Tag Archives: Police

Tachograph Offences, Drivers’ Hours and Card-Pulling: An Essential Guide for HGV and PSV Drivers

By admin | Published June 27, 2017

For many years the tachograph system has been central to the European haulage industry. Without it, the enforcement agencies (DVSA / police / Office of the Traffic Commissioner) would have no reliable or practical way of policing the rules on working time and drivers’ hours. But what happens […]

Posted in Tachograph Offences | Also tagged Crown Court, Driver Conduct Hearing, Drivers Hours, DVSA, HGV, Law, Lorry, Magistrates Court, Prosecution, Solicitor, tachograph, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer, VOSA Comments Off

5 Challenges Facing Dutch & Belgian Hauliers Operating Trucks in the UK (And How to Overcome Them)

By admin | Published January 22, 2017

Dutch and Belgian trucks carry a large percentage of all the goods that enter the UK each year by road. Without this vital trade, the UK economy would very quickly run into trouble. Transport companies in the Netherlands and Belgium are some of the most advanced and legally compliant anywhere […]

Posted in Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants / Border Force | Also tagged Barrister, Belgian, Belgium, Border Force, cabotage, Channel Ports, Clandestine entrant, CMR, Dutch, DVSA, hauliers, HMRC, impounded, Law, migrant, Netherlands, Seizure, Solicitor, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer Comments Off

5 MORE Quick and Easy Ways to Lose Your Operators’ Licence

By admin | Published December 19, 2016

Last month’s article “5 Quick and East Ways to Lose Your Operators’ Licence” generated a lot of positive feedback. So much so, that I’ve been asked to provide an update. With that in mind, here are: 5 MORE Quick and Easy Ways to Lose Your Operators’ Licence. This time, the […]

Posted in How to Stay Compliant with the Traffic Commissioner | Also tagged Crown Court, Daily Defect Reports, Driver Conduct Hearing, Drivers Hours, DVSA, hauliers, HGV, Lorry, Magistrates Court, Maintenance, operator's licence, Overloading, PMIs, PSV, Public Inquiry, Solicitor, tachograph, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Manager, VOSA 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 […]

Posted in Criminal Defence | Also tagged Barrister, Clandestine entrant, Court of Appeal, Criminal Defence, Crown Court, Death By Dangerous, DVSA, hauliers, HGV, Magistrates Court, Mobile phone, Police Station, Prosecution, Solicitor, Transport Lawyer, VOSA Comments Off

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 […]

Posted in Driver Conduct Hearings | Also tagged Driver, Driver Conduct Hearing, DVSA, hauliers, HGV, Lorry, Magistrates Court, Overloading, PCV, PG9, Prohibition notice, PSV, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer, Truck, 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 […]

Posted in Criminal Defence | Also tagged Barrister, Brexit, Criminal Courts, Driver Conduct Hearing, DVSA, Lorry, Magistrates Court, Mobile phone, phone, Sat Nav, Solicitor, Tomasz Kroker, Traffic Commissioner, Transport Lawyer, Truck Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Police

Tachograph Offences, Drivers’ Hours and Card-Pulling: An Essential Guide for HGV and PSV Drivers

5 Challenges Facing Dutch & Belgian Hauliers Operating Trucks in the UK (And How to Overcome Them)

5 MORE Quick and Easy Ways to Lose Your Operators’ Licence

Death by HGV

Driver Conduct Hearings: 7 Frequently Asked Questions

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

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