• New drivers’ hours advice issued

    Published On: Tuesday 22 March 2016

    Little appears to have changed in the DVSA’s latest updated advice on EU drivers’ hours regulations (Transport Operator 52), and what changes there are have been driven by shifting interpretation […]

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  • Simplified drivers’ hours guidance released

    Published On: Monday 9 March 2015

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has released simplified guidance on the European Union rules surrounding drivers’ hours and working time. The guidance, which has been produced by DfT in conjunction […]

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  • More vehicles exempt from EU hours rules

    Published On: Wednesday 4 February 2015

    GB or domestic drivers’ hours rules apply to some 7.5-tonne and livestock transport vehicles, instead of EC drivers’ hours rules, from 2 March. The changes are the result of new […]

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  • DVSA issues advice on drivers’ hours for utility vehicles

    Published On: Monday 14 April 2014

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued detailed guidance on its interpretation of EC Regulation 561/2006, whose effect is to exempt some vehicles used in connection with sewerage, […]

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  • Agencies launch combined clampdown on non-compliant Midlands hauliers

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    Government forces in the West Midlands have been combining their efforts to crack down on suspected tax evasion and other criminal activity within the haulage industry. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) led the […]

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  • VOSA clarifies animal waste rules after offal lot of confusion

    Published On: Tuesday 2 April 2013

    VOSA has issued guidance clarifying the national derogation that allows hauliers to carry animal waste under domestic, rather than EU, drivers’ hours laws in some circumstances. The Department for Transport, […]

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