‘Name-only’ transport managers face suspension
Operators still using ‘flag of convenience’ transport managers can expect to find themselves in serious trouble if they come up before a traffic commissioner (TC), North Eastern TC Kevin Rooney […]
Scotland’s traffic commissioner in Commonwealth Games warning
The traffic commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken, has written to every HGV, bus and coach operator in the country about the potential impact of the forthcoming Glasgow Commonwealth Games on […]
TC warns transport managers over public inquiry attendance
Transport managers who fail to attend when summoned to public inquiry are in danger of losing their repute and professional competence, a traffic commissioner has warned. Nick Denton, the commissioner […]
Traffic commissioner: some operators ‘no idea’ how to use tachos
Nick Denton, the traffic commissioner for London and the South East, has raised concerns about some restricted licence-holders’ neglect of their legal duties when it comes to digital tachographs. The […]
Traffic commissioners’ annual report released
The independent traffic commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales have released their annual report for 2012-13 – in which they have outlined recent developments in their work overseeing operator licensing […]
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Bell tells transport managers to toughen up
Senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell has warned transport managers that they must face up to their legal responsibilities as outlined by Act of Parliament, or get out of the industry. […]
MPs publish report on work of VOSA
The House of Commons transport select committee has published its report on the work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, VOSA, in which it has highlighted ‘significant communciation problems’ between the […]
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Senior TC to MPs: VOSA ‘not targeting the serially and seriously non-compliant’
The senior traffic commissioner, Beverley Bell, has raised serious concerns to MPs about perceived weaknesses in VOSA’s transport enforcement regime. Bell’s comments came during an outspoken appearance at a recent […]
Driver CPC: six months left for PCV, and no last-minute reprieve
The deadline for bus and coach drivers to complete their Driver CPC periodic training is just six months from today – and the Freight Transport Association has warned that those […]
