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Licensing Categories and PCV Entitlements Flashcards

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  1. What is a Driver Qualification Card (DQC) and who requires one?

    Answer: A card issued by DVLA confirming a PCV or LGV driver has met their Driver CPC periodic training requirements

    A DQC is issued to PCV and LGV drivers who have completed their CPC periodic training and must be carried while driving commercially.

  2. Which medical conditions must a PCV driver declare to DVLA?

    Answer: Any condition likely to affect safe driving, including epilepsy, diabetes requiring insulin, or visual impairment

    Any condition that may affect safe driving — including those on the DVLA's mandatory notification list — must be declared by Group 2 licence holders.

  3. What is the purpose of a Passenger Service Vehicle (PSV) operator licence?

    Answer: To authorise a business to use vehicles to carry passengers for hire or reward

    A PSV operator licence authorises the business entity to operate vehicles carrying passengers for hire or reward.

  4. Can a holder of a full Category D licence automatically drive a minibus (Category D1) for hire or reward?

    Answer: Yes, Category D includes D1 but the driver must still hold a valid DQC for commercial driving

    Category D includes D1 entitlement, but the driver still needs a valid DQC for any commercial passenger-carrying journey.

  5. Under what circumstances may a person drive a minibus under Category D1(101) — the 'not for hire or reward' restriction?

    Answer: When driving a minibus for a non-commercial, not-for-profit purpose and meeting the age and licence conditions

    D1(101) allows driving a minibus on a not-for-profit, non-commercial basis by drivers who acquired the entitlement before 1 January 1997.

  6. What action must a PCV operator take if a driver is found to be driving under the influence of alcohol?

    Answer: Immediately relieve the driver of their duties, report the incident, and review their continued employment and fitness to hold a licence

    An operator must relieve the driver immediately and report the incident — continuing to allow a potentially impaired driver on the road is a serious breach of operator licence obligations.