Tim Ridyard
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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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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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Yes, it’s hard to keep up. Things are changing so quickly. It is entirely understandable that there is confusion as to exactly what individuals and business can and cannot do....
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As anticipated businesses such as public houses, cafés, restaurants or other relevant businesses (ones that provide food or drink for consumption on its premises) are from Friday 18 September 2020...
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Yet further regulations have come into force from midnight on Monday 14 September – intended to tighten restrictions on gatherings to reduce public health risks. (They were published less than...
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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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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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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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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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The law affecting individuals are changing on a weekly basis. There have been two changes over the last week. Quarantining You may recall we explained the new law relating to...
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On 24 July, new law relating to face coverings came into force but this has changed again – with effect from 8 August 2020. Places previously exempt from the wearing...
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Some Driver CPC regulations changes come into force from 22 July 2020. These include new or amended exclusions introduced by the Vehicle Drivers (Certificate of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2020....
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