Driving Law
Career Progression and Expected Salary for ADR Drivers
Do you enjoy HGV driving, but are keen to improve your earning potential? If so, becoming an ADR driver may be the perfect career choice for you. This profession offers great rewards and interesting opportunities. With the right skillset and dedication, ADR drivers can progress their careers in various ways, earning higher salaries along the…
Read MoreA Week in the Life of a Transport Consultant for Total Compliance
Monday Early start today, with renewed inspiration to get back in the gym, I left London at 4.30am and headed to The Gym at Bedford, close to today’s site visit. After a workout and shower, I made the 15-minute drive to today’s customer. Merit Garden Products. This operator has a restricted operators licence and only…
Read MoreDo I need a DGSA?
As of 31 December 2022, every business that regularly consigns, transports, picks, packs, organises, fills, loads, or unloads dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterway must appoint a dangerous goods safety advisor (DGSA).ย Consignor-only companies involved in the transportation of dangerous goods must also appoint a DGSA. These rules are set out in the…
Read MoreThe Purpose of a DGSA
It has been a requirement of any business that regularly consigns, transports, picks, packs, organises, fills, loads, or unloads dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterway (including consignors/handlers) to appoint a Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA) since the Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) Regulations (โADR Regulationsโ) was updated…
Read MoreAre You Doing Driver Licence Checks and Why Are They Important?๏ฟผ
It is a legal requirement for companies to check the driving licences of their drivers, to ensure that they hold the correct licence to drive the vehicles they will be driving! This includes company cars, vans, lorries, buses and coaches. It also gives management the opportunity to monitor their drivers’ continued rights to drive their…
Read MoreWho Needs An Operator Licence?
๐พ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐? If you wish to operate vehicles larger than 3.5 tonnes or. Passenger carrying vehicles with more than eight passenger seats you will need to have an operators licence to trade. Depending on the nature of your operations will determine what kind of licence you will need. If transport is not…
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Records are kept (for at least 15 months) of all driver reports that record defects, and all safety inspection, routine maintenance and vehicle repair reports, and that these are made available on request. When it comes to vehicle maintenance it is essential that you retain evidence of all works completed on your vehicles. This could…
Read More๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ – ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Vehicle maintenance is a crucial element to operator licensing. It is one of the twelve undertakings and this demonstrates how important it is to safe and compliant operations. It does not matter how big or small your operations are the requirements for keeping your vehicles in a fit and serviceable condition is the same. Things…
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Like any part of Road Traffic Law, speed limits are important as they are set to ensure road safety. The Traffic Commissioners do, specifically, list ensuring that the vehicles held under an operators licence adhere to speed limits as one of the twelve operator licence undertakings. There are 2.4M speeding tickets issued every year and…
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The safe loading of vehicles is a fundamental requirement of both Traffic Commissioners requirements, as well as Road Traffic Law in general. Depending on which industry you are in, will determine what measures you will need to take to ensure compliance. From the days when Jonathan used to drive a fridge vehicle loaded with pallets,…
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