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Brake testing on PMI....
Will have to be done using a rolling road from April next year. Decelerometer (Bowmonk) testing and 'road tests' will likely no longer be...

Martyn
Nov 1, 20241 min read
Serious failings leading to License Revocation
As featured in Commercial Motor on 29/08/24, a Devon firm had their operator's license revoked by Western Area Traffic Commissioner Kevin...

Martyn
Sep 11, 20241 min read


Understanding the regulatory process
The road to public inquiry, and beyond... Goods vehicle operators can find themselves trading as normal one minute, then dealing with a...

Martyn
Mar 23, 20232 min read


Bradford CAZ - Exemptions
Exemptions are available for the CAZ for businesses and SME's based in the Bradford area. Full details are available on the Bradford...

Martyn
Oct 14, 20221 min read


Driver walk-round checks!
Driver walk-round checks! Important.....why? They can prevent breakdowns and prohibitions.....yes. Also, DVSA have been actively...

Martyn
May 27, 20221 min read


Bradford CAZ Update
I've heard a variety of erroneous impressions of the forthcoming Bradford CAZ recently, including some colourful personal opinions as you...

Martyn
Feb 3, 20221 min read


Relaxation of Drivers hours enforcement: Update
Once again DVSA will be practicing a relaxation of enforcement from midnight 12th January to midnight 10th February. If you wish to make...

Martyn
Jan 11, 20221 min read


DVLA Licence Delays....what to do
Those who have drivers that have sent licences for renewal or may be doing so shortly here’s the latest regarding Enforcement Vocational...

Martyn
Jul 27, 20212 min read


Compliance audits....when more is 'less'.
Let's face it, having a consultant come to your office/yard and pick through every piece of paperwork you have then clamber over your...

Martyn
Jun 4, 20211 min read


It's good to Torque!
A re-torque is standard procedure after wheel removal by a maintenance or tyre fitter. Usually a static re-torque is performed after...

Martyn
Feb 25, 20211 min read


Tyre ban goes live
10 year old tyre ban on front steered axles in force from today - 1st Feb 2021 This will be checked at DVSA roadside encounters, with...

Martyn
Feb 1, 20211 min read


ECMT Permits update
Applications for ECMT permits will be accepted until the deadline on 20th November. You will need a permit to move goods to the EU...

Martyn
Nov 9, 20201 min read


Tyres over 10 years old to be banned
DVSA have announced that tyres 10 years or over are to be banned, and classed as an annual test failure. From 21st February 2021 it will...

Martyn
Oct 30, 20201 min read


Driver CPC changes
A review by the EU commission has decreed a change to driver CPC to be approved by JAUPT and monitored by DVSA. This means drivers will...

Martyn
Oct 27, 20201 min read


Tachograph management
Today's travels led to Bradford and a couple of restricted operators I look after. Whilst there, I struck up a conversation with another...

Martyn
Aug 27, 20202 min read


Restricted....not curtailed!
More and more companies operating a restricted licence, that is, moving their own goods, are appearing before the Traffic Commissioner....

Martyn
Jul 11, 20201 min read


HGV Testing to restart in July!
HGV Annual testing is coming back.....on the 4th July. DVSA are sending in testers to ATF's with social distancing measures in place....

Martyn
Jun 19, 20201 min read


Safety inspections & Covid-19
The current Covid-19 crisis has unfortunately given rise to more myths than ancient Greece as far as road transport is concerned! DVSA...

Martyn
Mar 30, 20202 min read


Brake testing - a Public Inquiry perspective
The % of MOT failures due to inadequate brake performance is going down, slowly, because the message is getting across. However, brake...

Martyn
Feb 19, 20201 min read


Licence applications - how long does it really take?
Anyone visiting the public counter at Leeds Traffic Area office will no doubt have seen the statistics on the wall that over 90% of both...

Martyn
Dec 1, 20192 min read
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