Updated rules and guidance on drivers' hours
Posted by AndrewT on 28th May 2014
Drivers’ hours rules and guidance have been updated on GOV.UK.
If you drive a goods vehicle or a passenger-carrying vehicle you must follow the rules on the number of hours you can drive and the brea
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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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Want to be left alone by VOSA? – IRTE Conference 13 Sept 2012
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Sep 2012
The IRTE Conference on 13 September 2012 at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon focused on strategies for cost effective fleet management and operations.
The conference included some fantastic speakers
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Tachograph reports help Industrial Tribunal dismiss fraud case
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Aug 2012
The recent case of Brian Yeardley Continental’s successful defence of a “whistleblowing” case brought by a disgruntled ex-employee highlights the importance of having your tachograph and drivers’ hour
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RHA call for Drivers to go to jail for breaking drivers' hours rules
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Aug 2012
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has recently called for tougher action to be taken against truck drivers who falsify their driving records. Drivers’ hours infringements and tachograph offences a
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