Northern Ireland 0-licensing reform The Department of the Environment has
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lAtroduced primary legislation to more 4Iosely mirror the British system, including tie introduction of restricted licensing for gwn-account carriage for the first time. Later this year, existing hire or reward operators 4till be entered onto the Operator Licensing lilusiness System database, and from April 2011, own-account operators will have to apply for a restricted licence.
Enforcement of motor insurance The Department for Transport has published a consultation on plans to use the DVLA vehicles register and the Motor Insurance Database to warn, then penalise (fixed penalty of £100, immobilisation and eventually disposal) vehicle keepers who fail to hold valid insurance.
, Enabling legislation is already in Place in the Road Safety Act 2006, and implementation is expected from autumn 2010 at the earliest.
ADR changes
The 2009 text of the carriage of dangerous goods rules (known as ADR) introduces additional changes from 1 January 2011 to the carriage of dangerous goods packed in limited quantities, including new placard log requirements for transport units over 12 tonnes tare weight that are carrying limited quantity goods in excess of 8 tonnes.
Digital tachograph changes
European legislation amends the technical specification of the digital tachograph. These include an increase in the number of company locks from 20 to 255, changes to the way in which driving and activity is recorded, and establishes common test specifications for printout paper in October 2011. To detect tampering, information from the motion sensor will be checked against vehicle data, and any discrepancies will be logged as faults from October 2012.
0-licensing changes
Harmonised licensing rules for international operators and transport managers will be introduced on 4 December 2011. Key changes are the introduction of a pan-European database, merging of National and International Transport Manager CPCs and restrictions on part-tim transport managers. These access to the occupation regulations will be introduced by 2012, and they include a requirement limiting the scope of transport managers representing more than one operation. The will not be able to work for more than four firms, and the total of vehicles must not exceed 50.