Driver CPC exemptions take effect
Posted by AndrewT on 13th Nov 2013
Regulations which came into effect Wednesday 13 November clarify the Driver CPC exemptions.
The new rules affect people who occasionally drive HGVs, buses or coaches as part of their work but never c
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Driver CPC - New 13/11/13 exemption regulations clarified
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Oct 2013
New regulations that will come into force on 13 November 2013 concerning changes to Driver CPC exceptions were put before Parliament on 21 October 2013.
These changes relate to Vehicle Drivers (Certif
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Descartes Launches Advanced Home Delivery Solution to UK Retailers
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Oct 2013
Descartes Systems Group launched its advanced home delivery solutions to UK retailers at the Omni-Channel Retailing / Home Delivery Summit on 15 October. The solution is now being deployed by leading
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Cash-in-transit Company fined £600 for tachograph offences
Posted by AndrewT on 18th Oct 2013
Following an investigation by DVA Enforcement Officers into the operation of 19 vehicles owned by Brinks Ireland Ltd, the company was fined £600 on 15 October 2013 for failing to produce tachograph re
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Waste disposal firm penalised for drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 11th Oct 2013
Scotland's Traffic Commissioner, Joan Aitkin ruled on 3 October that Dow Waste Management will be prevented from expanding for 12 months. The company’s operations are to be limited, because of drivers
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John Lewis Executive to Keynote Descartes Omni-Channel Retail & Home Delivery Summit
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Sep 2013
Descartes Systems Group the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Dino Rocos, John Lewis Partnership’s Operations Director, is scheduled to be the keyn
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Haulier fined after driver was found with an invalid driving licence
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Aug 2013
Haulage firm LMK International Transport was fined £400 and ordered to pay costs in Belfast Magistrates’ Court following the discovery that one of its HGVs was operating without a goods vehicle certif
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Fixed penalties increased from 16 August
Posted by AndrewT on 15th Aug 2013
Department for Transport announced that fixed penalty levels will increase from 16 August 2013. Graduated fixed penalties and financial deposits for vans, trucks and buses are also increased as a resu
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U-turn on Driver CPC exemptions?
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Aug 2013
The Driving Standards Agency has announced that individuals such as mechanics, driving heavy vehicles for short distances for delivery or repair, will be made exempt from the requirement to hold the D
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Lifetime ban for haulier after tampering with tachograph for a second time
Posted by AndrewT on 1st Aug 2013
Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken informed George Davidson that he would be disqualified from driving HGVs and could not re-apply for his professional licence until his 75th birthday after he was found
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Fined over £40,000 for drivers' hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Jul 2013
Following a VOSA investigation, Ian John Trussler, a partner and transport manager; and Kenneth Trussler, a partner of Goldline Taxis and Coaches both received suspended prison sentences for admitting
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DSA and VOSA to merge
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Jun 2013
Roads Safety Minister Stephen Hammond announced today that the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) and Driving Standards Agency (DSA), are to merge into a single agency. This will bring their
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Fees to be increased for graduated fixed penalties
Posted by AndrewT on 13th Jun 2013
The Department for Transport have announced that fixed penalty levels will increase from July 2013.
The increases affects most motoring fixed penalties offences, graduated fixed penalties and financi
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£300,000 fine and £150,000 in costs for falsifying driver records
Posted by AndrewT on 29th May 2013
Former Director of Alba Transport of Halifax, Danny Steven Sawrij, was fined £300,000 and ordered to pay £150,000 in costs for falsifying driver records at Kirklees Magistrates Court on 23 May 2013.
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HGV driver jailed for tampering with tachograph
Posted by AndrewT on 29th May 2013
A Belgian HGV driver was jailed on Tues 28 May for attempting to hide the fact that he had not taken the required rest period before driving again.
Nico Demeyer attached a magnet to interfere with the
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Smart tachograph specification informally agreed
Posted by AndrewT on 17th May 2013
Improving road safety and ensuring fair competition in road transport in the EU.
