Transport for London
Truck News8 Feb 2021Only 12% of HGVs have DVS permit ahead of March deadline
Transport for London (TfL) has issued 50,000 Direct Vision Permits to date, accounting for just 12% of currently licenced HGVs.
Truck News21 Jan 2021London freight operators urged to apply for Direct Vision Standard permit
Transport for London is urging freight operators to apply for a free Direct Vision Standard permit as soon as possible.
Truck News16 Dec 2020100,000 HGVs with no Direct Vision Standard permit
There remain over 100,000 HGVs on London’s roads, whose operators have not yet applied for a Direct Vision Standard (SVS) permit, data from Transport for London (TfL) shows.
Truck News16 Oct 2020Direct Vision Standard warning for fleets from TfL
Transport for London (TfL) is urging fleet managers to “not get caught out” by the introduction of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS), in March 2021.
Latest News5 Oct 2020Coronavirus: Vehicles return to UK roads in even greater numbers
Pandemic-influenced improvements to air quality look like being lost as country gets mobile.
Latest News29 Sep 2020New commercial vehicle scrappage scheme launched
The new scrappage scheme has been launched ahead of the introduction of tighter emissions standards for London's Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
- Truck News25 Sep 2020
Whistl prepares for London’s Direct Vision Standard
Whistl has placed an order with Connexas to ensure that its fleet of 30 Bedford-based vehicles are compliant with the Direct Vision Standard.
Latest News2 Sep 2020TFL ends van scrappage scheme
Transport for London (TfL) is ending its van scrappage scheme on August 28.
- Truck News3 Jun 2020
Fleets ‘not ready’ for Direct Vision and HGV Permit Scheme
Less than one in four fleet managers say they are ready for the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and HGV Permit Scheme.
Latest News18 May 2020Coronavirus: Road-user charging schemes put ‘recovery at risk’
The re-introduction of the congestion charge and ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) from today (Monday, May 18), has been blasted by fleet trade associations.
- Latest News12 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Direct Vision Standard and LEZ delayed
Demands currently faced by the commercial fleet sector could have made compliance with the new standards difficult to achieve.
Truck News24 Mar 2020Teletrac Navman launches DVS Safe System
Teletrac Navman has launched the DVS Safe System, a new technology package aimed at helping fleet operators meet London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS).
- Latest News23 Mar 2020
ULEZ and congestion charge suspension welcomed
The commercial fleet industry has welcomed the suspension of all road-user charges in London from today (Monday, March 23) due to the coronavirus crisis.
Truck News24 Jan 2020TfL issues 8,000 HGV safety permits
The Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Safety Permits are part of London's Direct Vision Standard.
Latest News17 Jan 2020TfL freight innovation challenge to tackle congestion
The Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) has launched London Freight Lab, a scheme to find new ways of making freight safer, cleaner and more efficient.
Latest News26 Nov 2019Rotherhithe Tunnel: fines for drivers breaking restrictions
TfL is to start issuing fines for vehicles that are more than two metres wide or two metres high, or goods vehicles weighing more than two tonnes.
- Truck News21 Nov 2019
HGV fleets reminded over new direct vision rules
Commercial fleet operators are urged to act now with less than a year to go before London's Direct Vision Standard (DVS) is introduced.
- Truck News7 Mar 2019
New freight action plan for London launched
New Freight and Servicing Action plan wants to reduce the number of lorries and vans entering central London during the morning peak by 10% by 2026.
- Truck News28 Feb 2019
Call for TfL to reinstate freight team
The London Assembly transport committee is calling on the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) to reinstate a dedicated freight team.
Van News22 Feb 2019Van scrappage scheme offers £6k towards new electric model
The van scrappage scheme aims to help micro-businesses and charities prepare for London's 24-hour, seven-days-a week ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) from April 8.
