Tag Archives: DVSA

Operating Centres, Public Inquiries and the Traffic Commissioner

By admin | Published November 28, 2016

Let’s face it, few people like living next to an Operating Centre. Whether you run a single truck or a fleet of 200 lorries, you can expect resistance from local residents. Typical complaints include: Vehicle noise Road congestion Damage to verges Dust Mud left on roads Entrance and exit […]

Posted in How to Stay Compliant with the Traffic Commissioner, Public Inquiries | Also tagged Environmental, Operating centre, Public Inquiry, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer Comments Off

Death by HGV

By Harry Bowyer | Published November 24, 2016

Most HGV drivers don’t realise how close to a prison sentence they are merely by opening the door to their cab. A moment’s distraction whilst fiddling with a mobile phone, tachograph or radio could mean disaster for both the driver and others. It is also not uncommon for an operator […]

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Driver Conduct Hearings: 7 Frequently Asked Questions

By admin | Published November 23, 2016

Driver Conduct Hearing Every day across Britain, a small number of truck and bus drivers will find letters on their doormats from the Traffic Commissioner calling them to attend a driver conduct hearing. To some it will be expected, to others it will come as a complete surprise. Whatever the […]

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5 Quick and Easy Ways to Lose Your Operators’ Licence

By admin | Published November 19, 2016

Did you know that it’s really easy to lose your operators’ licence? One of the simplest ways is to fail to keep the Traffic Commissioner up to date with any changes that could affect your licence. Here are 5 quick and easy ways to have it taken off […]

Posted in How to Stay Compliant with the Traffic Commissioner | Also tagged Finance, Financial Standing, hauliers, HGV, Magistrates Court, Mobile phone, Operating centre, Public Inquiry, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer, Transport Manager, undertakings, VOSA Comments Off

Lives and Loads Put at Risk by a Simple Lack of Lorry Parking

By admin | Published November 16, 2016

A severe shortage of lorry parking in the UK is placing the lives of lorry drivers and the public at risk, and making it easier than ever for thefts from lorries to occur. Consider the position of a long-distance lorry driver: after driving your load for hours you […]

Posted in Other Transport Matters | Also tagged Brexit, Channel Ports, Crown Court, Driver Conduct Hearing, HGV, Kent, Layby, Lorry, Magistrates Court, MP, Parking, Public Inquiry, Seizure, tachograph, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer, Truck, VOSA Comments Off

Traffic Commissioners’ Public Inquiries – 7 Frequently Asked Questions

By Harry Bowyer | Published November 12, 2016

Operating a business involving HGVs or PSVs is a daunting task. Outside of the Aviation and Nuclear Industries, our Industry is one of the most tightly-regulated there is. Even the most careful Operator can find themselves on the receiving end of a poor DVSA compliance audit. This might be […]

Posted in How to Stay Compliant with the Traffic Commissioner, Public Inquiries | Also tagged hauliers, Operating centre, operator's licence, PCV, PG9, Prohibition notice, PSV, repute, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer, Transport Manager, undertakings, VOSA Comments Off

What does “Using” a Phone at the Wheel Actually Mean? – You May be Surprised!

By admin | Published November 4, 2016

The tragic death of a mother and her three children, crushed by lorry driver Tomasz Kroker, has rightly raised the subject of phone use behind the wheel to the public’s attention. Kroker, sentenced to 10 years for causing death by dangerous driving, admitted in court to changing the music […]

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The Traffic Commissioner’s “Seven Deadly Sins” – Have you committed any of them?

By admin | Published October 28, 2016

Starting off in the haulage and road transport industry for the first time can be a daunting experience. From day one an operator is expected to be 100% compliant with the many hundreds of rules, regulations, and directions governing the operation of their vehicles. These cover everything from […]

Posted in How to Stay Compliant with the Traffic Commissioner | Also tagged Dangerous Load, Driver Conduct Hearing, Drivers Hours, HGV, Licence, Overloading, Public Inquiry, tachograph, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer, VOSA Comments Off

Environmental Representors and How to Deal With Them

By Harry Bowyer | Published October 14, 2016

What is an Environmental Representor? There are two classes of representor who can make representations against the grant or variation of an operating licence. The first class is the “Statutory Objector” who are listed under section 12 (2) of the Goods Vehicles (Licencing of Operators) Act 1995 (the Act) […]

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Challenging Civil Penalties For Clandestine Entrants

By admin | Published August 2, 2016

Heavy Civil Penalties levied on haulage companies and truck drivers for unknowingly carrying migrants into the UK are yet again skyrocketing this summer. A recent Parliamentary investigation concluded that as much as £6.5 million of these penalties had been issued to the haulage sector, a full £2.4 million of which remained unpaid. […]

Posted in Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants / Border Force | Also tagged Brexit, Channel Ports, Clandestine entrant, hauliers, Lucy Allan, migrant Comments Off

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