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.
by Emma Pelly
For commercial operators, emissions outputs are critical: the emissions standard of a vehicle is measured by reference to its output of a number of pollutants, with NOx being a crucial component.
by Emma Pelly
The 1st March 2018 marked the anniversary of the increase in severity of fixed penalties for using a mobile phone while driving, increasing this from three points and a £100 fine to six points and a £200 fine.
by Emma Pelly
The European Court of Justice has ruled that HGV drivers may not take full 45 hour weekly rest periods in the cabs of their vehicles, and that national governments are entitled to penalise drivers who contravene that prohibition.
by Emma Pelly