The 37th edition of this bestseller for busy fleet operators is the definitive guide for anyone in the road transport industry. It presents all the legal requirements in a coherent format, as well as offering operational advice and solutions to some of the problems facing the industry. New to this edition is the examination of the new Road Transport Directive which limits the working hours for LGV drivers, and the launch of the new driver smart card. Further legal updates include the EU Driver Training Directive and the new Road Safety Bill, which will introduce tougher penalties and new powers to seize and dispose of uninsured vehicles.
Author(s): David Lowe
Edition: Revised
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 768
Contents......Page 5
Biographical Note......Page 17
Acknowledgements......Page 20
Preface to the 37th Edition......Page 23
Introduction......Page 31
TRANSPORT MINISTERS 1970–2005......Page 35
1 Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing......Page 39
THE OPERATOR SELF-SERVICE SYSTEM......Page 41
‘O’ LICENCES NOT FOR SALE......Page 42
EXEMPTIONS FROM ‘O’ LICENSING......Page 43
THE VEHICLE USER......Page 45
RESTRICTED AND STANDARD ‘O’ LICENCES......Page 47
REQUIREMENTS FOR ‘O’ LICENSING......Page 48
LICENCE APPLICATION......Page 55
THE TC’s CONSIDERATIONS......Page 63
ADDITIONAL VEHICLES......Page 72
LICENCE VARIATION......Page 75
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES......Page 76
PRODUCTION OF ‘O’ LICENCES......Page 77
PENALTIES AGAINST ‘O’ LICENCES......Page 78
LICENSING COURTS/TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL......Page 81
NORTHERN IRELAND OPERATIONS......Page 84
USE OF LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES......Page 89
IMPOUNDING OF TRUCKS......Page 90
2 Professional Competence for Transport Managers......Page 92
CLASSES OF COMPETENCE......Page 94
QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE......Page 95
EXAMINATIONS......Page 98
TRANSFER OF QUALIFICATIONS......Page 106
GOOD REPUTE......Page 107
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES......Page 109
REPORTING OF ILLEGAL OPERATIONS......Page 110
EUROPEAN UNION RULES......Page 111
BRITISH DOMESTIC RULES......Page 120
TAX RELIEF ON DRIVER ALLOWANCES......Page 122
WORKING TIME......Page 124
THE ROAD TRANSPORT DIRECTIVE (RTD)......Page 125
4 Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Records......Page 130
RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEM......Page 131
‘D’ DAY FOR DIGITAL TACHOGRAPHS......Page 135
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING ANALOGUE TACHOGRAPHS......Page 136
EXEMPTIONS......Page 137
EMPLOYERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 140
DRIVERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 141
TACHOGRAPH CALIBRATION, SEALING AND INSPECTION......Page 143
TACHOGRAPH BREAKDOWN......Page 146
USE OF TACHOGRAPHS......Page 147
OFFENCES......Page 151
THE TACHOGRAPH INSTRUMENT......Page 152
CHART ANALYSIS......Page 156
DIGITAL TACHOGRAPHS......Page 157
TYPICAL DIGITAL EQUIPMENT......Page 165
PRODUCTION OF DIGITAL RECORDS......Page 166
DRIVER LICENSING......Page 167
DRIVER LICENSING DIRECTIVES......Page 168
DRIVING LICENCES......Page 172
VEHICLE CATEGORIES/GROUPS FOR DRIVER LICENSING......Page 175
APPLICATION FOR LICENCES AND VOCATIONAL ENTITLEMENTS......Page 180
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VOCATIONAL ENTITLEMENTS......Page 182
LICENCE FEES AND VALIDITY......Page 189
PRODUCTION OF DRIVING LICENCES......Page 190
EXCHANGE OF DRIVING LICENCES......Page 191
THE ‘WELL DRIVEN’ CAMPAIGN......Page 193
DRIVING LICENCE PENALTY POINTS AND DISQUALIFICATION......Page 194
DRIVING TESTS......Page 205
DRIVER TRAINING......Page 221
DRIVER DEVELOPMENT......Page 225
MINIMUM TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS......Page 228
VEHICLE REGISTRATION......Page 231
VEHICLE EXCISE LICENCES......Page 234
TRADE LICENCES......Page 245
RECOVERY VEHICLES......Page 247
REBATED HEAVY OIL......Page 249
OIL STORAGE......Page 250
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE......Page 251
ADDITIONAL VEHICLE INSURANCE COVER......Page 256
GOODS IN TRANSIT INSURANCE......Page 258
CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE......Page 260
COVER FOR INTERNATIONAL HAULAGE JOURNEYS......Page 261
SECURITY......Page 262
OTHER INSURANCE – BUSINESS AND PREMISES......Page 263
INSURANCE CLAIMS......Page 268
10 Road Traffic Law......Page 270
SPEED LIMITS......Page 272
