HGV Task Force issue 450 prohibitions and warnings for drivers’ hours offence in 4 months
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Mar 2014
The dedicated HGV Task Force (a joint venture with Transport for London (TfL), DVSA and the Police) issued over 600 prohibitions for un-roadworthy vehicles in just four months. It was reported in www.
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Illegal, annoying and dangerous – but we do it anyway!
Posted by AndrewT on 24th Feb 2014
According to research conducted for Halfords, 32% of motorists admit to making or receiving a call on a hand-held phone whilst driving. This is despite the fact that 82% knew it was illegal. 78% had
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Time to get a grip of your HGV drivers’ hours?
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Feb 2014
Drivers’ hours infringements regularly top the offences reported by the authorities. Road transport operators need to demonstrate they understand the requirements of law regarding the digital tachogr
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Conclusions from the Traffic Commissioners report for 2012/13
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Jan 2014
The TC recently published their report for road transport and it provides some interesting reading.
The number of O-licences has fallen from 110,067 in 1999/2000 to 80,894 in 2012/13, a drop of 3,178
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Have your say on Government motoring agencies
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Jan 2014
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry into the Government’s motoring agencies. The purpose of the inquiry is to look at the user experience when interacting with them and make recommendation
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Drivers' hours prosecutions is the No1 offence in VOSA Effectiveness Report
Posted by AndrewT on 3rd Oct 2013
VOSA has published their effectiveness report for 2012 to 2013. It contains data on HGV testing and enforcement activity, with details on volumes and outcomes for both.
No real surprise to see Driver
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Have your say on Driver CPC
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Jul 2013
The DVSA have launched a consultation about improvements to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence. The current requirement is based on time spent in a face-to-face training environment rat
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Have your say on Driver CPC
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Jul 2013
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on Driver CPC to assess:
how effective it is
contribution to road safety
what could improve its effectiveness
The consultation addre
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HGV Road User Levy Bill - 6% to pay more?
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Jul 2013
On Mon 18th July Stephen Hammond MP corrected a figure quoted in debating the HGV Road User Levy Bill, on Tuesday 23 October 2012 and Tuesday 20 November 2012.
However 6% of vehicles will end up payi
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