CHOICE of TRANING OPTIONS:

HOME STUDY with optional Revision Days & Exams

Your choice of exam date.  Organise now, either for next available exam or arrange later, perhaps for a future date.

INTENSIVE COURSES - 8.30am to 4.30pm in Park Royal

Course Bookings also receive our comprehensive study pack to refer to before, during and after your course.  

Standard Course - 7 days + exams

One Intensive Week Saturday, Sunday & Monday to Friday with option to top-up 1 or 2 additional revision days after the course if you wish.

Standard Course + Revision Days - 8 days  or 9 days + exams

1 week Saturday, Sunday & Monday to Friday plus your choice of 1 weekday Revision Day (either part 1 or 2) or choose 2 weekday Revision Days and attend both part 1 and part 2 revisions.

Refresher Course / Compliance Course - 2 days

Refresh your knowledge or attend our Compliance Course to meet Traffic Commissioners recommendations (please click on alternative BLUE tab above for more details) 

ROAD HAULAGE - 2020/21

PASSENGER TRANSPORT - 2020/21

DECEMBER 2020 EXAM - Friday 4th December

7 Day Course in Park Royal - Saturday 21st November to Friday 27th November (including Sunday)
Unit R1 Revision - Wednesday 2nd December
Unit R2 Revision - Thursday 3rd December
Closing Date to Register for December Exam: 3pm Friday 13th November

MARCH 2021 EXAM - Friday 12th March

7 Day Course in Park Royal - Saturday 27th February to Friday 5th March (including Sunday)
Unit R1 Revision - Wednesday 10th March
Unit R2 Revision - Thursday 11th March
Closing Date to Register for March Exam: 3pm Friday 12th February

Your full Managers CPC certificate is issued after passing all units of the exams.  Individual module/unit certificates are issued if not successful in both Manager CPC exams.

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Home Study Pack - with telephone hotline support

Our comprehensive manual yours to keep and refer to during your initial learning period and beyond, and includes sample exam questions and telephone (and e-mail) support.

We offer a FREE optional, approx half hour, Personal Study Introduction Session over the phone, which provides an insight to the exam format and questions.

Please allow at least 120 hours to work through the study pack.  Exams can be arranged at the time of taking up the Home Study or booked at a later date.

If not planning to sit your exam within the next quarterly period of purchasing your pack, we offer an option of receiving updates to your study pack for an ANNUAL FEE (4 updates).  

Optional Additional Revision Days

As well as Home Study get extra help with Revision Days.  Day one concentrates on Part 1, the Multiple Choice exam, and day two concentrates on Part 2 the Case Study exam.

Revision Days take place in the week leading up to the exams.  Make arrangements for when you book your exam or when it gets closer towards the exams if you want to see how you get on with Home Study first. 

Check Revision Dates (and our full Course options) on our other tab,  see above,  our Revision Dates are written by the side of the course dates. 

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Compliance Training available at your company premises or at our Park Royal training facility.
Delivered on a one-to-one basis or in a group lesson, this training can count as evidence of CPD - Continuous Professional Training towards your FORS re-registration and renewal.

OLAT – Operators Licence Awareness Training

1 day training includes up-to-date course material, covering

• Driver’s Hours
• Digital and analogue Tachographs
• Operator Licensing system
• Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Fleet Inspections and Enforcement and
• Accident Procedure

We can supply delegates with a letter of Proof of Attendance if requested.
OLAT - Price on Application - please call 0208 453 3440 Option 4

Received an Operators Legal Compliance Letter from the Traffic Commissioners?
Our 2 day Course is ideal for you.  We include the same subjects featured in the above 1 day course but also cover specific subjects as required by your TC's compliance requirements (as detailed in your notification letter) which usually one or several of the 7 Deadly Sins, see below information.

2 day - Operator Professional Competence Compliance Refresher Course
By taking the course you will receive a Verified OCR Compliance Course Certificate that confirms subjects completed and is suitable to submit to Central Licencing Office /Traffic Commissioners as proof of completion and attainment.

