Grandfather rights certificates (GFR) were issued by the Department for Transport, to transport managers with experience of running goods and passenger operations in the 1970s and were used as proof of professional competence up until 2013. GFR certificates were replaced in December 2011 by new Acquired Rights certificates. Holders of a GFR certificate, who did not apply for an Acquired Rights certificate before November 2013 and have not since achieved a transport manager CPC qualification, will no longer be allowed to work as a transport manager until they have passed a transport manager CPC exam.