The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007

Time limits for obtaining a CPCU.K.

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9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this regulation, a person to whom these Regulations apply is not permitted to drive a relevant vehicle on a road unless no more than five years have elapsed since he obtained a CPC relating to motor vehicles of the category into which that particular relevant vehicle falls.

(2) A person to whom regulation 4(7) applies is not required to hold an initial CPC relating to motor vehicles of the category into which that particular relevant vehicle falls, or

(a)a periodic CPC before 10th September 2013 where that regulation applies to him by virtue of sub-paragraph (a);

(b)a periodic CPC before 10th September 2014 where that regulation applies to him by virtue of sub-paragraph (b).

(3) A person is not required to hold a CPC where regulation 4(5) applies to him.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who holds an initial CPC granted to him by a member State other than the United Kingdom in accordance with the last paragraph of Article 8(2) of the Directive and the validity of that CPC has not expired.

(5) A person who holds a periodic CPC as described in paragraph (1) is not required to complete any further periodic training before the expiry of that CPC in respect of any category of relevant vehicle to which that CPC does not relate.

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