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Proposal to make historical drivers’ hours offences subject to Fixed Penalty Notices   The Department for Transport (DfT) has recently opened a consultation on proposed…

The Office of the Traffic Commissioners has recently announced that Self service operator licensing will be extended next year and operators will be able to…

As we move into the New Year, it is inevitable that the number of court cases involving the haulage industry will increase as the predictable…

The London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has just announced that he wishes to prevent lorries without cycle safety equipment from entering London.  This measure is part…

Recently, here at Dyne Solicitors, we have dealt with a spate of operators who have been called to Public Inquiry and each case has involved…

Pre-Journey Checks To avoid difficulties when travelling during the winter months, drivers should make the following pre-journey checks petrol (or diesel) - don’t run out…

The Department for Transport has stated that it is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and…

Today a Government consultation has been opened to consider the proposal of transforming the Highways Agency into a government-owned company. The consultation sets out the…

The introduction of the French Ecotax has been postponed until 1 January 2014, after a trial this summer revealed problems with the technology used to…

It was recently announced that all UK ADR drivers whose driver training photo card was issued after 29 October 2012 will receive a replacement card…

The Highways Agency (the Agency) is proposing a £1.5 billion scheme to improve the A14 trunk road between Huntingdon and Cambridge, over approximately 25 miles.…

The EU proposals for harmonising roadworthiness tests, roadside inspections and vehicle documentation (“the Roadworthiness Package”) have been adopted by the European Parliament’s Transport Committee. As…