HGV Levy to be suspended to help with COVID-19
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Jul 2020
The Government will suspend the HGV Levy for 12 months from August 1.
The 12 month suspension is to help reduce financial liabilities for UK and foreign hauliers struggling to cope with impact of Cov
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Tachograph Roadside checks on the rise - Act now
Posted by AndrewT on 15th Jun 2020
There have been reports recently that the DVSA is ramping up their roadside checks. With this increased enforcement activity operators should ensure that their management of drivers’ hours and tachogr
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Maintain a compliant and safe road transport operation with COVID-19 restrictions
Posted by AndrewT on 17th Apr 2020
As a road transport operator, the current situation with COVID-19 and restrictions with social distancing present significant challenges. Some operators will be experiencing a slowdown in business whi
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Have your say on Driver CPC
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Mar 2020
The DVSA have launched a consultation about improvements to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence. The current requirement is based on time spent in a face-to-face training environment rat
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If you don't see us at the show ….
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Mar 2020
The Commercial Vehicle Show 28-30 April 2020 – NEC, Birmingham
At the time of posting the CV Show has been cancelled by the organisers. A postponement to later in the year was not possible.
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Traffic Commissioners highlight the importance of managing your drivers
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Feb 2020
In their most recent Annual Report, the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain highlighted the importance of managing professional drivers. This includes regularly examining a driver’s licence, ensur
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Have your say on drivers' hours rules
Posted by AndrewT on 3rd Jan 2020
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) work to keep our roads safe for all users with a particular focus on HGV, bus and coach drivers. Tachograph and drivers' hours infringements are usuall
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Licence revoked for failure to record drivers’ hours
Posted by AndrewT on 2nd Jan 2020
An operator with 10 heavy goods vehicles had its licence revoked due to “an almost wholesale abrogation” of its responsibilities to ensure drivers hours and tachograph rules were observed.
The operat
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1 in 5 drivers exceed drivers' hours limits
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Dec 2019
A recent article in Commercial Fleet reported that according to research carried out by a Fleet Management Software supplier that 22% of commercial drivers in the UK are failing to take appropriate re
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Is it time to regulate 3.5t vans with tachographs?
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Dec 2019
With over 4.3 million licensed 3.5t vans compared to around 600,000 licensed HGV’s on our roads is it time for van drivers to be regulated in the same way as Large Goods Vehicles and Passenger Carryin
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Traffic Commissioners Annual report 2018 to 2019
Posted by AndrewT on 13th Nov 2019
The annual report from the Traffic Commissioners office provides information on all the major aspects of their regulatory and judicial role. The 2018 to 2019 report has just been published. The TCs re
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The benefits of joining up data in road transport operations
Posted by AndrewT on 5th Nov 2019
For too long data in many road transport operations has been isolated and burdened by inefficient data-gathering methods. Valuable information is kept out of the hands of those who could use it best a
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DVSA issue new guidance on HGV walkaround checks
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Oct 2019
Driver vehicle safety checks are essential for road safety. It has been reported that around 80% of roadside prohibitions could have been avoided if an effective walkaround vehicle safety check had ta
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