The regulations have been laid in parliament for the planned reforms to Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). The recommendations were made following a consultation with the vocational driving industry, you can read more details about the recommended reforms on GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/...
Looking to become a qualified Transport Manager? Why not join us and complete your Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Haulage Qualification. Our course is conducted in person by our experienced tutor who has over 40 years’ experience in the industry. The scheduled course dates...
Longer lorries will be introduced to Great Britain’s (GB’s) roads to support the government’s priority to grow the economy, boost productivity, slash road emissions and support supply chains. Legislation will be laid today (10 May 2023) to safely roll out the vehicles on roads from 31...
New Operator Reports Service goes live today, 24 March 2023 The new service will allow you to request the following reports: Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) and detailed report Vehicle Maintenance Test History Encounter reports The link to access ‘Your DVSA Operator Reports’ will...
The Department for Transport has today (2 March 2023) launched a consultation about proposed reforms to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) qualification. This consultation follows the review into DCPC which took place between November 2021 and January 2022 in response to acute driver shortages...
If you hold an operator’s licence it is important that your email address, telephone number and postal address held by us is correct. If your contact details are not correct you may not receive important correspondence from the traffic commissioner that may affect your operator’s licence. To...
Kevin Rooney, Traffic Commissioner for the West of England, made a plea to operators to prioritise the health and well-being of their drivers, during Logistics UK’s first Transport Manager Conference “Drivers are your greatest assets,” Rooney said, “We all need to lead them and control them...
A haulier that “patently failed” to adhere to the O-licensing regime and showed a worrying disregard of the importance of compliance has had its licence revoked. L&P London Services appeared before deputy traffic commissioner (TC) Anthony Seculer at a Leeds public inquiry (PI) after a...
Testing a vehicle’s braking performance is an important road safety aspect of the annual test and periodic maintenance inspections. As part of a Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV - motor vehicles & trailers) annual test, DVSA carries out a roller brake test according to the ISO...
Commercial operators are being reminded of the importance of carrying out regular maintenance all year round to avoid dangerous incidents as data reveals vehicles are issued 10 times more prohibitions 3 months after their annual test (MOT). DVSA examiners encountered a concerning 25 percentage point increase in prohibitions...
