professional driving permit (PrDP)

Do your drivers hold a valid professional driving permit (PrDP)?

It’s essential that certain drivers in your company have this permit. Do you know that a driver without a professional driving permit is the most common reason for insurance companies rejecting claims for drivers involved in incidents/accidents?

8 vehicles that neccessitate a valid PrDP:

In accordance with the National Road Traffic Act and Regulations 93 of 1996, if your employees drive any of the following vehicles, they must hold a valid license card, endorsed with an appropriate PrDP:

• Bus, vehicle or minibus seating more than 12 passengers (driver included), whether or not it   has enough seats, and irrespective of its weight.
• Any vehicle used to transport people for payment, e.g. a taxi or ambulance.
• Goods vehicle, weighing over 3500kg 
• Breakdown vehicle e.g. a tow truck
• Heavy goods vehicle, loaded or empty (codes: C1, C, EC1 and EC)
• Goods vehicle carrying dangerous goods
• Road tank vehicle for petroleum-based flammable liquids
• People who drive these vehicles occasionally, such as truck salesmen, diesel mechanics (who need to test drive the vehicles) also need to have a PrDP

Neels Nortje | Health and Safety Manager