How to remove the CAP

One of the professions with a safe work output is that of a driver. That's right, a profession perhaps undervalued for many but that provides job stability and important benefits for its workers. However, getting hold of the driver's position is not so simple. First, the interested party must obtain a certificate or CAP professional fitness card, which all bus, coach and truck transporters must have and obtain it through a compulsory training course according to the laws established for the European region.

If you want to know the necessary how to get the CAP in Spain, we will explain step by step what is necessary to get your certificate in the correct way.

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The first thing you should keep in mind to get the CAP is that it is not necessary to have a driver's license to be able to get your CAP card; however, to be able to drive you must have both.

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Driver or bus? After having clear what type of driver you want to be, you must have the necessary time for training and practices. If this is your first time with a CAP, you should bear in mind that there are two courses depending on what you want to process: people or merchandise .

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For training courses for the first time the exam will be made with a total of 100 questions, which are evaluated as follows:

• If the answer is correct, the driver will add a point.
• If the answer is incorrect, the driver will have half a point less.
• If the answer is left unanswered, neither add points, nor subtract points.
• You must have a minimum of 50 points to pass and obtain the certificate.

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In case of having a bus CAP and wanting to obtain the CAP of a truck driver, it will not be necessary to carry out all the hours that you have previously approved, you only have to do another specialized course of about 35 hours.

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People who already have a C permit (to carry up to 3, 500 kg of weight or no more than 9 people), permit D (transport of people greater than a number of nine passengers), permit D1 (such as D and that they can carry a trailer not exceeding 750 g) are not required to remove the CAP; they only have to do 35 hours of continuous training. This course for the already experts must be renewed every five years, without exams or practices.

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There are six calls per year to perform the CAP. You can consult all the necessary information on the website of the Ministry of Development or get in touch with authorized driving schools that allow you to obtain your CAP card. The price will be around € 135 - € 180, depending on the driving school. We recommend you consider those driving schools that have a very high rate of CAP approvals or those that have managed more students.

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The CAP is issued by the transportation counseling of each community ; therefore you can get in touch with the one that corresponds to your city of residence to obtain more specific information about specific centers, times and places.