Close To Base

We operate small dumpers taxed at the £30 rate as works trucks. They may be used only in the "immediate vicinity" of our premises, but we are not sure what that means for tax......

A It Is Doubtful. The

High Court has ruled that six tenths of a mile is not the immediate vicinity. To remain eligible for the £30 tax a dumper has to come within the definition of a works truck in......

Licence Delays Cause Problems

I sent my car and HGV licences to the DVLA at Swansea for renewal. It used to take a week at the Traffic Commissioner's office, now it takes more than two months at Swansea.......

A The Delay By The Dvla In Renewing Your Licence

would not result in you committing an offence in the UK. Section 164(8) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 states that a driver charged with failing to produce a driving licence can......

Lights And Beasts

I have bought a 12ft four-wheeled close-coupled trailer to tow behind a Land Rover when I need to carry cattle. Large cattle transporters are fitted with interior lights, but......

A A Light Is Required,

but it does not have to be a permanent fitting. Regulation 6(8) of the Transit of Animals (Road and Rail) Order 1975 says that a vehicle used for the carriage of animals must......