UK share of international traffic continues to decline
Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013
UK-registered trucks now perform just 18 per cent of driver-accompanied haulage to continental Europe, as shown by the latest statistics from the Department for Transport. The first quarter of 2013 [...]
VOSA has published a ‘guide for recovery operations’, which it says is the result of a need for “further clarification around the complex legislation relating to operating recovery vehicles.” The [...]
Excise duty penalties threaten UK third-party logistics providers
Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013
Some of Britain’s leading third-party logistics companies could be put out of business by penalties which HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) now has the powers to impose, warns the United [...]
Irish government urged to scrap fuel duty for hauliers
Published On: Monday 15 July 2013
The Irish government could save up to €750 million a year by scrapping the process of adding tell-tale green dye to duty-free diesel – and giving hauliers and coach operators, [...]
The Avia truck range will no longer be on offer in the UK after the Czech factory was closed in July by its parent Ashok Leyland of India. There is [...]
Senior TC issues draft guidance on fronting and phoenixing
Published On: Monday 15 July 2013
Operators ‘fronting’ (using a reputable person or company to allow one which has lost its repute to continue in business) or ‘phoenixing’ to avoid previous liabilities are likely to be [...]
Last year, VOSA issued 45 graduated fixed penalties and undertook three successful prosecutions of drivers who were found to have no evidence of Driver CPC qualification or exemption. The current [...]
Government proposes U-turn on Driver CPC exemptions
Published On: Wednesday 10 July 2013
The Driving Standards Agency is analysing responses to a consultation, which closed on 28 June, on two proposals it has made to widen the current scope of Driver CPC (DCPC) [...]
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, VOSA, and the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), are to merge during the course of the next year, the roads safety minister Stephen Hammond has [...]
