Driver CPC Training & Test - Modules 2 & 4

Anyone who obtained their car licence after January 1997, so has just category B entitlement, MUST pass five tests are split into 4 MODULES to be able drive for a living.  

Wallace can help you with all 4 Modules.

Module 1 – Multiple Choice Questions & Hazard Perception Video Clips

100 multiple choice questions has a pass mark 85 and 19 hazard perception video clips with 20 scoring hazards, the pass mark 67 out of 100.  

See Step One and our QUICK START PACKAGE for more details about Wallace help to pass these tests.

Module 2 –Case Study Theory Test – FOR DRIVER CPC

This module is a computer based test and uses case studies, each one based on real-life scenarios you may encounter in your working life to test your knowledge and how you put it into practice. Questions are based around each case study and you need to answer in either multiple choice answers, or clicking an area on a photograph/image, or by typing in a short answer.

Tests are made up of 7 case studies, each one with 6 – 8 questions, with a possible maximum score of 50 (of which the pass mark is 40). The test takes 1½ hours to complete and can be taken at the same test centre as module 1 and arranged separately, or on the same day, as module 1.  Module 1 and 2 can be taken in any order.

Module 3 – Practical Driving Test

You are not allowed to sit your practical driving test (Module 3) unless you have passed Module 1.

Module 4 –Practical Demonstration Test – FOR DRIVER CPC

You are not allowed to sit this Practical Demonstration test until you have passed Module 2.  The Module 2 Practical Test focuses on vehicle safety.

To pass, you need to score 15 out of a possible 20 points in each of the five topic areas (75%) and achieve an overall score of 80%.  In this ½ hour test you need to demonstrate your knowledge and ability in:

-       Ability to load vehicle with due regard for safety rules & proper vehicle use
-       Security of the vehicle and contents
-       Ability to prevent criminality and trafficking in illegal immigrants
-       Ability to assess emergency situations
-       Ability to prevent physical risk
-       Demonstrate your ability through a physical walk round vehicle safety check

And for LGV drivers on Module 4 tests you must also demonstrate an ability to secure loads on a specially designed frame. We have an exact duplicate of the examiners test equipment for you to learn and practice.

Don’t worry when you book with us we will help you through all the stages and modules to make sure you are able to get your licence and Driver Qualification Card

We also provide Initial Driver CPC training for clients who have passed their test elsewhere (maybe outside the UK)

You must pass Module 1 before you take Module 3 and you must pass Module 2 before you take Module 4. However, if you are not going to be driving for a living, you will only need to pass Modules 1 & 3. If later you change your mind and want to drive for a living you will need to pass Modules 2 & 4.

You do not need a Digital Tachograph Card to attend Driver CPC training providing you attend with your valid UK Driving Licence, but you will need one to work as a HGV driver.

You do not need a Driver Qualification Card (DQC) to attend training providing you attend with your valid UK Driving Licence, but you will need one to work as a HGV driver.

After you have passed all 4 modules, you will be sent a FREE Driver Qualification Card (DQC) to the address on your driving licence. So keep your details up to date with DVLA. You must carry your DQC whilst driving and there will be penalties if you are found to be driving professionally without one.

No. Your Initial Driver CPC lasts for five years. To renew your Driver Qualification Card you will need to complete 35 hours of periodic training every five years, before the expiry date to continue to drive professionally. Wallace is an accredited provider of Periodic Training and we offer discount rates to our existing customers.

DVSA will send your blue Driver Qualification Card directly to you.  Usually around 10 days of completing your CPC.  

However, say you have completed extra Driver CPC Periodic training hours (so theorectically you could have a DQC that expires another 5 years ahead of your existing card) the DVSA will simply 'bank' those hours ready to issue your new DQC approx 1 month before the expiry of your existing card.  

If you obain an Government Gateway login (also useful for any other dealings you may have with the government), you can see all your completed CPC history.  Visit www.gov.uk/check-your-driver-cpc-periodic-training-hours to register for the gateway.

If you passed your UK Car test before 1997 you have probably already got a C1 licence, or you may have passed your bus/coach test before September 2008 or lorry test before September 2009, either of these options means you had Acquired Rights which allowed you to work without a Driver Qualification Card when the law came into effect.

However, after 9 September 2013 for PCV and 9 September 2014 for LGV to drive professionally for a living, drivers need to have completed 35 hours Periodic Training to obtain a Driver Qualification Card (DQC).   LGV/PCV drivers who have completed their 35 hours will now have a DCQ valid until September 2018 for PCV holders and September 2019 for LGV holders.  And will be planning ahead for the next 5 year / 35 hour from these dates up until 2024.

What happens to Acquired Rights drivers after completing 35 hours Driver CPC?

After completed 35 hours drivers receive their Driver Qualification Card (DQC).  After September 2013 for PCV and September 2014 for LGV, drivers need to continue with another 35 hours Periodic Training before Sept 2019 to renew their Driver Qualification Card for another five years, and so on, until deciding not to work as a professional driver any more.

If you've already got both LGV/PCV licence C1, C, CE, C1E, D, D1 (for D1 some variations apply so check with us) it doesn't matter which Driver CPC you complete.  They will both count towards getting your Driver CPC/Driver Qualification Card.  However if you've only got LGV entitlement then you can only complete LGV Driver CPC training to count and vice versa for PCV.  If you only have D1 or D entitlement you will not be able to attend LGV Driver CPC Training (unless you have C1 by expemtion/grandfather rights).

No, you won't loose them providing the hours were not completed more than 5 years ago.  But you can't get your DQC until you have completed all 35 hours.  So you can't work as a paid driver with your LGV/PCV licence after the deadline until you've completed them and got your DQC. 

Check any periodic training you have already completed at www.gov.uk/checkdrivercpc

We will have a record of the training you have completed with us and can confirm thes hours to you, but sorry, we cannot log on to the GOV.UK website for you (it's covered by Data Protection).  

We recommend before you committ to arranging more Driver CPC Training hours than you need please check the gov.uk as we can't un-deliver a booking or give a refund on training that you have received.  Please also remember cancellations are subject to our normal booking terms. 

Check any periodic training you have already completed at www.gov.uk/checkdrivercpc

Wallace DCPC Periodic Training dates mentioned on this website are open to drivers with a minimum of LGV C1 entitlement.  If you hold D1 or D only you (i.e. no C1 entitlement) you will need to attend Passenger / PCV DCPC Periodic Training, and there sessions are held on specific dates.  Call for details.