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Do I Need A Cpc If I Drive A Van Lessthan 3500Kg But Pulling A Trailer The Vehicle Is Equipt With A Tachograph

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vectis14 | 12:01 Tue 27th Sep 2022 | Motoring
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I am a transport Manager for a small plant hire company i have 2 vans of less than 3500kg but each one is fitted with a towbar for pulling a trailer and each vehicle has a tachograph fitted. does the driver neeed a current CPC
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I'm pretty sure you don't as presumably they are driving on C licences, not C1, but I would check to be sure. Phone DVSA on 0300 123 7721 (Mon - Fri 8-5).
16:23 Tue 27th Sep 2022
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"Vehicles under 3.5 tonnes using a trailer which takes them over 3.5 tonnes combined weight do not come under DCPC but may come under EU tacho regs and/or ‘O’ licence regs".

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https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/39804-driver-cpc-dcpc-info-for-those-that-may-need-it/

There's nothing I can find online which would seem to contradict that statement.
16:52 Tue 27th Sep 2022

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