• 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) [...]

  • VOSA to merge with Driving Standards Agency

    Published On: Thursday 20 June 2013

    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 [...]

  • Nearly one in three foreign trucks unroadworthy

    Published On: Wednesday 12 June 2013

    Foreign trucks entering the UK are more likely to be overweight or have mechanical faults than British-registered vehicles, but their drivers are less likely to be in breach of drivers’ [...]

  • DfT plans changes to longer semi-trailer trial

    Published On: Wednesday 12 June 2013

    The Department for Transport has opened a consultation on plans to change the allocations process currently in operation for the trial of longer semi-trailers, launched in January 2012. The department said: “Given [...]

  • Operators’ views sought on EU’s impact on transport

    Published On: Tuesday 11 June 2013

    The Department for Transport has issued a call for evidence on how European Union policies impact on the UK transport sector, as part of a wider audit of the effects [...]

  • Surge in Driver CPC hours as enforcement steps up a gear

    Published On: Tuesday 11 June 2013

    April saw the largest number of drivers yet complete their 35 hours of mandatory training in order to acquire Driver CPC cards. The deadline for drivers from the passenger sector [...]

  • Headlamp aim remains top reason for heavy vehicle test fails

    Published On: Tuesday 11 June 2013

    Headlamp aim remained the top reason for trucks failing their annual tests in 2011-12, according to the latest report from VOSA, with nearly 11 per cent of HGVs presented for [...]

  • Industry thanks EU for oil price-fixing probe

    Published On: Tuesday 11 June 2013

    Key industry and political figures have welcomed the revelation that a formal investigation is underway by the European Commission into the issue of oil price-fixing. In mid-May, EC officials carried [...]

  • Volvo middleweights launched

    Published On: Tuesday 11 June 2013

    Volvo Trucks has revealed the Euro 6 versions of its FL and FE (pictured) middleweight trucks, with two new engines: the six-cylinder 7.7-litre D8K and the four-cylinder 5.1-litre D5K. The FE [...]