Third-party pilots for Driver CPC practical module
Published On: Wednesday 7 December 2016
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has launched a pilot programme to explore the feasibility of the Driver CPC practical demonstration module (Part 4) for truck, bus and coach [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has expressed concern that many fleet operators are unaware of imminent taxation changes, which have been introduced by the government to fund apprenticeships. The apprenticeship [...]
The seven traffic commissioners (TCs) of Great Britain have released their annual report for 2015-16, highlighting a broad range of transport compliance and enforcement issues identified during the course of [...]
TCs could call time on ‘one size fits all’ O-licence fee
Published On: Tuesday 29 November 2016
The senior traffic commissioner (STC) has cast doubt on the continuation of the ‘one size fits all’ flat fee structure which currently funds the operator licensing system for truck and [...]
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
Published On: Thursday 24 November 2016
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 [...]
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
Published On: Monday 7 November 2016
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 [...]
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 [...]
