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UTU RE LEGISLATION
firror retrofit: This European legislation !quires the retrofitting of wide-angled and ose-proximity mirrors to the passenger de of goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes GVW rid first registered from 1 January 2000. he Department for Transport (Drr) is Xpectecl to issue specific guidance before the nplementation date of 31 March 2009.
forthern Ireland operator licensing reform: he DOE intends to amend the Northern viand operator licensing system to mirror that perating in Great Britain. including a system ir restricted operator licensing to apply to own:count carriage for the first time, but without le introduction of Traffic Commissioners. rimary legislation is expected in 2008, but iplementation is likely to take several years.
uropean Driver Training Directive: This troduces initial and periodic training for lifession al goods and passenger vehicle driven. he operational level 2 training is referred to ; a Certificate of Professional Competence :"PC"). For new goods vehicle drivers the initial lalification is required from 9 September 2009 id existing drivers must complete 35 hours ' periodic training by 2014. The key dates for issenger vehicle drivers are 2008 and 2013.
-licensing changes: Individual vehicle lecification fees are expected to be dropped Dm the 0-licensing system and instead added to vehicle test fees in April 2008. At the same time proposals to remove the 28-day period of grace for vehicles used on the margin and the abolition of paper discs will be reviewed.
Graduated fixed penalties: The DfT has issued a consultation on the details of introducing a graduated fixed penalty system for road traffic offences, such as drivers' hours and overloading, to be issued by Vosa examiners. A deposit scheme is also proposed to cover offences committed by visiting vehicles/drivers who are unable to provide a GB address.
Rebated fuel: The vehicles permitted to use rebated fuel will change on 1 April 2008. Road construction vehicles will no longer be an exempted category, hut instead two new categories of tar sprayers and road surfacing vehicles will be added.
Corporate manslaughter: Corporate manslaughter legislation is in place to introduce a new offence from 6 April 2008 for holding organisations to account for gross failings by their senior management that result in a fatality Vehicle recovery: Arrangements will be changed to allow the Highways Agency (HA) to take over vehicle recovery/removal on the English motorway and trunk road network.The changes include: appointing a national recovery manager.giving HA traffic officers the power to remove vehicles, and new statutory charges for the removal and storage of vehicles.