Road Transport Lawyers
Expert Legal Advisers to the Road Transport Industry for over 35 Years
Welcome to Pellys Transport & Regulatory Law solicitors
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:
- Applications for Operator Licences
- Driver licensing
- Haulage & Logistics operations
- Working Time Regulations and driver's hours rules
- Traffic commissioner public inquiries and appeals
- Tachograph rules and infringements
- Private Hire regulatory law
- Illegal immigration Border Force cases
- Investigations by the DVSA or Police
- Road traffic criminal prosecutions
- Health & Safety for Operators
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.
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"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."
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"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."
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