drivers hours
Truck News12 Jun 2020Coronavirus: Relaxation of drivers’ hours rules ending
The temporary relaxation of the enforcement of drivers’ hours rules, introduced at the start of the coronavirus crisis, will end after Sunday (June 14).
Latest News23 Mar 2020Supply chain ‘can tackle’ coronavirus challenge
Drivers’ hours rules relaxed further as trade bodies say supply chain can keep goods moving with Government support.
Truck News21 Jun 2019DVSA to use ANPR cameras to target dangerous drivers
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will use Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras in a trial that will run until April 2020.
Fleet Management4 Mar 2019Can smart tachographs signal a halt to rule dodgers?
A change is coming this June (2019), but the law enforcers won’t be obliged to update their detection technology for a further 15 years
Aura Graphics24 Jan 2019Traffic commissioners urged to modernise processes
Improvements have been made, but applications take too long and restricted licences should be dropped, say fleets. John Lewis reports
Truck News6 Sep 2018Operators inspected for drivers’ hours compliance
More than half (52%) of European transport companies had their offices inspected or audited for drivers’ hours compliance in the past year, says TomTom Telematics.
- Truck News9 Apr 2018
Commercial drivers ‘still’ breaking the law on hours, says DVSA
More than 5% – one in 20 – commercial vehicles stopped last year had breached drivers’ hours rules.
Truck News6 Feb 2018DVSA crackdown on lorry drivers who breach drivers’ hours rules
The DVSA will start issuing on-the-spot penalties to lorry, bus and coach drivers who repeatedly break drivers’ hours rules from next month (Monday, March 5).
People News6 Jan 2017Drivers at courier firm prosecuted for falsifying driver hours records
One driver has been given a suspended prison sentence and two more have been fined for falsifying driver hours records at a Tuffnells parcel depot in Devon.
- Latest News26 May 2016
Frequent driving offender receives vehicle licence reduction
Scotland’s Traffic Commissioner restricts Glasgow based fruit and veg wholesaler company’s vehicle licence for four months.
Latest News9 Dec 2015Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules
The Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed to a temporary relaxation of EU drivers’ hours rules due to the closure of the Forth Road Bridge.
Latest News27 Oct 2015FTA launches app for drivers
The FTA has launched an app for drivers which is designed to give them visibility of their hours data.
- Health and Safety22 Apr 2015
Drivers’ hours rules
A quick guide to drivers hours rules from Commercial Fleet magazine, for van and truck operators.
