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  Would it first be possible to get a run-down of exactly what the law on drink driving is for truck drivers in the UK…

George Osborne is to announce how £100bn will be spent from 2015-2020 on projects including nuclear and new sources of energy, including shale gas and…

On 23 June 2013, changes to the brake performance test procedures and standards were introduced: The minimum brake efficiency requirement for ‘M1’ vehicles first used…

Councillors in County Kerry, Ireland, have dreamt up an alternative method of dealing with the problem of drink drivers.  Instead they have just suggested raising…

The Roads Safety Minister, Stephen Hammond, has announced that the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) and Driving Standards Agency (DSA) are to merge into…

Conservatives on Essex County Council have proposed to ban HGVs from overtaking on the Essex stretch of the A12 because they say the vehicles in…

As a result of a recent Government consultation on Fixed Penalty Notices, new levels are to be introduced by legislation changes in July 2013.  Below…

The Department for Transport has recently launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Guidance.  It is due to close on the 15th…

The European Commission has announced that it no longer plans to remove all cabotage restrictions in 2014 because concerns were raised over it being complex…

The Offence The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 has recently introduced the offence of “Causing serious injury by dangerous driving.”  The…

VOSA has launched a consultation on proposed changes to some of the fees it charges for a number of its services. This includes changes to fees for: HGV…

The Driver CPC was introduced across Europe for Large Goods Vehicle licence holders from 10 September 2009.  It became applicable both for drivers already holding…