The Specification for a new generation of digital tachograph for trucks and buses was agreed informally by the Irish p
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North Wales Police use of HGV is a real eye opener
Posted by AndrewT on 14th May 2013
North Wales Police’ Commercial Vehicle Unit worked in partnership with VOSA and Roads Policing Officers to target HGV drivers flouting the law. Using a HGV enabled the police to spot offences that ot
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Fines of up to €7,500 imposed on Irish operators breaking drivers’ hours rules
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Apr 2013
The authorities in Ireland continue to focus on enforcement of drivers’ hours rules with road transport operators.
Up to 20th April more than 30 transport companies have been taken to court this year
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Temporary relaxation of drivers’ hours for LPG deliveries
Posted by AndrewT on 15th Apr 2013
Due to a shortage of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) the Department for Transport (DfT) has temporarily relaxed drivers’ hours and working time rules. The relaxation only applies to LPG deliveries to d
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Optimised Route Planning, Mobile Tracking & Compliance Management - £1 per driver per day.
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Apr 2013
Route. Track. Comply.
Descartes, world leaders in uniting the people and technology that move the world have launched On Demand Route Planning, Mobile Tracking and Compliance Management for just £1 pe
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£1,500 fine for tachograph and drivers' hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Mar 2013
A haulage company was fined a total of £1,500 and ordered to pay court courts at North Antrim Magistrates’ Court on Fri 1st March.
Patrick Bradley Limited was convicted on 15 charges relating to tac
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Route, Track, Comply - Descartes at the Commercial Vehicle Show, NEC Birmingham, 9 to 11 April 2013
Posted by AndrewT on 7th Mar 2013
Integrated route planning, mobile tracking and compliance management available in the cloud, visit Descartes, stand 3H81 at the CV Show.
Descartes acquired Exentra Transport Solutions in November 2012
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The HGV Road User Levy Act becomes law
Posted by AndrewT on 4th Mar 2013
On 28 February 2013 the HGV Road User Levy Act became law. The Department for Transport says that this will pave the way for a fairer deal for UK hauliers. Most EU states already charge HGVs for using
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Breathalyser fines delayed indefinitely in France
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Feb 2013
The French Minister of Interior has announced an indefinite delay on the fines for motorists that do not carry a breathalyser kit with them in their vehicle.
Fines of €11 were due to come into effect
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£2,500 fine for failing to produce drivers’ hours and tachograph records
Posted by AndrewT on 12th Feb 2013
A Co Armagh haulage company was fined £2,500 at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court on Monday 11 February 2013 for failing to produce tachograph and drivers’ hours records relating to twenty vehicles.
This
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Temporary relaxation of drivers' hours
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Jan 2013
The Department for Transport has relaxed drivers’ hours and working time rules for drivers delivering heating fuel. This is due to the current adverse weather conditions across the country.
The relax
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Convictions for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences fall
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Jan 2013
According to the latest figures from VOSA the number of convictions for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences has almost halved since 2009.
However, breaches of drivers’ hours regularly tops the li
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Tighter rules on driving licence exchange for foreign drivers introduced 11 January 2013
Posted by AndrewT on 16th Jan 2013
Under new rules introduced on 11 January 2013, foreign drivers must now prove they have passed an appropriate driving test before getting a British licence.Previously some non EU drivers were able to
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6 months in jail for tachograph fraud & abuse of drivers’ hours.
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Jan 2013
On Friday 4 January 2013 Mr G. Davidson from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire was jailed for six months at Carlisle Crown Court for tachograph fraud.
The defendant was first stopped by the VOSA on 28 June 2
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Suspended custodial sentence for tachograph cheat
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Dec 2012
On Monday 17th December 2012, Richard Samuel Dewart, 44, owner of Dewart Transport, Waringstown, Northern Ireland was convicted of forgery and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, suspended for 3 year
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