Advice and guidance for operators and transport managers of trucks, buses and vans
One of our most important jobs in developing the new operator licence self service system is to make it easier for operators to manage their licences online. We want to hear what you think about the developments we've made so far.
Today, 29 October, European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) now includes multi-stage build trucks, special types vehicles and trailers, and special purpose vehicles.
If you change your business entity - for example, from a sole trader to a limited company - you must apply for a new operator licence. This includes publishing an advert in the local paper and submitting the right financial information. Here we explain more about the pitfalls to watch out for and how to make sure you can still run your fleet.
Our Remote Enforcement Office provides a more streamlined enforcement service that poses less of a burden to compliant operators and frees up resource to focus on serious and serial law breakers. Here we take a closer look at the trial and how this will inform our plans for the future of enforcement.
Soon some vehicles will no longer have to be fitted with tachograph recording equipment and their drivers will not have to comply with EC drivers’ hour rules, but with GB drivers’ hours rules instead.
All professional bus, coach and lorry drivers must have completed their first block of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) periodic training by today (10 September) to continue working. Operators and drivers who have not caught up with this deadline must get this sorted out.
Here’s a sneak preview of the new layout we’re designing as part of our work to improve operator licensing self service. We’re working with the government’s digital team to make sure the system is available through the Government’s website, GOV.UK.
The European Union's roadworthiness package agrees the minimum standards for the annual test and roadside inspections of all vehicles within the Union. But how will we make those directives a practical reality for commercial vehicles on British roads?
Transport managers have a demanding job: you make sure that an operator's vehicles are roadworthy and drivers comply with traffic and drivers’ hours rules. You are also responsible to the wider public, through the traffic commissioner, for making sure your operator is compliant with road safety regulations. For some operators though, things can go badly wrong... here's what we'd like to see when the situation becomes difficult.
Truck, bus and coach operators in Scotland should plan ahead for the Commonwealth Games, which run from 23 July to 3 August, as they will be vital to the smooth running of the event.