Date: 25/01/2016 As of 25th January 2016, the exemption for drivers who are not carrying goods or passengers and where driving is not their principal activity, has been increased from...
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Date: 31/12/2015 Consultation The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on the implementation of EU Regulation 165/2014 specifying a new generation of Tachograph units which will be required to...
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Date: 01/10/2015 It is illegal to smoke in a car (or other vehicle) with anyone under 18. The law changed on 1 October 2015, to protect children and young people...
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Date: 02/09/2015 As of 1 September 2015, Transport for London's safer lorry scheme went live. The scheme requires all vehicles of more than 3.5 tonnes to be fitted with class...
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Date: 04/04/2014 Following the merger of VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) and the DSA (Driving Standards Agency), the two government agencies have combined to create the DVSA (Driver and...
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Date: 25/06/2009 The international carriage of dangerous goods is regulated by the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage on Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). The 2009 Edition is applicable from...
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Date: 17/06/2009 Owner-drivers will have to contend with a 48-hour week under working time legislation in addition to drivers' hours' rules, after an unsuccessful vote last week in the European...
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Date: 01/06/2009 DVSA Roadside Enforcement As you may be aware, from 28th May 2009 the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been able to issue fixed penalty notices at...
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Date: 04/06/2007 A new qualification for professional bus, coach and lorry drivers - the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) - has been given the Government go-ahead. In future, just...
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Date: 02/04/2007 On 11 April 2007, the current Regulations governing drivers' hours changed, and Council Regulation (EC) No 3820/85 was replaced by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. Although some of the...
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