Legislation Updates

Date: 25/01/2016 The exemption for drivers who are not transporting products or people and for whose driving is not their primary occupation has been raised from a 50 km radius...

Date: 31/12/2015 Consultation A consultation on the implementation of EU Regulation 165/2014, which specifies a new generation of tachograph units that must be fitted to newly registered vehicles starting approximately...

Date: 01/10/2015 Anyone under the age of 18 is not allowed to smoke in a car (or other vehicle). On October 1, 2015, the law was revised to better safeguard...

Date: 02/09/2015 The safer lorry program launched by Transport for London on September 1st. All vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes must comply with the scheme's requirement that they be...

Date: 04/04/2014 The DSA (Driving Standards Agency) and VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) merged on April 2, 2014, resulting in the formation of the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards...

Date: 25/06/2009 The European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage on Dangerous Goods by Road governs the transportation of dangerous goods across borders. (ADR). The 2009 Edition will be used starting...

Date: 17/06/2009 Following last week's unsuccessful vote in the European Parliament (EP) to permanently exempt the self-employed from the laws, owner-drivers will now have to deal with a 48-hour work...

Date: 01/06/2009 Roadside Enforcement by DVSA You may be aware that starting on May 28, 2009, drivers who have breached the law can receive fixed penalty letters from the Driver...

Date: 04/06/2007 The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), a new certification for professional bus, coach, and truck drivers, has received government approval. The ability to drive such cars for...

Date: 02/04/2007 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 3820/85 as the current regulations governing drivers' hours of service on April 11, 2007. Despite some of the rules...