BREXIT – How will Article 50 affect the Transport Sector?
The UK government has yet to decide exactly when the UK will part company with the EU and the basis upon which they do so (and whether or not a 'so-called deal' is actually done) is still a long way down the road. Continue reading→
Double Penalties for Motorists Caught Using Mobile Phones
Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling has warned that under measures which came into force on 1st March 2017, motorists will face losing their licence if they are caught using their phone whilst driving. Continue reading→
Supreme Court Rules on Wheelchair Access, but are things any clearer?
On 18 January 2017 the Supreme Court of England and Wales announced its decision in the dispute over wheelchair access on buses which has been going since 2012. Continue reading→
Law Change Demands Equal Treatment for Disabled Taxi Users
From 6th April 2017 it will be illegal for taxi drivers and private hire vehicle drivers to discriminate against wheelchair users. Continue reading→
Heading To France? New Emissions Sticker Needed
Under a new government scheme in France designed to reduce emissions, from 31st March 2017 it will be mandatory for any non-French registered vehicles to display an emissions sticker setting out how much the vehicle pollutes. Continue reading→
Everything you wanted to know about MOTs for Commercial Vehicles!
Many operators may not always appreciate that annual M.O.T. test failures go against their records – even when it is the maintenance provider that is primarily at fault for failing to prepare a vehicle properly. Continue reading→
How to Solve the Driver Shortage Problem
Kevin McIvor, HR Consultant, considers the driver shortage problem in the commercial vehicle industry and looks at ways in which operators can adapt their ways in order to attract and retain drivers. Continue reading→
Working Under the Domestic Drivers’ Hours Rules
Ask many goods vehicle operators what is meant by "running on domestic rules" and they will assume that you are referring to the exceptions set out in the EU drivers' hours and record keeping rules. Continue reading→
Thinking of Buying or Selling a Transport Business?
It is as important to instruct a lawyer who has specialist transport expertise when purchasing or selling a transport business or its assets, as it is to instruct an expert transport lawyer when facing a criminal prosecution or call up to Public Inquiry. Continue reading→
Are Your Terms and Conditions of Carriage Up to Date?
Rushed off your feet just trying to keep on top of all the daily work that a commercial transport operation requires, it can be a sobering and distinctly uncomfortable experience to discover that the terms of a particular hire are not what you, the operator, thought they were. Continue reading→