Annual test fees to fall for most test sites
The DVSA is to lower the fees it charges for annual tests for trucks, buses and trailers at authorised testing facilities (ATFs), but raise them for tests carried out at […]
Warning over roadside fines for hours offences
A leading transport solicitor has warned that proposals to allow fixed penalty notices to be issued at the roadside for drivers’ hours offences committed in the preceding 28 days may […]
Scottish independence: the implications examined
Hauliers operating from or into Scotland face a period of uncertainty if the Scottish people vote for independence this autumn. It should be remembered, though, that a victory for the […]
British roads are getting safer
The number of deaths in road accidents has halved since 2000, according to statistics from the Department for Transport, with 1,713 people killed on the road in 2013. Recorded serious […]
No age limit for heavy vehicle tyres
There will be no immediate legislation restricting the age of tyres that can be fitted to heavy vehicles, the Department for Transport has said. After a fatal crash on the […]
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No compliance U-turn in Northern Ireland
There will be no U-turn on the road to greater compliance in Northern Ireland, the recently-appointed head of the Transport Regulation Unit (TRU) Donna Knowles told the Road Haulage Association’s […]
Maximum magistrates’ court fines may increase four-fold
Justice minister Jeremy Wright is proposing to increase the maximum fines imposable by magistrate courts four-fold: meaning that the ceiling for level four offences such as motorway speeding could rise […]
An ‘assured future’ for Scania as part of VW
Scania has an assured future as one of 12 brands that are part of the Volkswagen Group, the company’s president and chief executive Martin Lundstedt told Transport Operator, as the […]
Heavy-duty DAFs for the UK market
DAF has returned to the heavy-haulage market with a full range of four-axle Euro 6 CF and XF-cabbed specialist vehicles, including, for the first time from DAF in the UK, […]
