Tacho Fines

Q One of our drivers has been charged with falsifying a tachograph record. He has been told by a co-driver that it is better to be charged with not using a tachograph than to be......

Peaceful Blowout

Q Trundling peacefully down the M1 at 03:30 in the morning in my 16tonne parcel wagon at a steady 60mph, the inner tyre of the nearside rear axle blew without warning. After......

Fixed Penalties

Q As international hauliers we send approximately 14 vehicles with groupage to Europe each week. Over the past few months my drivers have reported an increased interest by the......

Mot Appeal

Q We submitted a 38tonne plated Scania for MoT to our testing station. The vehicle had previously been thoroughly serviced and pre-MoT-checked by the contract maintenance......

Q A Couple Of Weeks Ago Was Travelling On A Single

carriage road (unrestricted) at exactly 40mph, when a police car overtook me and made signs for me to speed up as, obviously, there was a massive queue behind me. Basically, the......

Q It Have Just Had My Driving Licence Endorsed With Three

penalty points giving me 12 in total so the court disqualified me for three months. Can I still use my HGV licence and drive commercially? PR, Bath A No. If your ordinary......