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Senior TC issues draft guidance on fronting and phoenixing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 [...]
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’ [...]
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 [...]
