2019 Financial Standing Rates for Transport Operators Announced
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has announced the financial standing rates which will apply next year for operator's licence holders and applicants.Continue reading→
Digital Signature Option on VOL now Available for Transport Managers
With effect from 13th November 2018, the Government has made it possible for Transport Managers to use the Gov.UK "Verify" facility to sign applications "digitally" via the Vehicle Operator Licensing Service.Continue reading→
Promoting Fair Competition on Financial Standing
Operators will know all about the requirement to provide evidence of their financial standing when applying for an O-licence.Continue reading→
Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Guidance Documents Updated
In November 2018 the Senior Traffic Commissioner issued revised guidance for Road Transport Operators in the form of updated versions of his Statutory Documents.Continue reading→
Information on SRA Transparency Policy
Under the new transparency rules issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, law firms who provide particular types of services are required to publish information relating to those services.Continue reading→
Operating Goods Vehicles in the EU Post Brexit – Government Publishes Guidance
The Government has recently issued guidance to the freight transport industry on what steps may need to be taken by UK based goods vehicle operators in what they describe as "the unlikely event" that the UK leaves the European Union.Continue reading→
Running a ‘Small HGV’ Operation? Which Drivers’ Hour Rules Apply and Why
The rules that will apply to a particular HGV operation will depend upon the vehicles that an operator is using as well as what an operator is doing with them. Continue reading→
EuroBus Expo 2018 – Stand C26
The nights are drawing in and the weather is turning colder, so that can only mean that for the Coach and Bus world, all roads lead to Eurobus Expo 2018.Continue reading→
New Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness – what it means to Operators
The Guide is published to offer guidance to operators on the steps that they ought to take in order to ensure that their vehicles are safe on the road.Continue reading→
Trojan Horse or new Era for Safety Compliance?
The DVSA's (relatively) new Earned Recognition Scheme is being promoted within the Traffic Commissioners' Annual Report as a way to improve road safety by taking "open and trustworthy operators" off the DVSA's radar.Continue reading→
Office of the Traffic Commissioner – Consultation on Industry Guidance
The Senior Traffic Commissioner has today launched a consultation on key guidance for transport operators.Continue reading→
Plating and Testing Exemptions – 2018 Changes
For decades, many categories of "specialised" heavy vehicles have been exempt from the requirements to have a valid Goods Vehicle Testing Certificate as well as to have plates fitted which display the limits set for their maximum operating weights.Continue reading→