Trade groups welcome fuel duty freeze
The industry’s major trade associations have welcomed a Treasury decision to implement a seventh consecutive annual fuel duty freeze, announced as part of the recent Autumn statement, following reports earlier […]
Driver CPC likely to remain post-Brexit, say experts
Experts at a recent industry debate have suggested that the UK’s exit from the European Union will not give rise to the domestic scrapping of the Driver CPC qualification. Training […]
DfT publishes HGV speed limit increase evaluation
The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its first-year evaluation of the impact of HGV speed limit increases in England and Wales, which took effect in April last year. The […]
Truckers ‘driven to despair’ by DVLA medical failings
The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has been slammed by the Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Dame Julie Mellor, for letting down truck drivers who have had licences […]
Driver wages rise to counter skills shortage
The supply of truck drivers to the UK transport industry is improving thanks to higher wages, but questions are being raised by the Freight Transport Association and others about the […]
Change afoot as hauliers steel themselves for Brexit
Even though the Brexit process has hardly started, hauliers are already experiencing changes both positive and negative as a result of the June vote for the UK to leave the […]
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DVSA reviews tacho centre rules
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been reviewing proposals to improve rules for approved tachograph centres (ATCs) which are responsible for the installation, calibration and inspection of tachographs. […]
Call to make London LEZ Euro 6-only by 2020
The Institute for Public Policy Research, which describes itself as “the UK’s leading progressive thintank” has urged further restrictions on diesel-engined vehicles in London to combat levels of air pollution […]
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Driver CPC card issuing changes
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced changes to how Driver CPC cards are issued. For drivers who complete their periodic training more than 12 months before their […]
