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The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has announced that the existing Traffic Commissioner are being moved round, following the appointment of Nick Jones as the…

The Transport Committee is conducting an inquiry into road traffic law enforcement. The objective of this inquiry is to scrutinise how effectively the Government's policies…

The Transport Committee is conducting an inquiry into skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector. The Committee's objective is to investigate what action…

The DVSA has recently updated the Categorisation of Defects guide. The document is primarily used by DVSA enforcement examiners or authorised police constables and provides…

Businesses are free to enter into contracts on whatever terms they wish. However, if a contract relates to the sale of goods e.g. a lorry,…

The DVSA has announced that it is set to roll out remote enforcement nationwide after successfully piloting the system in the South West Traffic Area…

The DfT has stated that the government wanted to help develop an industry-led voluntary standard for the sector rather than operator licensing. However, the result…

Reporting driver defects effectively should be a key part of your vehicle maintenance regime. More importantly your drivers should know which defects to look for.…

Progress has been made with the new online operator licensing system as waiting times for digital applications will be reduced by 5 working days and…

Since 13 April 2015, a criminal court levy has been imposed on most cases where a defendant has either pleaded guilty or been found guilty…

Recent legislation has brought in two new driving offences:   Causing death by driving while disqualified; Causing serious injury by driving while disqualified.   The…

Arrangements for mutual recognition of driving disqualifications did exist between the UK (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Ireland. A driver resident in the UK…