Road Transport

• Drivers’ hours law: some urgent relaxations to address supply chain issues

  • PostedDecember 10, 2020

  From 12:01 am on 10 December 2020 until 11:59 pm on 30 December 2020 there is a limited relaxation of the enforcement of drivers’ hours rules that will apply in...

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• International transport from 1 January 2021: still unclear

  • PostedDecember 7, 2020

  International transport from 1st January 2020 remains unclear. So, how can international goods and passenger operators lawfully operate outside the UK and within the EU from 1 January 2021? In...

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• Fixed penalties and commercial driver court cases

  • PostedDecember 7, 2020

  After the tremendous success of our last transport webinar ‘DVSA maintenance & driver investigations’, and the numerous requests for further online events from our Transport and Regulatory specialist, Tim Ridyard,...

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• COVID, Brexit and the Economic impact on Road Transport

  • PostedNovember 20, 2020

  A poll taken at an Ashtons Legal Road Transport event earlier this week showed the impact that COVID, Brexit and the state of the UK’s economy were having on the...

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• Traffic Commissioner and Court Virtual Hearings

  • PostedNovember 10, 2020

  Like all businesses, Ashtons Legal has had to adapt to new ways of working because of the impact of COVID. One of these is taking part in hearings ‘virtually’ or...

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• Goods & Passenger Operators: revised financial standing levels from 1 Jan 2021

  • PostedNovember 10, 2020

  The amount of readily accessible amounts required by Standard National and International operator’s licence holders has been varied upwards slightly as follows: First vehicle: £8,200  (increased from £8,000 in 2020)...

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• Mobile phones: expect major law change in 2021

  • PostedOctober 19, 2020

  The Government has announced plans to significantly tighten up the ban on using mobiles phones whilst driving. The changes will come into effect in 2021. Today, mobile phones (and other...

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• Secure your vehicle load – or face the consequences

  • PostedOctober 15, 2020

  The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has updated its guidance on vehicle load security. This is vitally important not just for large goods vehicles, but also vans, cars and...

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• Expiring driving licences: important update for all drivers

  • PostedSeptember 3, 2020

  Whether you are a private motorist or a professional driver, you need to be aware that if your photo card licence or entitlement to drive expires between 1 February and...

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• Operator licence processing times & new rules for Traffic Commissioner hearings

  • PostedSeptember 2, 2020

  Applicants for, and holders of, operator’s licences can be very frustrated by the time taken to grant a new licence or vary an existing one. So, is the situation getting...

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• EU Drivers’ Hours changes: exceeding driving time

  • PostedAugust 27, 2020

  Tim Ridyard looks in more detail at one of the changes in the amended EU Drivers’ Hours Rules (Regulation EU 2020/10454) introduced on 20 August 2020 – additional rules now...

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• EU Drivers’ Hours Rules changes from 20 August 2020

  • PostedAugust 20, 2020

  A number of changes affecting Drivers’ Hours Rules and tachographs have come into force through Regulation (EU) 2020/0154. Here are some highlights. No regular weekly rests in cabs Regular weekly...

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