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Up and coming law with the ETA
Future legislation
Driver and vehicle licence fees: Legislation is now in force to allow the Secretary of State to pool the fees for driver and vehicle licensing, with the intention of introducing new fees. The fee changes will include an increase in the initial vehicle registration (from £25 to £38) from 1 January 2004 and the removal of all fees associated with vocational driving licence acquisition (eg first provisional licence entitlement, upgrading after test pass and licence renewals) from 1 March 2004.
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 USE hopes to have the new regulations in place by March 2004.
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 Certilkate 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 (CM11 September).
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.
Continuous registration: Following the introduction of a late VED renewal fee.a new criminal offence of being the registered keeper of an unlicensed vehicle is to come (minimum penalty of £1,000).This will mean that the registered keeper will be liable for tax evasion,whether or not the vehicle is seen on the road.
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).
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 (CM 4 September).
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.
Free legal clinic If you are visiting the CV Show, 23-25 March at the NEC, book a free conslutation with a transport lawyer on CM's stand. Hotline: 020 8652 3337.