Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Qualifications

(asked on 17th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what checks are made on the qualification of HGV drivers from other countries when they arrive in the UK.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 24th January 2018

Drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGV) and commercial Passenger vehicles from across the EU, including the UK, are required to obtain a driver certificate of professional competence (known as CPC).

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) takes a targeted approach to enforcement to minimise the risk of non-compliant drivers and vehicles using the road network. When UK or non-UK vehicles are stopped at a check site, the DVSA will request to see evidence of the driver’s CPC.

If a driver fails to produce this evidence, they will be issued with a fixed penalty or, where they have not completed the qualification, they can be prosecuted.

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