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Halloween hall of HGV horrors

Posted by: Gareth Prismick, Posted on: 29 October 2019 - Categories: Enforcement
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As Halloween creeps up on us, we thought we’d share with you these recent horror stories that our enforcement officers have spotted on our roads.

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Historical drivers' hours offences: 1 year on

Posted by: Mark Horton, Posted on: 20 March 2019 - Categories: Enforcement
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It's been 1 year since DVSA started being able to issue fines for up to 5 drivers' hours offences committed in the previous 28 days. On the first anniversary, DVSA enforcement policy manager Mark Horton tells you how it's gone.

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Keeping your operator licence promises

Posted by: Office of the Traffic Commissioner, Posted on: 6 April 2016 - Categories: Operator licence
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...licence. These promises are always the same for restricted and standard operators, even though many restricted licence holders may not always see themselves as hauliers. So with this in mind,...

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Drivers’ hours: staying on track

Posted by: Office of the Traffic Commissioner, Posted on: 15 March 2016 - Categories: Operator licence, Safe driving
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...of a person’s driving, other work and rest periods. These checks identify whether a driver has been driving or working excessively and if they’ve been driving while tired. Drivers and...

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Changes to tachograph rules for local journeys

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 21 January 2015 - Categories: Operator licence, Safe driving
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Soon some vehicles will no longer need to be fitted with tachograph recording equipment and their drivers will not have to comply with EC drivers’ hours rules, but with GB drivers’ hours rules instead.

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Changes to tachograph rules for local journeys

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 6 October 2014 - Categories: Operator licence, Safe driving
UK map showing 100 km radius

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.

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Utility service maintenance caveat to EC drivers hours exemptions

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 7 April 2014 - Categories: Safe driving
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Vehicles which are used in connection with sewerage, flood protection, water, gas and electricity maintenance services may be exempt from the EC drivers’ hours rules.

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Drivers hours - when you should keep records

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 24 February 2014 - Categories: Safe driving
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Many drivers find drivers’ hours and tachographs a complicated subject. If you only drive occasionally, it can be a real struggle to remember the details which help you to stay within the law. Here we provide some advice on what types of activity you should record and what to show to an enforcement officer.

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