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What will i need to do?  \nif you already hold a bus, coach or lorry driving licence on the start dates you will have ‘acquired rights’ for the following 5 years and do not need to hold a CPC during that period. You will, however, need to start work towards getting your CPC, if you wish to continue driving beyond those 5 years.  \n04  \nWhat does the term ‘acquired rights’  \nmean?  \n‘acquired rights’ or grandfather rights as they are often known, is a term used when people who hold an existing qualification (for instance a vocational driving licence) do not have to re-qualify when new conditions are introduced. They are allowed to retain the rights they previously acquired. if you hold a full vocational licence before the cPc implementation dates, you will fall into this category.  \nWhat is ‘periodic training’?  \n‘Periodic training’ is regular training that will continue throughout your professional driving career to help you as a driver and to encourage safe driving for life.  \nYou will need to complete ‘periodic training’ 35 hours of every 5 years to retain your driver cPc.  \nThere will be a range of courses available and training will be tailored to suit your individual needs to help you become an even better driver. The training is grouped under three headings:  \n• safe and fuel efficient driving (this may include vehicle loading, fuel consumption and pollution) .  \n• legal requirements (rules for tacograph, drivers hours) .  \n• health and safety, service and logistics (including first aid, Passenger safety, customer service) .  \nonly courses approved by the dsa and delivered by accredited training organisations will count towards your ‘periodic training’ which will enable you to obtain your driver cPc.  \ndriver cerTificaTe of Professional comPeTence 05  \nWhat about new drivers?  \nanyone obtaining or applying for a lorry, bus or coach licence after the implementation dates will not have acquired rights. They will not be able to obtain their first driver cPc by taking their ‘periodic training’ on its own. They will have to take an initial driver cPc test before being able to drive professionally. This can be taken at the same time as the vocational driving test.  \nWhat is the initial cPc Test?  \nThe initial driver cPc test is in two parts  \n• a driver cPc Theory Test (which lasts 4 hours in total with case studies) .  \n• a driver cPc practical test (which lasts two hours and includes elements similar to the ‘show me, tell me’ part of the existing practical driving test taken by all car drivers) .  \n06  \nWhat is the initial cPc Test? 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