Passenger vehicles

• Goods & passenger transport in & out of the EU: a safety valve to keep wheels moving

  • PostedDecember 16, 2020

  You will recall from previous articles that if no UK/EU Free Trade Agreement were concluded (i.e. “no deal”) international goods and passenger operators would be left without the ability to...

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• Goods & Passenger Operators: financial standing levels from 1 Jan 2020

  • PostedJanuary 7, 2020

  The readily accessible amounts required by Standard National and International operator’s licence holders remain unchanged as follows, writes Tim Ridyard of Ashtons Legal: First vehicle: £8,000 Additional vehicles: £4,450 The...

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• Safer people, safer vehicles and safer roads

  • PostedJuly 19, 2019

  Fleets, HGVs, possible restrictions for new young drivers, older drivers, penalty points for no seatbelts and better drink-drive enforcement are amongst the very wide range of road traffic law issues...

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• Goods and Passenger Drivers’ Hours: changes relating to rests and fixed penalties

  • PostedNovember 3, 2017

  A change to the enforcement approach relating to weekly rests and where they can be taken came into force on 1 November 2017. Separately, a change in the scope of...

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