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The increasing digitisation of the working world has reached the Office of the Traffic Commissioner’s applications process, with the induction of digital applications about to be a requirement for all Major applications from 1st August 2022 onwards. The Office of the Traffic Commissioners made the announcement on 23rd June 2022 stating; “…applications made on paper […]
Road traffic accidents can be difficult, traumatic experiences for all involved, especially if there is an accusation that the driver causing the accident was “under the influence” when the accident happened. In recent years the police and Government have had a growing concern over the number of traffic offences that lead to death in which […]
The Public Service Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 2000, to give “PSVAR” its full name is a piece of legislation which prescribes accessibility requirements for public service vehicles, i.e coaches and buses etc. Since the regulations’ inception in 2000 the general position has been that all new buses and coaches designed to carry more than 22 passengers […]
Here is the latest round up of updates from the Traffic Commissioners’ Office: The series of amendments published on 12th April 2022 incorporate the new regulations on Light Goods Vehicles (LGV’s) across the Traffic Commissioners’ Guidance documents. Specifically they deal with how the traffic commissioners should approach the licensing of light goods vehicles and how […]