DVSA: don’t hire discs to other operators
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has reminded operators that the practice of lending or hiring vehicle operator licence (O-licence) discs is illegal, and can harm the repute of […]
Tougher sentencing guidelines ‘a wake-up call’ for fleets
Driving licence checks provider Licence Bureau has warned that revised sentencing guidelines for health and safety breaches and corporate manslaughter introduced last month should act as “a major wake-up call” […]
Trade groups react to phone penalty proposals
Both the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Freight Transport Association (FTA) have responded to a recently launched consultation by the Department for Transport (DfT) into proposed increases in penalties for […]
New expenses rules may prove taxing for transport firms
Jim Wright, partner at corporate law specialist Shulmans LLP, assesses the potential impact of the 2016 Finance Bill on fleet operators After April this year, transport operators may need to […]
FTA: fuel duty hike would be ‘irresponsible’
Ahead of the chancellor George Osborne’s Budget statement on Wednesday 16 March, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that a fuel duty increase would be “economically irresponsible”. The statement […]
New DVSA boss appointed
The new chief executive of the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be Gareth Llewellyn, who will take over from acting chief exec Paul Satoor on 1 April. Llewellyn, […]
Thousands of LGV licence holders not driving trucks
The much-reported shortage of UK truck drivers may be attributed more to a paucity of attractive employment opportunities in the industry than a dearth of large goods vehicle (LGV) licence […]
How long will low diesel prices last?
After years of struggling with among the highest fuel duty and overall diesel prices in Europe, the British transport industry is now coming to terms with low diesel costs – […]
How truck sales boomed in 2015
Last year, the British truck market enjoyed one of its best years since the heady days of 1988. Projected sales targets were smashed as more than 44,000 new trucks of […]
