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CPC Training in Northampton

We now offer ONLINE CPC TRAINING, so you can complete your hours from home as well as in the classroom.

Its three sections have been specifically designed to make sure that new drivers going out onto the roads are as safe as they can be, with a detailed and thorough knowledge of the industry in which they work.

Beyond sharpening the skills of Northampton’s newest recruits, this legislation ensures the town’s veteran drivers stay current while navigating busy routes like the A45, the M1, and the A43 corridor.

This ongoing training boosts road safety across Northamptonshire, improves driver welfare, and demands higher accountability from local operators, adding a professional edge to a vital career path in what is widely known as the “Logistics Golden Triangle.”

CPC courses are mandatory for nearly every driver holding a C1 licence in the region. There are two primary routes: the Initial CPC, which is integrated into your Northampton-based HGV training, and Periodic CPC Training, required every five years to keep you compliant. This affects anyone driving HGVs for “hire and reward” throughout Northampton, Daventry, and the surrounding distribution hubs.

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Our CPC Training Courses

Drivers CPC Initial Qualification

If you are driving for personal use you will not have to complete the Initial CPC Qualification.

If you passed your car test before Jan 1997 and have ‘Grandfather’ rights for a C1 vehicle, you DON’T need to do this. If you passed your Category C1, C or C+E test before Sept 2009, you DON’T need to do this.

Everyone else MUST do this. If you are required to do the Initial Qualification and you FAIL to do it, you are DRIVING ILLEGALLY and can have your licence revoked / face fines or imprisonment.

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Periodic CPC Training

To be completed after the Initial Qualification and is the drivers’ responsibility to ensure it’s done.

Consists of 35 Hours retraining every 5 years (7 hours per year). If you fail to complete your 35 hours at the end of the 5 year period, your licence will become INVALID until the hours are completed.

Following changes introduced in December 2024, maintaining your qualification now requires you to select one of two paths: National Driver CPC or International Driver CPC. This choice should be determined solely by where you plan to drive, both now and in the future.

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Do you need CPC Training?

If you are unsure whether you require CPC then click 'I DO NOT HAVE CPC'

I have CPC
I do not have CPC
HGV What licence do you already have or intend to obtain? PCV
Yes Did you pass your car test before 1st January 1997? No
Yes Have you completed your Initial CPC Module 4? No
Yes Did you pass your LGV test before 9th September 2009? No

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Dedicated course co-ordinator

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Access to 90+ training locations

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