Vans working across borders subject to O-licensing
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Jan 2022
New laws requiring van operators to obtain operator licences if they undertake international work with vehicles less than 3.5-tonnes could be the start of a licensing regime for all UK vans.
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Relaxed enforcement of drivers’ hours extended again - Get the full facts
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Jan 2022
The Department for Transport (DfT) announced a new relaxation of the enforcement of drivers’ hours in England, Scotland and Wales. The temporary relaxation started from 12:01am Wednesday, January 12 a
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DVSA name top drivers' hours offenders
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Nov 2021
During road safety week the DVSA published a list of operators committing drivers’ hours offences in the UK. The list includes thousands of operators based in the UK and in other European countries. 1
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Temporary relaxation of enforcement of drivers' hours extended.
Posted by AndrewT on 17th Sep 2021
The temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the retained EU drivers' hours rules for all road haulage sectors in Great Britain has been extended until 3 October 2021. This is in response to request
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Temporary relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers’ hours
Posted by AndrewT on 27th Jul 2021
The DfT announced a temporary relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers’ hours rules for all road haulage sectors in Great Britain from 12:01am on 12 July 2021 to 11:59pm on 8 August 2021. This is i
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Dead man's tachograph card
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Feb 2021
In a recent case reported in Commercial Motor a sole trader found using a dead brother’s digital tachograph drivers card to exceed drivers’ hours limits has had the HGV operators licence revoked and
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Temporary relaxation of the enforcement of drivers’ hours due to Brexit and Covid-19
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Jan 2021
The Department for Transport has published two temporary relaxations of the enforcement of drivers’ hours rules.
The first is in response to the exceptional pressures on the freight industry due to t
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Changes to drivers’ hours and tachograph rules
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Aug 2020
As of 20 August 2020, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced some changes to the EU drivers’ hours and tachograph rules which were effective from that date. The guidance for both goods vehicles
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Temporary relaxation of EU drivers' hours now ended
Posted by AndrewT on 1st Jun 2020
A temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules for a 30-day period, for drivers was announced on 18 March 2020 to help with COVID-19. The temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the drivers’
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Relaxed enforcement of drivers' hours extended to end of May 2020
Posted by AndrewT on 20th May 2020
Following discussions between road haulage representatives and the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the DfT announced that the current temporary relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers' hours wi
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DVSA suspends periodic tachograph calibrations
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Apr 2020
To help operators during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has decided to suspend periodic tachograph calibrations and inspections on vehicles.
All HG
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Coach firm loses licence for drivers' hours abuses
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Oct 2018
A "dangerous" coach firm that operated school runs and carried professional sports teams in Hampshire has had its licence revoked by a traffic commissioner.
The firm "put people at serious risk from
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New rules on drivers’ working conditions are coming
Posted by AndrewT on 15th Jun 2018
Updated rules from the EU to fight illegal practices in road transport and to help improve drivers’ employment conditions were approved by the Transport Committee in June 2018.
EU rules applying to ‘
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Devices for tampering with drivers' hours found in HGVs
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Apr 2018
Police in Nottinghamshire have found 6 tachograph manipulation devices fitted in HGVs since January 2018. The devices are used to interfere with the recording of drivers’ hours from the tachograph. In
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Fines of up to £1,500 for historic commercial drivers' hours offences
Posted by Robin Layfield on 26th Sep 2017
New rules mean the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be able to issue on-the-spot fines for any drivers’ hours offences committed in the previous 28 days. Currently, the DVSA can only br
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Importing Tachograph Fraud
Posted by Robin Layfield on 25th Sep 2017
The BBC reported on an increase in tachograph tampering in the UK roads with over 440 HGVs crossing into the UK last year with manipulated tachographs.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
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Driving tired is 'worse than being on drugs'
Posted by Robin Layfield on 31st Aug 2017
According to recent research, driving in state of fatigue has contributed to more road accidents in Great Britain than those impaired by taking drugs.
The study found 20% of road accidents on major r
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21-year ban for HGV driver
Posted by Robin Layfield on 7th Jul 2017
A HGV driver has been disqualified from professional driving until June 2038 after his driver card was used by another employee to commit serious offences.
The driver had his vocational driving licen
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Three year ban for falsifying drivers' hours & tachograph records
Posted by Robin Layfield on 21st Jun 2017
An HGV driver was banned from professional driving for three years after falsifying drivers’ hours and tachograph records.
Government inspectors had found that the driver used a device to interfere w
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Banned for 3 years for vehicle maintenance & drivers’ hours infringements
Posted by Robin Layfield on 6th Jun 2017
The director of a Birmingham builders’ has been banned from operating HGVs for three years for showing no interest in vehicle and driver safety standards. The firm lost its licence to operate vehicles
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Weekly Rest Period Clarification for HGV drivers' hours
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Apr 2017
A statement by the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has advised that a ‘normal’ 45-hour weekend break cannot count as ‘rest’ for tachograph and EU drivers’ hours regulations purposes
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Banned, licence revoked and fined for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences
Posted by AndrewT on 16th Jan 2017
A haulier and transport manager that demonstrated “poor in the extreme” knowledge of drivers’ hours and tachograph compliance will lose his operating licence from 3 February 2017. He was also banned f
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Disqualified for encouraging drivers to commit drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Dec 2016
The director of a haulage firm with operations in Shrewsbury and Coalville has been disqualified for two years after the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands, Nick Denton found that he encourage
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Paying the ultimate price after encouraging drivers to work excessive hours
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Nov 2016
Following a ruling by Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones, a midlands businessman has been disqualified indefinitely from operating trucks in a number of operating companies after encouraging drivers to w
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Disqualified for five years for drivers’ hours offences
Posted by fionastewart on 5th Jul 2016
A South Wales operator was disqualified by Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Nick Jones, for five years after committing over 100 driver’ hours offences. The owner operator used two driver cards to con
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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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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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