Campaign to Bar Schools from using Section 19 Permits
In March 2024 a campaign was started to end the operation of minibuses by schools and colleges under Section 19 permits.
In March 2024 a campaign was started to end the operation of minibuses by schools and colleges under Section 19 permits.
The DVSA has published an update to their digital transformation project for heavy vehicle testing. The update is for the new Manage Your Vehicle Testing (MyVT) digital service across vehicle testing.
In a Section 19 Public Inquiry hearing heard last year (2023) the Traffic Commissioner highlighted again the importance of permit operators ensuring that their vehicles allow passengers and other road users to be safe.
In August 2023, it was announced that from 2024 the penalties imposed on employers who are found to be employing people who do not have a right to work in the UK would be tripled, in an effort to curb this “black-market” practice and raise the disincentives for people to come to the UK to live and work illegally.