HGV drivers fined £34,410 in crack down on drivers’ hours and tachograph offences
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Jan 2014
A partnership operation by the police and VOSA over three weeks during November and December 2013 in Devon and Cornwall called Operation Fatigue resulted in fines of £34,410.
The operation involved t
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HGV driver fined £900 for drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Dec 2013
A HGV driver was given on-the-spot fines totalling £900 after he tried to falsify his drivers’ hours record.
The driver was stopped on 13 December during routine checks on HGVs on the M11.
VOSA exami
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DSA and VOSA replaced by Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Nov 2013
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency was launched today. The new agency will replace the existing Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA). It will be resp
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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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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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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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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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