Based upon the current situation, the relaxation of both EU and GB Drivers' Hours Laws; due to end on 21st April 2020 has now been extended to 31st May 2020.
For full details on the relaxation; and this new extension, please follow this link.
Originally published on the 14th February 2020, the Department for Transport recently updated their guidance for workers in the Transport Industry.
The read the guidance, please follow this link.
The Offices of the Traffic Commissioners have released the article as a temporary update to the statutory documents no. 2, 3, 4, 9 & 14.
The article overs many topics that can (and will) effect operators in the coming weeks; such as maintenance, finances and staff.
To read the article in full, please follow this link.
As of 21st March 2020, and lasting for three months there after; any lorry or trailer requiring an MOT test within this period will automatically be issued an exemption as the Government brings in steps to keep the economy moving.
For more details, please read the article at this link.
For further information, please review this link for the DVSA Gov.uk website.
In light of the current circumstances concerning Coronavirus (Covid 19), the office of the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have released the following document:
"Response to Covid 19 - Operator Licensing, Local Bus Service Registration and Vocational Driver Conduct"
The document is to act as "...temporary guidance and directions.." for operators during these difficult times & tackles important questions such as short-term extensions to vehicle caps on licenses, the loses of access to operating centres and the inability to run certain services…
On 2nd August 2018, the Office of the Traffic Commissioner released their annual report for 2017/18. In it, they outline improves the industry has seen over the period; including reduced waiting times for license applications, harsher punishments for operators who operate dangerous/under maintained vehicles, as well as issuing a promise to reduce the time it takes offenders to be caught & prosecuted.
You can find the year published here; as well as a blog post on the Gov.uk website going over…
With the latest changes to funds required for both a standard national & standard international licence holders will increase by £100 for the 1st vehicle to £7950 and £50 for each additional vehicles to $4400.
There is no change to the level of funds that must be available to a restricted licence holder or applicant.
As we mentioned in a previous news post; both the DVSA and the Office of the Traffic Commissioner have been enacting a crackdown on vehicles and operators found to be using AdBlue cheating devices.
Recently released figures show that between August 2017 & February 2018, nearly 400 trucks where found to have such a device installed; with the breakdown showing that that UK-registered vehicles are more likely than foreign-registered vehicles to have the devices installed. Of 4339 UK-Registered vehicles checked, 261…
In a new push against the use of emulators; devices designed to bypass or disable the AdBlue systems installed on a vehicle, both the DVSA and the office of the Traffic Commissioner have said they will take a 'Dim View' of any operator whose vehicles are found to have the devices installed.
In a recent incident, the presence of such a device was the grounds for the revocation of an operators' license and the office of the Traffic Commissioner have warned…