Finding a reliable workshop where you have confidence in what you’re buying, just got easier with the launch of the industry’s Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS).
Our stopping officers are authorised to identify and direct vehicles to check sites for further investigation. In most cases, drivers follow the instructions given by DVSA stopping vehicles. However, some choose to ignore them.
Our enforcement teams at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recently supported a major operation to target foreign criminals using the roads.
We’ve reviewed the OCRS system through our complaints and enquiries service, and from feedback from traffic and vehicle examiners. As a result, we’ve introduced some changes and operators can request a report from today (Tuesday 6 December 2016).
From today (14 November 2016), you can use the new online services to apply for and manage vehicle operator licences. You should find the redesigned services much easier to use than the old self-service system they replace.
From Wednesday 1 February 2017, we won’t be accepting any technical applications for the HGV, PSV, Trailer, Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and approval schemes by email.
Instead, you’ll need to apply online through GOV.UK.
It’s been a while since our last update on Vehicle Operator Licensing the new online system that’s replacing operator licensing self service.
In this blog we look at how we've tested the new service and what you need to do to get ready for it.
...rules around drivers’ hours and tachographs and other behaviour and offending, such as using a mobile phone while driving. While traffic commissioners deal with every case of adverse conduct on...
In this guest blog, THINK! talks about their new cycle safety campaign. The campaign is encouraging lorry drivers to take the extra time to look out for cyclists.
We’d like to thank everyone who completed the survey about our ATF forums and let you know that we’ve used your valuable feedback to develop future plans for both our forums and communications channels.
...also affect the operator’s licence itself. A standard licence holder In April this year, Traffic Commissioner for the East of England, Richard Turfitt, revoked a haulage firm’s licence on the...