O-licence revoked for drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Aug 2015
Numerous records and drivers’ hours offences led to a haulage firm based in Motherwell being stripped of its O-licence. The offences were unearthed by the DVSA in an investigation where they identifie
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Have your say on the conduct of professional HGV, bus and coach drivers
Posted by AndrewT on 17th Jul 2015
The commercial vehicle industry has been invited to contribute to a consultation on how Traffic Commissioners deal with the conduct of professional truck, bus and coach drivers. The consultation was l
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DVSA take new steps to focus on serially and seriously non-compliant operators
Posted by AndrewT on 22nd Jun 2015
The DVSA has reiterated its intent to free up resources to tackle the worst offending transport operators.
Caroline Hicks, DVSA Head of Enforcement, has said in the past that she wanted to “completel
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Haulage firm shut down over drivers’ hours breach
Posted by AndrewT on 29th May 2015
Banned from running haulage firm after failing to give drivers rest breaks to comply with drivers’ hours requirements.
Joan Aitken stripped the Operator Licence for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) for Mi
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Banned for life by Traffic Commissioner
Posted by AndrewT on 13th Mar 2015
The owners of two Maidstone haulage companies have been banned for life after an inquiry heard how their behaviour put road users at risk.
The two owners of Euro Logistics London Ltd and Euro Logisti
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Haulage director disqualified for three years
Posted by AndrewT on 4th Feb 2015
The director of a Sheerness-based haulage firm was disqualified for three years from 28 January for breaching several safety and licensing standards. The director was found to have blatantly ignored a
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Haulage firm to pay almost £2,500 after admitting drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 5th Jan 2015
D Jenkins and Son and five of the company’s drivers appeared in court on charges of failing to take the regulatory required rest breaks following an inspection by the DVSA. All admitted charges of fa
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Banned for faking tachograph and drivers’ hours records
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Sep 2014
Twelve former employees of a north Cumbrian road haulage operator have been banned from professional driving after faking their tachograph and drivers’ hours records, following conduct hearings in Car
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Haulier suspended for drivers’ hours offences & false records
Posted by AndrewT on 3rd Jul 2014
A Telford haulage operator has been suspended from running HGVs after Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones found that drivers had driven excessive hours, broken speed limits and created false records.
The
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Driver CPC information is now in one place
Posted by AndrewT on 18th Jun 2014
DVSA has now collected all the information regarding Driver CPC in one place on GOV.UK. No need to navigate through several different pages to find what you need. Simply go to the Driver CPC collecti
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