SCOTTISH Government has announced that around £220 million of further grants will be made available for businesses, to help them deal with the ongoing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The new package of measures […]
TRANSPORT for London is postponing the enforcement of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and the tightening of the London-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) until the end of February 2021. Natalie Chapman, head of urban policy […]
THE HAULAGE industry can quickly deliver the PPE health workers need in the fight against COVID-19, said RHA chief executive, Richard Burnett. But furlough rules were preventing thousands of drivers from helping move the life-saving […]
IN RESPONSE to news that the government is postponing the introduction of all Clean Air Zone (CAZs) until 2021, Natalie Chapman, head of urban policy at FTA commented; ‘FTA has been urging government to delay […]
Motorway service area operator Moto has announced it will provide free food for lorry drivers who park overnight and extend its free parking period to help when truckers take a break during the coronavirus lockdown. […]
Professional drivers renewing their licences will not have to worry about the D4 medical after the government finally relaxed the requirement. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced the temporary removal of D4 medicals so that HGV […]
Despite an increasing number of lorry drivers requiring a D4 medical to retain their HGV license, DVLA is yet to provide a solution to the escalating crisis. Two written letters from MPs to their constituents […]
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) devised by Government to help businesses is set to go live on the 20th April 2020, with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announcing a new cut off date for […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has relaxed the rules for lorry drivers whose Driver CPC runs out after 1 March 2020. In a statement the DfT said: ‘During the coronavirus outbreak it may be difficult […]
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has relaxed tachograph calibration and extended the need to inspect tachographs periodically by three months, as it seeks to ease the pressure on understaffed workshops during the coronavirus […]
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