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VOSA has launched a consultation on proposals to change the fees for a range of services it carries out, including: Testing of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) – buses and coaches used for hire and reward HGV…

Posted on: 30.04.13
VOSA

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Haulage bosses ordered to pay back over £1.6m or face more time in jail. Following a joint operation between Cumbria police and VOSA the bosses of Boyle Transport Limited have been ordered to pay over £1.6m after benefiting by £10m…

Posted on: 23.04.13
Drivers' hours

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A farmer was recently fined £500 after he failed to produce tachograph charts for a HGV he loaned to a friend. The driver was also prosecuted and fined £350. The vehicle was used sporadically by the farmer and he loaned…

Posted on: 10.04.13
Compliance, Smartanalysis

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There appears to be some confusion about towing trailers carring goods in coomercial transport and when you need to use a tachograph.  It is your responsibility to ensure you are familiar with the law concerning towing behind commercial vehicles and fitting tachographs.…

Posted on: 21.03.13
Compliance

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Driving with a cold or flu could be far more dangerous than you realise, accounting for 2,500 accidents per week in the winter months. According to experts if you have a stuffy head, feel groggy or sneeze your ability to…

Posted on: 19.02.13
Compliance, Road Safety

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