Simplified guidance on EU rules on drivers’ hours and working time
Simplified but far from simple. The Department for Transport have published a new 23 page guide to simplify the EU drivers’ hours and working time rules.…
Free EU Drivers’ Hours Law Guide
Download our free guide to EU Drivers’ Hours Law. If you want help in managing your compliance with drivers’ hours see Smartanalysis, the leading tachograph analysis…
Ramping up drivers’ hours enforcement in EU
EU laws regarding tachographs and drivers’ hours are ineffective if there is inadequate enforcement of them. In the UK the DVSA and Police are responsible for…
Ramping up enforcement of drivers’ hours and tachograph regulations in the EU
Thirteen HGV drivers were found guilty of tachograph fraud during a large Police Operation that took place in November in Aalter in Belgium. In total fifty…
EU Drivers’ hours compliance – A summary guide for new drivers and operators
All professional LGV, bus and coach drivers are governed complex rules concerning the use of the vehicle tachograph and their drivers’ hours. This summary guide provides…
Who are the real beneficiaries from the HGV Road User Levy?
The Department for Transport (DfT) revealed that almost 150 fines were issued to road transport operators for not paying the HGV Road User Levy in the…
Foreign truck drivers to pay £10 a day to use British roads – Be careful what you wish for.
The Department for Transport have revealed plans for new legislation to charge foreign truck £10 a day to use British roads by 2015. The new Transport…
If you don’t know what an éthylotest is right now you soon will
Any vehicle travelling through France from July 1st 2012 will be required to carry a disposable breathalyser or ‘éthylotest’ or alcometer. The device must be un-used…