Tunnel Codes

Tunnel Codes The international carriage of dangerous goods is regulated by the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage on Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR).

Owner Drivers To Be Included In Working Time Directive Rules

Owner-drivers will have to contend with a 48-hour week under working time legislation in addition to drivers’ hours' rules, after an unsuccessful vote last week in the European Parliament (EP) to perm...

Driver CPC Statement of Periodic Training

Driver CPC Statement of Periodic Training The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) Records and Evidence Unit has confirmed the procedures for drivers to obtain statements of periodic training they have unde...

Does Your Organisation Need To Renew Its Working Time Agreements?

When the Road Transport Regulations on working time were introduced in April 2005, they allowed workers and employers to vary night work limits as well as to extend and set by calendar the reference p...

New Driver Licences

The Department for Transport has just published plans to change UK driving licences for new motorbike, truck and bus drivers and people who want to tow medium-sized trailers.

Upcoming Transport Legislation

2009 • 1 October – PSV impounding – Enabling legislation is in place to introduce impounding for public service vehicle operators that use vehicles without holding an operator’s licence – broadly mirr...

Graduated Fixed Penalties

VOSA Roadside EnforcementAs you may be aware, from 28th May 2009 the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) can begin to issue fixed penalty notices at roadside checks to drivers who have broken the law.

Mirror retrofit 31st March 2009

Under Directives 2003/97/EC and 2005/27/EC new goods vehicles over 7.

10 September 2009 - Driver training directive

Driver training directive: The European Commission has published a directive requiring initial and five-yearly training of professional goods and passenger vehicle drivers.

January 2008 - speed limiters

Speed limiters: The final phase of European legislation introducing speed limiters to vehicles over 3.

April 2009 Statutory holiday increases

The Government has amended the working time regulations to increase statutory paid holiday entitlement from four weeks to 5.

Driver CPC for Bus, Coach and Lorry Drivers

A new qualification for professional bus, coach and lorry drivers - the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) - has been given the Government go-ahead.

January 2008 - ADR - additional fire extinguishers

ADR - additional fire extinguishers: ADR vehicles over 7.

January 2008 - EU driver's record changes

EU driver's hours and records changes: EC Regulation 561/2006 introduces the requirement to fit a tachograph to those vehicles which lost exemption in April 2007 and a requirement for drivers to be a...

New Drivers Hours' Rules

On 11 April 2007, the current Regulations governing drivers’ hours will change, and Council Regulation (EC) No 3820/85 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.

Security of Dangerous Goods by Road

Enforcement: VOSA are fully authorised by the Department of Transport to carryout roadside and site checks to confirm or deny if companies are abiding by the regulations, companies failing to follow t...

The Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2007

2007 No. 923 PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND The Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2007 Made 19th March 2007 Laid before Parliament 23rd March 2007 Coming into force 1st July 2007 The Secretary of Sta...

Social Legislation in Road Transport

SOCIAL LEGISLATION IN ROAD TRANSPORT Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, Directive 2006/22/EC, Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 GUIDANCE NOTE 4 Issue: Recording of driving time by digital tachographs when d...