more than once in any five-year period.
• Attendees should not have completed this module within the last 5 years.
• Attendees must have acquired rights (see explanation in FAQ section below) or already hold a Driver Qualification Card (DQC).

By making this booking, you confirm that the above applies to the course participant(s).