Things are moving in the right direction with the number of drivers who have now completed the in-service training, better known as code 95. 95,000 drivers have completed the additional training. The total number of drivers required to complete the refresher training is estimated to be between 120,000 and 160,000. A large majority have thus complied with the requirement arising from European directives. Because there are many exception rules about who does and does not have to follow the mandatory refresher training, the driving licence organisation does not have exact figures on how many drivers have to go back to school.
Percentage increase
Since the beginning of 2014, the number of drivers has almost tripled. While only 33,000 drivers had done the refresher training at the beginning of last year, the number is now 95,000. Early this year, the counter stood at 64,000.
What does the code entail
Code 95 is a mandatory refresher training for professional drivers created by Brussels in 2009 to increase road safety. In addition, the code exists to give drivers a better image and drive more environmentally aware. More economical driving is the approach here.
The refresher training costs drivers almost a full working week and must be taken every five years. After completing the 35-hour course, seven hours of which consist of practical reading, the driver gets 'code 95' printed on his or her driving licence. That way, the driver can prove to be professionally competent.
Problems with training
The fact that not all drivers have completed the training yet is not always down to the drivers themselves. There are limited training capacities due to shortage of practical instructors is a problem that ensures not everyone has taken the mandatory refresher training, but organisations involved in refresher training are cautiously positive.
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