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I'm wondering about a big career change, to one where a C1 is required.

However, as a trainee fossil I have grandfather rights via my pre-97 licence.

So . . . What would I gain from taking some training anyway?

Horse wrote:I'm wondering about a big career change, to one where a C1 is required.

However, as a trainee fossil I have grandfather rights via my pre-97 licence.

So . . . What would I gain from taking some training anyway?

Periodic Driver cpc might not be required ..... initial dcpc will deffo not be needed and the system would not allow a driver with a pre 1997 C1 to do it anyway

What career? - if NHS then no dcpc needed

Is the C1 vehicle a large van or a lorry ?

Yes, NHS, as an ECA - emergency care assistant.

And the vehicles would be, presumably, either minibuses or 'luton' vans

NHS vehicles in the C1 range are not much bigger than those in the 3.5 tonne range so if you can drive a largeish van now then you will have no problems

NHS are driver cpc exempt

Minibuses with more than 9 total seats are D1 vehicles and it depends on exactly what the job is doing as to whether you will need to do a PCV test