Industry News

Are you prepared for the upcoming changes surrounding rebated fuel?

The following is taken from an email circular released by Tachopak: From 1 April 2022 you must not put rebated fuel into the tank of a vehicle, vessel, machine or appliance that is not allowed to use it. If you’re no longer able to use rebated fuel, you should plan to run down the fuel you have to as close to nil as reasonably practicable before 1 April 2022. You may only use up rebated fuel after 1 April 2022, if the fuel was…

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Manual Records & Other Work; Are You Reporting Your Hours Properly?

The following is taken from a letter circular we at TMC Assist will shortly be sending out to our clients, concerning a growing enforcement trend within both the DVSA and Uk Tarrfic Police: We at TMC Assist have become aware of a growing and shifting trend within both DVSA and Police enforcement regarding manual records and periods of ‘Other Work’, which we feel you should be made aware of. At a number of recent public inquiries to which TMC Assist have been…

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Message to all operators – have you changed your contact details?

The following is taken from an email circular sent out by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner: If you hold an operator’s licence it is important that your email address, telephone number and postal address held by us is correct. If your contact details are not correct you may not receive important correspondence from the traffic commissioner that may affect your operator’s licence. To check, log into your  VOL self service account  today. If you receive correspondence…

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EU postings declarations portal now online – get ready

The following is taken from an email circular released by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner: The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain would like to draw your attention to the information shared by the Department for Transport and the DVSA yesterday. The EU postings declarations portal (previously referred to as EU posting of drivers portal) is now available to use. From 2 February, new EU rules mean if you operate loaded goods journeys in and between European Member States (cabotage or cross-trade), you…

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Free courses for HGV drivers

Under the UK Skill bootcamp system, there are a number of free courses aimed at the haulage industry. The course fall into three categories: Those new to HGV driving Those looking to upgrade their existing HGV driver's license Those returning to the HGV industry Most courses are flexible, held over 16 weeks and are free to anyone aged 19 and over who lives in England; and is either employed or seeking employment. The current course centres and their contact…

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Update to relaxation of the enforcement retained EU Drivers’ hours rules

The Department for Transport & the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have updated the document "Temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the retained EU drivers’ hours rules: all road haulage sectors in Great Britain (until 10 February 2022)" on the Gov.uk website. The relaxation will now run from 12:01am tomorrow (12th January 2022) until 11:59pm on 10th February 2022. You can read about the relaxation in full at this [link].

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Changes to how you move goods between Great Britain and the EU from 1 January 2022

The following is taken from an email circular released by HM Revenue & Customs, as well as the DVSA: From 1 January 2022, any goods moved between Great Britain and the EU, except for the island of Ireland, will require full customs controls. The full article covers such issues as: Moving goods from the island of Ireland to Great Britain Moving goods from Great Britain to EU Moving goods from the EU to Great Britain Moving goods through…

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TOP update: OCRS customer reports taking longer than expected

The following is taken from an email circular released by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency: We are aware that some users have experienced delays in receiving their OCRS report. Some of the new updates to the system combined with the high volume of downloads have resulted in some customer delays. We are working on a fix to ensure that OCRS reports are available within 30 minutes. No other customer reports are affected. Contacting the Customer Service Centre While we work to…

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Office of the Traffic Commissioner update their advice to Transport Industry

The following is taken from an email circular released by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner: The main changes involve the registration of local bus services and the reinstatement of advice related to maintenance intervals, as follows: Local bus services operating under a temporary variation can continue doing so until 31 August 2022 (previously 31 March 2022), after which they should revert to their pre-March 2020 position Extension of the process for making temporary service variations using the shortened process…

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