Road Transport Lawyers

We are specialist road transport lawyers and legal advisers to the coach & bus transport, haulage & logistics and private hire transport industries.

As dedicated road transport lawyers, we have deep knowledge and experience of road transport and regulatory law. We are a niche road transport law firm with over thirty years of legal experience and offer nationwide coverage across all of England and Wales.

We have extensive experience in advising commercial vehicle operators of all types (including Local Authority and Public Carriage Office) and their drivers on all aspects of the legal requirements of the road transport industries.

Coach and Bus operators are subject to heavy regulation and we help them navigate transport law. We help Haulage and Logistics operators work within the transport regulatory framework and we provide legal advice and representation for Private Hire companies with the commercial and legal demands of their business.

Our team of road transport lawyers can help you with all aspects of road transport law, including:

Our transport lawyers also provide a full transport employment service, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, as well as general commercial and contractual legal advice.

Our transport law service is designed to offer fast, pro-active and effective solutions, which genuinely meet the needs of those whom we represent. Whatever your problem we will bring extensive legal experience in the passenger transport and road haulage industry to help you and your transport business succeed.

Put simply, if your business involves vehicles, then we are the road transport lawyers for you! To contact us now about our transport law services click here to complete our contact form or call us on 01279 818280.

19th March 2025

Changes to Brake Safety Inspections for Commercial Vehicles – April 2025

In April 2025 the brake testing regime guidance will change. Roller Brake Tests, that have been mandatory for years, will be joined by an Electronic Break Performance Monitoring System or EBPMS…

by Emma Pelly

29th January 2025

Case Study – Public Inquiry for Gillbard Plant, Autumn 2024

Gillbard Plant was called to Public Inquiry in Autumn 2024. The hearing made headlines in the transport press due to the element of “DVSA Poacher turned Game-keeper” of Gillbard Plant’s Transport Manager, Mr. Anthony Brayley-Willmetts, a former DVSA (VOSA) examiner turned transport consultant…

by Emma Pelly

15th January 2025

DVSA Load Security Guidance – Updated December 2024

When carrying loads on lorries every HGV Operator knows how important it is to ensure that goods are secured safely so that they arrive at their destination in good condition and that they do not cause any damage or danger on the UK’s roads during the process of transporting them…

by Emma Pelly

9th January 2025

New Rules for Vehicle Operators and Drivers Carrying Out International Journeys

The Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency recently issued a bulletin regarding the new rules that vehicle operators and their drivers will have to comply with if travelling on international journeys…

by Emma Pelly

25th November 2024

Road Haulage Association Members and DVSA Leadership Work Shadow Each Other!

To help highlight the Road Haulage Association’s “National Lorry Week” which this year was between 4th and 8th November 2024, the Road Haulage Association and the DVSA’s Leadership team decided to spend some time work shadowing each other….

by Emma Pelly

25th November 2024

2024 Update to Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness (GTMR)

The Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness is the Driver & Vehicle Standard Agency’s (DVSA) standard produced in collaboration with key industry stake holders which explains the responsibilities and systems involved in maintaining vehicles in a roadworthy….

by Emma Pelly

21st November 2024

New Driver CPC Reforms to be in Force from 3rd December 2024

Following a very lengthy consultation period on this matter launched in early 2023, Parliament finally debated the “Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2024” on Tuesday 29th October 2024…

by Emma Pelly

21st November 2024

When Sat Nav’s Lead Lorries Astray!

Lorries getting into trouble and causing chaos in the small country roads of Great Britain have been making headlines again. Whilst a lot of this content is amusing and no doubt is a winner with internet audiences there is a very serious side to these incidents…

by Emma Pelly

7th November 2024

Traffic Commissioners 2023-2024 Report – the Highlights & the Lowlights of the Year

In early October the Traffic Commissioners of Great Britain published their annual report. The report encompasses the purpose of the individual Traffic Commissioners who are independent regulators for the goods vehicle and public service vehicle industries and their professional drivers…

by Emma Pelly

28th October 2024

Vehicle Maintenance Data Collected by the DVSA

In a recent ‘blog’ by the DVSA’s Danny Charles the amount and type of data that the DVSA collects was discussed. Some may find it surprising how much data the DVSA holds and makes available to the general public on individual transport businesses…

by Emma Pelly

7th October 2024

Murky Mini-Bus Waters in UK?

There has been reports in the industry news concerning the number of illegal operators of mini bus services who are operating un-hindered by the regulatory enforcement agencies…

by Emma Pelly

17th September 2024

Driver CPC – Changes Coming in 2024 and 2025

The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) was introduced in the UK in 2007, as specified in EU Directive 2003/59/EC for all commercial drivers…

by Emma Pelly

"A brilliant, hard-working team who go over and above for the client. They are rightly recognised to be one of the best transport practices in the country. They are an exceptional specialist firm who punch way over their weight. They have an excellent reputation."

"An established practice with recognised strength in representing haulier and passenger clients on an array of regulatory proceedings. An impressive practice advising goods and passenger vehicle operators on the full range of road regulatory matters."

"They know the field backwards and would be perfectly capable of running a transport business."

"The firm has an incredible knowledge of transport and associated regulations. They are extremely knowledgeable."

"They have very good client-care skills. They really go the extra mile for the client and leave no stone unturned and they always deliver well and on time. My overall impression of the Pellys team is one of thoroughness in everything they do."

"They react very quickly, we are always kept up to speed on what is going on and they are very responsive. If I need something at short notice and ring out of hours I get a very quick response. They’re extremely easy to get hold of and professional."

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Private Hire and Taxis

Employment Law

Welcome to Pellys Transport & Regulatory Law solicitors

Latest News and Insight

Changes to Brake Safety Inspections for Commercial Vehicles – April 2025

Case Study – Public Inquiry for Gillbard Plant, Autumn 2024

DVSA Load Security Guidance – Updated December 2024

New Rules for Vehicle Operators and Drivers Carrying Out International Journeys

Road Haulage Association Members and DVSA Leadership Work Shadow Each Other!

2024 Update to Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness (GTMR)

New Driver CPC Reforms to be in Force from 3rd December 2024

When Sat Nav’s Lead Lorries Astray!

Traffic Commissioners 2023-2024 Report – the Highlights & the Lowlights of the Year

Vehicle Maintenance Data Collected by the DVSA

Murky Mini-Bus Waters in UK?

Driver CPC – Changes Coming in 2024 and 2025

Road Transport Lawyers

Welcome to Pellys Transport & Regulatory Law solicitors

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