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15th April 2004, Page 33
15th April 2004
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ADR/RID harmonisation: The Health and Safety Commission has published its consultative document on the new British Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail Regulations, to align with the ADR (international) rules.

The new regs will include carriers of diesel, waste carriers and parcel carriers. The HSE hopes to have the new regulations in place by March 2004.

EU drivers' hours rules: The European Commission has published proposals for updating regulation 3820/85, originally designed to effect changes from January 2004; however, this timetable is unlikely to be met (CM 9 October 2003).

Working Time Sectoral Directive:The Sectoral Directive, which applies specific rules to mobile workers subject to tachograph regulations, will come into force no later than 23 March 2005. The draft UK regulations are expected in March 2004 (CM4 September 2003). Driver training:EU Driver Training Directive. The European Commission has published

a Directive requiring initial and periodic training of professional goods and passenger vehicle drivers.

The Level 2 training covers fuel economy, drivers' hours and customer service; the qualification is referred to as a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).

Member states must lay down laws for its introduction no later than 10 September 2006 with initial training from September 2009 (CM 11 September 2003).

Lorry road user charging: The government intends to introduce a distance-based road user charge for UK and foreign vehicles using UK roads. The charge is intended to be 'taxneutral' by being offset against fuel duty, to be introduced in 2006.

Speed limiters: The European Commission has proposed a directive extending the requirement for speed limiters to be fitted to vehicles over 3.5 tonnes.

Fitting for new vehicles is likely to be introduced in 2005 for vehicles on international journeys, followed by new domestically operated vehicles and retrofitting from 2005 to 2008.

Trailer registration:The DVLA has announced proposals to introduce requirements for trailers over 1,020kg unladen weight to be registered. Third driver licence directive: The European Commission has proposed a revision of European legislation on driving licences to; generalise the photocard licence and allow the introduction of a microchip; introduce a limited administrative validity of driving licences; harmonise the frequency of medical checks; end driver licence tourism by introducing a

pan-European application process; introduce progressive access to the most powerful motorcycles, trucks and buses; remove the flexibility of drawing larger trailers on a car licence; and introduce minimum requirements for the initial qualification and training of driving examiners The proposals were expected to have their first reading in the European Parliament in March.

Act now! The Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) (Amendment) (No.5) Regulations 2003, CIF 1 January 2004 These amendment regulations expressly apply the requirements of visual transmission of windows and windscreens to tints and films applied to them and amend the provisions to exhaust emission tests The Motor Vehicle (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, CIF 16 February 2004

These amendment regulations implement European Directives with regard to EC type approval for certain light passenger vehicles and insert a reference to a new Directive, which covers pedestrian protection. The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, CIF 1 March 2004

These regulations amend fees associated with driver licences, which include the removal of fees associated with vocational driver licence acquisition. CIF: Came into force


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