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Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) is often talked about as a legal requirement, something drivers have to complete every five years to keep their vocational entitlement.

Driver CPC aims and outcomes?

Driver CPC is a statutory requirement for professional drivers, set out in UK legislation and overseen by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

At its best, Driver CPC is more than a box-ticking exercise. When delivered properly, it is designed to support safer roads, more professional drivers, and a more sustainable transport industry.

Understanding the aims and outcomes of Driver CPC helps explain why it exists and how drivers can actually benefit from it.

Driver CPC aims and outcomes? Driver CPC is a statutory requirement for professional drivers, set out in UK legislation and overseen by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

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The HGV Driver Conundrum

The UK transport industry and the press talk a lot about HGV driver shortages.

We are told there are not enough vocational HGV drivers. That the workforce is shrinking. That demand has outpaced supply. The headlines are familiar, and they are repeated often enough to feel true. But they are only part of the story.

There are drivers out there. Plenty of them. Since COVID, thousands of people have been funded through Category C and C+E training. Licences have been issued. Tests have been passed. On paper, the shortage should have eased.

There is no HGV Driver shortage. What we have is a continuity problem.