REFRESHER - Price on Application - please call 0208 453 3440 Option 4

Please phone to arrange dates (bespoke to your requirements)  

Call 020 8453 3440 for details

7 Deadly Sins
that Transport Managers/O' Licence Holders
may need to cover

Traffic Commissioners often referred to as the 7 Deadly Sins.  2 day Compliance Course cover these areas.  At the completion of the course we issue a certificate of attendance which also confirms your understanding of compliance.

1. (a) Exceeding the maximum 6-day or fortnightly driving time limits by margins of 25 % or more,

1. (b) Exceeding, during a daily working period, the maximum daily driving time limit by a margin of 50 % or more without taking a break or without an uninterrupted rest period of at least 4,5 hours.

2. Not having a tachograph and/or speed limiter, or using a fraudulent device able to modify the records of the recording equipment and/or the speed limiter or falsifying record sheets or data downloaded from the tachograph and/or the driver card.

3. Driving without a valid roadworthiness certificate if such a document is required under Community law and/or driving with a very serious deficiency of, inter alia, the braking system, the steering linkages, the wheels/tyres, the suspension or chassis that would create such an immediate risk to road safety that it leads to a decision to immobilise the vehicle.

4. Transporting dangerous goods that are prohibited for transport or transporting such goods in a prohibited or non-approved means of containment or without identifying them on the vehicle as dangerous goods, thus endangering lives or the environment to such extent that it leads to a decision to immobilise the vehicle.

5. Carrying passengers or goods without holding a valid driving licence or carrying by an undertaking not holding a valid Community licence.

6. Driving with a driver card that has been falsified, or with a card of which the driver is not the holder, or which has been obtained on the basis of false declarations and/or forged documents.

7. Carrying goods exceeding the maximum permissible laden mass by 20 % or more for vehicles the permissible laden weight of which exceeds 12 tonnes, and by 25 % or more for vehicles the permissible laden weight of which does not exceed 12 tonnes.

Do you need help, consultancy support and guidance to get your Transport Operation started?

We can help with our 1 day, in-depth one-to-one, guidance SUPPORT DAY.

Our fully qualified Transport Manager and CPC Instructor will call you, first to talk through your requirements and establish the nature of your business.  

Then, once we know the help you need, we'll arrange your Support Day to meet you and go into detail to explain all you need to know and help you get to grips with all the legislative requirements you'll need to be aware of to successfully run your company.

The 1-day consultancy and support session will help you to understand your obligations, give you an insight as to how to demonstrate your ability to meet the requirements to satisfy the authorities that you can operate a quality commercial enterprise.

The 1 day course will:

• outline the legal obligations required of the operator,
• explain the financial standing of the business,
• discuss the roles of the Transport Manager and the Operator,
• review operator requiremetns regarding vehicles, drivers and other government agencies,
• help understand the enforcement system and the authorities,
• and support for clients looking at international transportation.

After your Support Day, should you wish or need additional consultancy advice this is available and on each seperate day we would look at your specific needs that may have been highlighted on your Support Day, and point you in the right direction based on your circumstances, and provide further advise you as to the best course of action to take.

Establishing a business in this industry has never been easier, but it is always advisable to gain a good understanding of the task.

For more information on the 1-2-1 service:

Call our office 020 8453 3440 for details and cost of Support Day

Road Haulage / Freight Operators Licence

STANDARD OPERATORS LICENCE: allows an operator to carry goods for other people for hire and reward both Nationally and Internationally.

RESTRICTED OPERATORS LICENCE: for own account operators to allow an operator to carry goods in the course of his own trade or business in the UK or abroad for which no CPC holder is required but the operators background knowledge is essential to meet O' Licence requirements.

Passenger Transport Operators Licence

STANDARD OPERATORS LICENCE: Operating more than 2 vehicles with 9 or more passengers (including stretch limousines) and accepting payment for providing transport/carrying passengers for 'hire or reward'.

RESTRICTED OPERATORS LICENCE: Operating up to two minibuses of 9-16 passenger seats (including stretch limousines) and accepting payment for providing transport/carrying passengers for 'hire or reward'.  Restricted Operator's licences are for vehicles constructed to carry no more than eight passengers. However, minibuses carrying up to 16 passengers may be used if (a) vehicles are not used as part of a passenger transport business (e.g. used in hotel business) or (b) operating a minibus is a sideline and not your main occupation.