Campaign for tougher sentences wins MP an award – What does this mean for professional drivers?
Posted by AndrewT on 16th May 2014
Richard Graham, MP was given a national road safety award by the charity Brake and Direct Line Group for his campaign for tougher sentences for disqualified, unlicensed and uninsured drivers that kill
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Who are the real beneficiaries from the HGV Road User Levy?
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Apr 2014
The Department for Transport (DfT) revealed that almost 150 fines were issued to road transport operators for not paying the HGV Road User Levy in the first week of its existence. On day one alone £20
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Drivers’ hours exemptions for utility service maintenance
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Apr 2014
Some vehicles used in connection with sewerage, flood protection, water, gas and electricity maintenance may be exempt from the EC drivers’ hours rules. For vehicles to qualify for the exemption they
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HGV Task Force issue 450 prohibitions and warnings for drivers’ hours offence in 4 months
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Mar 2014
The dedicated HGV Task Force (a joint venture with Transport for London (TfL), DVSA and the Police) issued over 600 prohibitions for un-roadworthy vehicles in just four months. It was reported in www.
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Illegal, annoying and dangerous – but we do it anyway!
Posted by AndrewT on 24th Feb 2014
According to research conducted for Halfords, 32% of motorists admit to making or receiving a call on a hand-held phone whilst driving. This is despite the fact that 82% knew it was illegal. 78% had
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Time to get a grip of your HGV drivers’ hours?
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Feb 2014
Drivers’ hours infringements regularly top the offences reported by the authorities. Road transport operators need to demonstrate they understand the requirements of law regarding the digital tachogr
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Conclusions from the Traffic Commissioners report for 2012/13
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Jan 2014
The TC recently published their report for road transport and it provides some interesting reading.
The number of O-licences has fallen from 110,067 in 1999/2000 to 80,894 in 2012/13, a drop of 3,178
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Have your say on Government motoring agencies
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Jan 2014
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry into the Government’s motoring agencies. The purpose of the inquiry is to look at the user experience when interacting with them and make recommendation
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