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When to take Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training if you're a lorry, bus or coach driver, how to find courses, and what happens if you miss your deadline.

• How much training you need to do

  You must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your…

• When to take training

  Your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification…

• Finding training courses

  All approved Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) courses…

• Taking a training course

  You must take one of these to your Driver Certificate of Professional…

• Getting your Driver CPC card

  You’ll get your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card…

• If you miss your training deadline

  If you miss your deadline, you cannot drive professionally until you’ve…

• Training in EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

  You need to apply for your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence…

• If you have a licence from another country

  If you have a licence from another country, there are 2 ways to get a…

Tax advantages on employee share schemes including Share Incentive Plans, Save As You Earn, Company Share Option Plans and Enterprise Management Incentives

• Overview

  Your employer may offer you company shares as a reward for working for…

• Share Incentive Plans (SIPs)

  This gives you the option to regularly save and buy shares. If you get…

• Save As You Earn (SAYE)

  This is a savings-related share scheme where you can buy shares with your…

• Company Share Option Plan

  This gives you the option to buy up to £60,000 worth of shares from 6…

• Enterprise Management Incentives (EMIs)

  A company can offer you Enterprise Management Incentives (EMIs) if it has…

• Employee shareholder shares

  To be an employee shareholder, you must own shares in your employer’s…

• Transferring your shares to an ISA

  You can transfer up to £20,000 of employee shares into a stocks and shares…

• Reporting the gain on your shares

  The ‘gain’ is the profit you make when you sell shares that have increased…

Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the cost of credit, debit and charge card payments

• Overview

  As an employer covering the cost of credit, debit or charge card payments…

• What's exempt

  You do not have to report or pay anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…

• What to report and pay

  If card charges are not exempt, you must report them to HM Revenue and…

• Technical guidance

  The following guides contain more detailed information: vouchers and…

Find out about a scheme that uses advertising and marketing expenditure to reduce profitability and disguise income in the form of redeemable loyalty points.

• Updated: 31 March 2025

Find out more about the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card, including how to apply for one and what the card can do for you.

• Updated: 30 April 2025

Apply for, renew or replace a driver digital tachograph card.

Paying the Dart Charge: costs, creating an account, paying a fine or Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), applying for a local resident discount.

Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting

Thousands more are eligible to open a Help to Save account.

• Updated: 17 April 2025

Apply for an electric vehicle chargepoint grant or an electric vehicle infrastructure grant if you rent out, lease or manage a residential or commercial property in the UK.