CTO fined £600 for ‘s19 abuse’
South Wales Police has fined a community transport operator (CTO) for operating a local authority schools contract with a Section…
Call for DVSA to review DCPC as EU law changes come in
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is calling on the DVSA to review the delivery of Driver CPC (DCPC) as part…
IRU calls for tailored coach and bus regulation
The European Commission’s Mobility Package proposals “provide an unmissable opportunity” to properly address the specific needs of bus and coach…
DVSA to enforce ‘historic’ offences
Fixed penalties issued at the roadside for historical offences, such as drivers hours’, are to be actively enforced from March.…
Wrong intentions
As a teacher who has held a Category D licence for over 20 years, the safety of my students and…
TfL pulls PETA’s advert
PETA’s advert, previously been approved by TfL, has been pulled last minute on the grounds that it could cause offence.…
First steps in Welsh regulation provide opportunities
The potential for the Welsh Government to make changes to benefit the public, by using its devolved powers, have been…
Historic PSVs not exempt from MoT
The government has decided that most vehicles first registered over 40 years ago, on a rolling age basis, will as…
DfT sets out its position on guidance for Bus Services Act
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its response to the consultation on the Bus Services Act 2017 Regulations. In…
DfT ends operations of tenders under permit regs
Community transport left in crisis as Stephen Fidler confirms enforcement of EC Regulation 1071/2009 Operating tenders under S19 or S22…