LIGHTING-UP TIME......Page 276
STOPPING, LOADING AND UNLOADING......Page 277
MOTORWAY DRIVING......Page 278
TEMPORARY OBSTRUCTION SIGNS......Page 281
PARKING......Page 282
LORRY ROUTES AND BANS......Page 283
BUS LANES......Page 285
OWNER LIABILITY......Page 286
FIXED PENALTIES......Page 287
BUILDERS’ SKIPS......Page 290
WHEEL CLAMPS......Page 291
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PROCEDURE......Page 292
SALE OF UNROADWORTHY VEHICLES......Page 293
SEAT BELTS......Page 294
STOWAWAYS......Page 296
TRAFFIC AND WEATHER REPORTS......Page 300
SMUGGLING......Page 301
ROAD SAFETY AND PARKING BILL......Page 303
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT 2004......Page 304
THE EMPLOYMENT ACT 2002......Page 305
THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT 1999......Page 306
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS......Page 309
CRIMINAL DISCLOSURE......Page 320
DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT......Page 321
EMPLOYMENT OF PART-TIME WORKERS......Page 322
EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PERSONS......Page 324
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE......Page 326
THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE......Page 328
SELF-EMPLOYMENT......Page 329
THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998......Page 330
PENSION RIGHTS......Page 331
THE EU VIBRATION DIRECTIVE......Page 332
TRANSPORT TRAINING......Page 333
12 Goods Vehicle Dimensions and Weights......Page 335
LENGTH......Page 336
HEIGHT......Page 342
WEIGHT......Page 343
AUTHORIZED WEIGHT REGULATIONS......Page 349
WEIGHT OFFENCES......Page 352
13 Construction and Use of Vehicles......Page 357
DEFINITIONS OF VEHICLES......Page 358
CONSTRUCTIONAL AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS......Page 359
USE OF VEHICLES......Page 390
TRAILER AND SEMI-TRAILER COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING......Page 393
VEHICLES COVERED......Page 394
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIRST LICENSING OF VEHICLES......Page 396
ALTERATION TO VEHICLES......Page 397
15 Vehicle Lighting and Marking......Page 398
OBLIGATORY LIGHTS......Page 399
SIDE MARKER LAMPS......Page 402
VISIBILITY OF LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS......Page 403
DIRECTION INDICATORS......Page 404
WARNING BEACONS......Page 405
SIDE RETRO-REFLECTORS......Page 406
VEHICLE MARKINGS......Page 407
AB51 DVL......Page 408
ANNUAL TESTING......Page 418
PLATING OF GOODS VEHICLES AND TRAILERS......Page 429
ENFORCEMENT CHECKS ON VEHICLES......Page 435
INSPECTION NOTICES AND PROHIBITIONS......Page 438
NORTHERN IRELAND CERTIFICATION OF VEHICLES......Page 442
17 Light Vehicle (MoT) Testing......Page 446
VEHICLE CLASSES......Page 447
THE TEST......Page 448
PRODUCTION OF TEST CERTIFICATES......Page 452
VEHICLE DEFECT RECTIFICATION SCHEME......Page 453
18 Vehicle Maintenance......Page 454
MAINTENANCE ADVICE......Page 455
THE CHOICE: TO REPAIR OR CONTRACT OUT......Page 456
MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS......Page 458
IN-HOUSE REPAIRS......Page 462
VEHICLE INSPECTIONS......Page 463
VEHICLE SERVICING......Page 464
ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE STANDARDS......Page 465
19 Maintenance Records......Page 466
INSPECTION REPORTS......Page 467
RETENTION OF RECORDS......Page 468
VEHICLE HISTORY FILES......Page 470
C&U REQUIREMENTS......Page 472
THE SAFETY OF LOADS ON VEHICLES......Page 473
SAFETY REPORT......Page 474
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK......Page 476
ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERIES......Page 487
CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH (COSHH)......Page 489
NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS......Page 490
RISK MANAGEMENT......Page 492
FIRE SAFETY......Page 493
FIRST AID......Page 494
SAFETY SIGNS......Page 497
VEHICLE REVERSING......Page 498
SHEETING OF LOADS......Page 499
NOISE AT WORK......Page 500
FREIGHT CONTAINER SAFETY REGULATIONS......Page 501
SAFETY IN DOCK PREMISES......Page 502
DISTRIBUTION OF LOADS......Page 503
CARRIAGE OF LIVESTOCK......Page 505
FOOD......Page 515
SAND AND BALLAST LOADS......Page 518
FLY-TIPPING......Page 519
ABNORMAL INDIVISIBLE LOADS......Page 520
SPECIAL TYPES VEHICLES......Page 521
HIGH LOADS......Page 526
PROJECTING LOADS......Page 527
LIGHTING ON PROJECTING AND LONG LOADS......Page 529
THE LEGISLATION......Page 530
THE ADR CONVENTION......Page 531
DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS......Page 535
RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 539
EXEMPTIONS......Page 542
CARRIAGE BY ROAD......Page 544
TRANSPORT INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION......Page 547
INFORMATION TO BE DISPLAYED ON CONTAINERS, TANKS AND VEHICLES......Page 548
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES......Page 553
NEW SECURITY PROVISIONS......Page 554
ENFORCEMENT......Page 556
CARRIAGE OF EXPLOSIVES......Page 558
DRIVER TRAINING......Page 562
DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY ADVISERS (DGSAs)......Page 564
CONTROLLED AND HAZARDOUS WASTE......Page 565
PACKAGING WASTE......Page 568
24 Fleet Car and Light Vehicle Operations......Page 570
INSURANCE......Page 571
COMPANY CARS AND INCOME TAX......Page 573
CONSTRUCTION AND USE REGULATIONS......Page 577
SAFE USE OF MOBILE PHONES, ETC......Page 578
DRIVERS’ HOURS AND RECORDS......Page 579
SPEED LIMITS......Page 580
FUEL CONSUMPTION TESTS......Page 581
TRAINING FOR VAN DRIVERS......Page 583
THE VEHICLE USER......Page 585
RENTAL......Page 586
HIRE AND CONTRACT HIRE......Page 587
LEASING......Page 588
FUEL AND VEHICLE......Page 590
FUEL AND THE DRIVER......Page 592
FUEL AND FLEET MANAGEMENT......Page 594
FUEL ECONOMY CHECKLIST......Page 597
REDUCING FUEL BILLS......Page 598
GAS-POWERED HEAVY TRUCKS......Page 600
LOW-SULPHUR DIESEL......Page 601
27 MobileCommunications and Information Technology in Transport......Page 602
CHOICE OF COMMUNICATIONS......Page 603
SATELLITE-BASED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS......Page 608
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSPORT......Page 609
COMPUTERIZATION IN TRANSPORT......Page 610
TELEROUTE......Page 611
THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998......Page 612
28 Transport and the Environment......Page 615
NEW DEVELOPMENTS......Page 616
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT......Page 617
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS......Page 618
THE ENERGY SAVING POWERSHIFT PROGRAMME......Page 619
THE ALTER EUROPE PROJECT......Page 620
ROAD PRICING......Page 623
QUALITY MANAGEMENT......Page 624
QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION......Page 625
ESTABLISHING A QUALITY SYSTEM......Page 626
QUALITY PROCEDURES MANUAL......Page 627
TRAINING TO ACHIEVE QUALITY STANDARDS......Page 629
MONITORING OF QUALITY STANDARDS......Page 631
DEBT COLLECTION......Page 632
INSOLVENCY......Page 633
THE COMPETITION ACT......Page 634
DEVELOPMENTS IN 2004......Page 636
BRITAIN’S EXISTING ROAD NETWORK......Page 640
TRANS EUROPEAN NETWORK PROGRAMME......Page 641
LEGAL SERVICES......Page 642
BREAKDOWN AND RECOVERY SERVICES......Page 643
FRANCHISING......Page 645
MOTORWAY SERVICES IN THE UK......Page 648
TRANSPORT IMPLICATIONS......Page 652
COMMUNITY AUTHORIZATION......Page 653
ROAD HAULAGE CABOTAGE......Page 656
BILATERAL ROAD HAULAGE PERMITS......Page 658
INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD – CMR......Page 662
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION......Page 669
THE TIR CONVENTION......Page 673
‘DE SUIVI’ DOCUMENT......Page 676
ROAD TOLLS......Page 677
ENVIRONMENTAL PLAQUES ON HEAVY LORRIES......Page 679
MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS......Page 681
Appendices......Page 683
THE TRAFFIC AREA NETWORK (TAN)......Page 684
TRANSPORT TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES......Page 687
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CONNECTED WITH TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORT JOURNALS......Page 690
VEHICLE AND OPERATOR SERVICES AGENCY (VOSA)GOODS VEHICLE TESTING STATIONS......Page 692
DRIVING STANDARDS AGENCY* (DSA) AREA OFFICESAND LGV DRIVING TEST CENTRES......Page 700
TACHOGRAPH MANUFACTURERS AND APPROVED CENTRES......Page 702
VEHICLE AND OPERATOR SERVICES AGENCY (VOSA)WEIGHBRIDGES......Page 730
POLICE FORCES IN GREAT BRITAIN (FOR NOTIFICATION OF ABNORMAL LOAD MOVEMENTS)......Page 732
ENGLAND......Page 735
WALES......Page 746
SCOTLAND......Page 747
NORTHERN IRELAND......Page 749
ENGLAND......Page 753
SCOTLAND......Page 764
WALES......Page 765
NORTHERN IRELAND......Page 766
DVLA LOCAL OFFICES AND NEW VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS......Page 767
UK BRIDGE AND TUNNEL TOLLS......Page 771
DIMENSIONS, WEIGHTS AND CAPACITIES FOR ISO CONTAINERS (IMPERIAL AND METRIC UNITS)......Page 776
Index......Page 777
Index of advertisers......Page 799
