New expenses rules may prove taxing for transport firms
Published On: Wednesday 10 February 2016
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
Published On: Friday 29 January 2016
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 [...]
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 – [...]
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 [...]
The Freight Transport Association has welcomed a raft of new proposals announced by the Department for Transport aimed at improving the safety of Britain’s roads. The suggested measures include preventing [...]
Revised guidance for traffic commissioners published
Published On: Thursday 21 January 2016
Beverley Bell, the senior traffic commissioner for Great Britain, has published a revised set of statutory documents, which outline a common approach for the way traffic commissioners (TCs) regulate commercial [...]
Plans by the French government to establish a permanent camp for would-be stowaways close to Dunkirk ferry port have been slammed by the Road Haulage Association (RHA). Last August, the [...]
