Road Transport Is The Most Heavily Legislated Industry In...

country, so it can be very difficult for operators to keep abreast of the law. Frequent changes to regulations covering drivers hours and Construction and Use, can bewilder and......

Tracking Vehicles

Q I. have recently heard of a piece of equipment that will give us instant vehicle recognition and mileage covered as soon as the vehicle comes into base. Does it exist? Keeping......

Insurance Claim

Q We have three minibuses with which we transport handicapped children and elderly people. In January one of our vehicles was involved in a minor accident with some children......

Axle Taxes

Q We have a tractor unit with a lifting tag axle and all our trailers are three-axle. We tax the tractor at the 38,000kg train weight which is £1,240 per annum. One of our......

Cabotage

() Last October the Police and Trading Standards Officers paid particular attention to foreign vehicles leaving and arriving at Dover, and a large number of companies were......

Weighbridge Procedure

Q i hear a lot of talk about.Lout codes of practice, particularly about the use of weighbridges, especially dynamic weighbridges. Are codes of practice really binding? Are they......