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Tax Inspectors
Q I have built my own transport company up over the last eight years to more than 35 38-tonne tractor/trailer combinations, running mainly on the Continent. We pride ourselves......
Tachographs
Q Last month one of my drivers was stopped in a roadside check and his tachographs inspected. No problems, except that the traffic examiner told the driver that he wanted to see......
Forwarders
Q As freight forwarders we handle in excess of 100 accompanied trailers and 200 unaccompanied trailers a day. In the past couple of months we have been asked by the ferry......
Exemption
Q I would like to know whether I will be exempted from taking the national Certificate of Professional Competence examination, as I have passed three City and Guilds Technicians......
Impassable
Q My husband is looking to buy a 16.5tonne truck with a body that makes it 4.6m tall. I know that there is a 4.2m limit for artics in this country — does this extend to rigids?......
Interpretation
Q I control 43 drivers and most nights I go to bed with a headache: half of the drivers disagree with the other half on the interpretation of how to take their 15-minute breaks.......