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-licence changes to e made by computer
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Guy Sheppard ers will soon be able to ge the number of vehicles lied on their Operator's ices by computer.
a written parliamentary er, Transport Minister Lord iner said the use of e-mail }licensing will be piloted ,pring and, if successful, will -ogressively rolled out to all ence holders this summer. e added that website ss to 0-licence records *tithe Traffic Area Network
(TAN) database may also be opened up to vehicle rental companies so they can avoid the risk of having their vehicles impounded because they are not licensed by the hirer "We agree that it is desirable, as a matter of good practice, for commercial vehicle hiring and leasing companies to check that customers produce satisfactory documentation about their licence status," Falconer added.
He was responding to ques tions posed by Lord Attlee, the Tory backbench peer, who says: "It seems obvious that people ought to be able to find out readily whether someone has an 0-licence or not."
But Attlee adds that access to TAN records should not be limited to rental companies: "Consignors shouldn't be handing over their goods to someone who hasn't got an 0. licence either."
The Vehicle Inspectorate reports that 28 vehicles have been impounded since the impounding of vehicles without 0-licences was introduced at the beginning of January. The latest truck to be seized was an lveco two-axle tipper belonging to a company trading as Regency Drives and Paths from Solihull, West Midlands.
According to the VI the tipper had no Operator's Licence, was taxed as a private vehicle, and had never had an annual test. There were no ministry or manufacturer's plates and no driver records. The firm has 21 days to appeal.