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We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. As this is a private journey transporting their own belongings, they do not need:.
As they do this as a favour and do not charge a fee they do not need:. They would need to prove to any enforcement staff that their journey was non-commercial if they were stopped. A racing pigeon club runs vehicles as a part of its activities. Club members contribute to the costs of the vehicles from annual membership subscriptions.
Although the members are making a financial contribution, this is only to cover the activities of the club. A racing pigeon club uses hauliers or another pigeon racing club to transport its pigeons in return for payment.
The club members contribute to the costs of the transport from annual membership subscriptions. Even if the club is run on a not-for-profit basis, the haulier or other pigeon racing club transporting the pigeons would need:.
This is because your main activity is not driving. A driver is a mobile lorry fitter. They do not need Driver CPC. This is because the vehicle is carrying material or equipment for their use on-site. A self-employed bricklayer drives their lorry to a building site with a load of bricks. They unload the bricks and use them in the construction of a house.
A driver drives a lorry with a power generator fixed to the bed of the vehicle, but driving is not their main activity. They drive to road maintenance sites where the generator is used to power site equipment. They need Driver CPC , even though the driving takes up a small amount of their working time. An employee of an auctioneer transports some furniture to sell at an auction house around once a month. They need Driver CPC as they are transporting goods as a commercial activity.
A contractor drives a lorry on public roads around a town centre periodically to repair fences. The vehicle carries the tools and materials they need to make these repairs.
An employee of a firm based on an out-of-town industrial estate drives a minibus with a D1 driving licence twice a day to take colleagues from the local town to and from their place of work. A mobile crane operator drives the vehicle with the crane to a building site, where they operate the crane to help build a new factory. They do not need Driver CPC because their main activity is not driving.
They do need Driver CPC because their main activity is not driving. A maintenance worker drives a lorry containing tools and equipment to buildings where they will work for a full day maintaining plant and other building services. They need Driver CPC as the driver is not transporting goods. A fisheries employee drives a small lorry to a harbour to collect the fish caught that day, and transport them to a refrigeration unit.
They carry equipment for use in this work. They do not need Driver CPC , as they are carrying equipment for use in their work. You do not need Driver CPC if you meet all of these conditions:. A mechanic employed by a local bus company moves empty buses between depots in the local area. A workshop manager for a road haulier occasionally provides driving cover, delivering empty trailers to depots across the country. They need Driver CPC , even though driving is not their main activity.
They are not carrying goods and are not driving for an exempted occupation. You can change your cookie settings at any time. To keep your Driver CPC you need to do 35 hours of training before your 5-year deadline. You can finish your training or take extra tests if you have acquired rights and did not finish your first block of training by the deadline.
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