Have your say on Driver CPC exemption proposals
Posted by AndrewT on 13th Jun 2013
The Driving Standards Agency wants to hear your views and has launched a consultation on the scope of Driver CPC (DCPC) exemptions. This includes taking vehicles to and from VOSA testing facilities.
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Have your say on VOSA fees
Posted by AndrewT on 30th Apr 2013
VOSA has launched a consultation on proposals to change the fees for a range of services it carries out, including:
Testing of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) - buses
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Tachograph fraud and abuse of drivers’ hours does not pay
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Apr 2013
Haulage bosses ordered to pay back over £1.6m or face more time in jail.
Following a joint operation between Cumbria police and VOSA the bosses of Boyle Transport Limited have been ordered to pay over
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Loaning HGVs can be more expensive than you might think.
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Apr 2013
A farmer was recently fined £500 after he failed to produce tachograph charts for a HGV he loaned to a friend. The driver was also prosecuted and fined £350. The vehicle was used sporadically by the f
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Tachographs and trailers
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Mar 2013
There appears to be some confusion about towing trailers carring goods in coomercial transport and when you need to use a tachograph. It is your responsibility to ensure you are familiar with the law
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3 points and a fine for sneezing?
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Feb 2013
Driving with a cold or flu could be far more dangerous than you realise, accounting for 2,500 accidents per week in the winter months.
According to experts if you have a stuffy head, feel groggy or s
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HGV registrations up in 2012 – How to safeguard your future compliance when buying a new HGV in 2013.
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Jan 2013
Whilst 2012 was a challenging year for the entire UK commercial vehicle market, HGV registrations grew by 6.4% to 45,702 units in 2012. The lucky transport operators that acquired them will benefit f
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Recession? What recession?
Posted by AndrewT on 3rd Jan 2013
According to research from the retail consultancy Conlumino conducted on 30 December 59% of consumers expect to cut their spending in the next six months and almost 50% think the economy will get wors
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3ppl increase in fuel duty cancelled – One small step for Road Transport Operators?
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Dec 2012
Road transport operators will be giving a cautious welcome to the cancellation of the 3p per litre fuel duty increase planned for January 2013.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, confir
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Breaches of drivers’ hours – an inconvenient truth?
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Nov 2012
The latest figures from VOSA on their roadside inspections makes interesting reading.
In July, Aug and Sept 2012 52,186 vehicle inspections were carried out. This is a big number but you need to consi
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