Dear colleagues
The new Driver Certificate of Professional Competence is in the process of
coming into force to implement the EU Directive 2003/59. The standard driving
licence will need to be supplemented by vocational driver training if driving is a
major part of the job description, and the vehicles driven are 3.5 tons or over.
What conclusions have library services come to with regard to their mobile
library drivers? In Powys our 7.5t fleet are driven by driver/librarians or
driver/assistants. I have not been able to obtain any clear advice or guidance
from the relevant officers in my own authority, and the implementing
authorities (Transport Office/DSA) imply that mobile libraries are a 'grey area'!
The exemptions information in the documentation is far from clear.
Any shared experience of this minefield will be gratefully received.
Regards
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Helen Edwards
Prif Lyfrgellydd/Principal Librarian
Gwasanaeth Llyfrgelloedd, Gwybodaeth ac Archifau/Libraries, Information and
Archive Service
Cyngor Sir Powys/Powys County Council
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