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The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 19 January 2012 This implements the Third EU Driving Licence Directive, including five-yearly administrative renewals of vocational licences and a new weight limit of 3.5 tonnes for trailers towed on a B+E entitlement. Entitlements obtained before 19 January are preserved.
The Road Transport (Working Time) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 11 May 2012 Brings self-employed drivers into scope of the road transport working time rules, with the obligation to observe the rules and keep records falling on the self-employed driver, rather than their customers. The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 1 April 2012 Reduced pollution certificate test fees are increased, but a discount is offered where tests are carried out at private premises.
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 1 April 2012 Goods vehicle test fees are increased (by between 2.3% and 5.7%) at Vosa test stations, but decreased (by between 1.5% and 3.7%) if carried out elsewhere.
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 1 April 2012 MoT test fees in relation to Class VI and vehicle import approvals vehicles are increased (by between 2.1% and 5%) at Vosa test stations, but decreased (by between 1.2 % and 2.4%) if carried out at other types of test stations.
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 6 April 2012 The qualifying period of incapacitation increases from over three to over seven days before an occupational injury or accident is required to be reported to HSE, and the period of time to submit the report increases from 10 to 15 days. However, records of over three day incapacitation must be kept by employers for three years.