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Terranger:
After much argument with the boss, I've persuaded him to pay for my Driver's CPC.

We did our first 7 hour course last week..., verdict..., a complete CROCK!!!

Nothing i was "TAUGHT" ( and i use the word in the loosest sense), i didn't already know.

Another case of the British Government being bent over a table and..., (I'll let you insert your own word), by the EU.
And consequentially, British Drivers being dragged down with them. I can't see the French, Spanish and Italian drivers defferring to the rules.

Where are the Unions when you need them???

Time to get out of the EU! They impose far too many rules and regulations, and our Government bow down to them. No damned back-bone!
Right, rant over..., for now, cos I'm annoyed.

Disco Matt:
Successive governments have used the EU as a convenient scapegoat for changes they want to implement but don't want to take the flak for. The right-wing media will follow on happily for their own reasons (a strong EU would be dangerous to the Murdoch empire).

Don't fall for the hype. Nulabour wanted to limit our freedoms and take more of our cash from the beginning, they just blamed the EU for anything they knew would cause a big fuss. If they'd really wanted to keep the UK licence as it stood (with everyone allowed to drive up to 7.5t, etc) they'd have done so and told the EU to go on a long walk off a short pier.

I would like to get the extra trailer classification (to allow me to haul the full 3500kg a Disco is rated to pull - would be handy to have a larger trailer even if I only bought a twin axle beavertail type) but I can't find anything at all about how much it will cost, where I can get training/take the test, etc. In a farming area I would expect there to be at least one driving school advertising widely, but nothing!

Terranger:
Matt, I'm sure if you check out where your local VOSA test station is, You'll find a Driving Standard Agency (DSA), who'll know how to go about getting your required qualification.
I'm sure if you look in the back catalogues of Land Rover Owner/Land Rover Monthly, they did an article referring to trailer courses.

littlepow:
Did see these new CPC posters up at work, fortunately military are excempt - looks like the government doesn't want to pay up!
They seem to be a bit extreme, almost retaking your training and test again!

mytj:
just to add fuel to the fire, I heard the age you can drive a HGV on the road (not in the army) is to be dropped from 21 to 18! :doh: All that ' testosterone' in a 44 tonner [-X  

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