DVSA name top drivers' hours offenders
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Nov 2021
During road safety week the DVSA published a list of operators committing drivers’ hours offences in the UK. The list includes thousands of operators based in the UK and in other European countries. 1
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Vocational driver conduct Statutory Document updated
Posted by AndrewT on 29th Sep 2020
The Senior Traffic Commissioner, has updated the Statutory Document on driver conduct (Statutory document 6), following a consultation on the proposed changes to how driver conduct issues are determin
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Changes to drivers’ hours and tachograph rules
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Aug 2020
As of 20 August 2020, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced some changes to the EU drivers’ hours and tachograph rules which were effective from that date. The guidance for both goods vehicles
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DVSA to resume HGV Testing
Posted by AndrewT on 22nd Jun 2020
The Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA) has will resume HGV testing from 4 July 2020. To help manage the demand as testing is resumed the DVSA have issued three-month exemptions for vehicles d
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DVSA publish their 2018 to 2019 Annual Review
Posted by AndrewT on 12th Jul 2019
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency work hard to keep everyone safe on our roads. They have just published their Annual Report for 2018 to 2019.
You can download a copy of the report here.
The r
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DVSA’s new search app makes enforcement checks quicker and easier
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Sep 2018
The DVSA’s frontline enforcement staff have access to a new search app to get all the information they need on a mobile phone or tablet device by scanning a licence plate or VIN number. This will save
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DVSA's Earned Recognition Pilot starts with 30 organisations
Posted by AndrewT on 5th Feb 2018
John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and a district council are among the 30 organisations that have signed up to the DVSA's Earned Recognition Pilot. Participating organisations will start to benefit from this ne
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Prison for breaking drivers’ hours
Posted by AndrewT on 30th Nov 2017
A HGV driver was handed out a six-month prison sentence for failing to take rest breaks and drivers’ hours offences.
The driver was stopped by DVSA staff. After downloading the tachograph data it was
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Three-year ban for misleading DVSA & missing tachograph downloads
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Nov 2017
A haulage firm director admitted that he deceived Government inspectors over employment of a transport manager and was disqualified by the West Midlands Traffic Commissioner, Nick Denton.
A Public In
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Descartes working with DVSA on Earned Recognition Pilot
Posted by AndrewT on 24th Oct 2017
Descartes has announced it is working with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the executive agency responsible for setting, testing and enforcing driver and vehicle standards in Great Bri
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DVSA launch Earned Recognition Pilot
Posted by Robin Layfield on 29th Sep 2017
Roadside checks cost operators time and money. Earned Recognition will help the DVSA target non-compliant operators. Earned Recognition proves that you meet driver and vehicle standards. Operators
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Fines of up to £1,500 for historic commercial drivers' hours offences
Posted by Robin Layfield on 26th Sep 2017
New rules mean the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be able to issue on-the-spot fines for any drivers’ hours offences committed in the previous 28 days. Currently, the DVSA can only br
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21-year ban for HGV driver
Posted by Robin Layfield on 7th Jul 2017
A HGV driver has been disqualified from professional driving until June 2038 after his driver card was used by another employee to commit serious offences.
The driver had his vocational driving licen
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HGV Roadside Emissions Tests
Posted by Robin Layfield on 26th Jun 2017
From August 2017, roadside checks of HGVs carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will include an emissions check.
The DVSA will target HGV drivers and operators attempting to c
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Smartanalysis reporting for Earned Recognition at Multimodal 2017
Posted by AndrewT on 22nd Mar 2017
The extensive reporting capabilities of Smartanalysis will accommodate the requirements DVSA set for transport operators to achieve Earned Recognition. Visitors to Multimodal 2017, taking place at the
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