There is a huge amount of ignorance among drivers over the drivers’ hours rules and tachograph regulations, says senior TC Beverley Bell.
At a debate organised by recruitment agency Search Consultancy last month, she told operators that most of the drivers she encounters do not understand the rules.
“You’re not very good at training your drivers on drivers’ hours,” said Bell. “You have a duty of care to make sure your drivers know the rules.”
Bell admitted she was aware of concerns over the quality of Driver CPC training but said operators had a responsibility to check whether their drivers had “actually benefitted from a Driver CPC course”.
She told operators to embrace the Driver CPC and said it filled her with distaste to hear of firms not giving drivers time off for Driver CPC training.
“From September 2014 you can only employ drivers who have obtained their driver qualification card, so invest in your drivers," she added.
