12 month ban for drivers’ hours offences
Posted by fionastewart on 22nd Mar 2016
A HGV driver has been given a 12-month ban by Nick Denton, the Traffic Commissioner for the South East and Metropolitan area, after he illegally used another driver’s digital tachograph driver card to
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New guidance on drivers’ hours and tachographs
Posted by fionastewart on 14th Mar 2016
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has updated the published guidance on drivers’ hours and tachographs.
The guidance is for drivers and road transport operators of goods vehicles and pas
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Descartes demonstrates compliance management by exception with SmartAlerts at the 2016 Commercial Vehicle Show
Posted by fionastewart on 25th Feb 2016
Descartes will showcase the new SmartAlerts enhancement to its SmartCompliance Software-as-a-Service products at this year’s Commercial Vehicle (CV) Show.
Road transport operators visiting stand 4H20
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Banned for not resting
Posted by fionastewart on 22nd Feb 2016
A HGV driver who broke drivers’ hours rules has been disqualified from professional driving for a year.
The driver was found to have driven excessive hours on two occasions in the same week while wor
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ADLV predicts increase in electronic driver licence checks in 2016
Posted by AndrewT on 2nd Feb 2016
The Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) is forecasting that the frequency and volume of online driving licence checks will increase in 2016.
In recent marketing campaign the ADLV enco
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Relaxation of drivers’ hours due to Forth Road Bridge closure extended
Posted by AndrewT on 27th Jan 2016
The relaxation of drivers’ hours because of the 50 mile detour caused by the closure of the Forth Road Bridge has been extended to 15th February 2016. Transport Scotland says the work on the bridge sh
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HGV driver jailed for falsifying tachograph records
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Jan 2016
A HGV driver caused "danger to the public" by driving for about 500 hours more than he should have done.
The driver admitted ten offences of falsifying tachograph records between February 6 and July
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