Track your 35 Driver CPC hours
Driver CPC periodic training
21 of 35 hours
- 14 hours still to doFinish before the deadline on your card. Driving professionally after it is illegal, with a fine of up to £1,000.
- A National card: UK onlyOne National course makes the card National. All 35 hours must be International to drive in Europe.
Your result
21 of 35 hours. 14 hours to go before the deadline on your card, for example 2 courses of 7 hours.
Professional lorry and bus drivers need 35 hours of Driver CPC training every 5 years, with no more than 12 of those hours done as e-learning.
Questions people ask
How many hours of Driver CPC training do I need?
35 hours every 5 years, finished before the deadline shown on your Driver CPC card.
How much Driver CPC training can be online?
Up to 12 hours of the 35 can be e-learning. An International course must be at least 7 hours and a National course at least 3 hours 30 minutes.
Does National Driver CPC training let me drive in Europe?
No. Any National course gives you a National card for the UK only. To drive in Europe, all 35 hours must be International courses.
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How we work this out
What it does
Add each course you have done, then see how many hours still count towards your 35.
Driver CPC periodic training for lorry, bus and coach drivers in Great Britain.
Method
- We add the hours of each Driver CPC course you enter.
- E-learning over 12 hours is taken off, as GOV.UK allows 12 hours at most.
- Dangerous goods (ADR) training counts up to 14 hours and other non-Driver CPC courses up to 7; once two ADR courses count, other non-Driver CPC courses do not.