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Get you nominated TM to do as asked and all will be fine.
Most of us have had to do it, at one time or another.
I now include such a letter with any initial application and never been asked for anything else, once submitted.

fi7marie wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:17 pm The government did a U turn yesterday not happening, rules now reverted to April 6th 2022 again

Personal tax allowance and benefit in kind, is not what I'm talking about.

We use 2 x D-max’s and 2 x Nissan Navara’s. 63 D-Max 500k towing its whole life one clutch replacement and DPF delete. Otherwise faultless. Nissans very good too. O Licence only required if traveling into Europe. What is the KSW of the Navara? I was under the impression they were too heavy? Or was ...

We use 2 x D-max’s and 2 x Nissan Navara’s. 63 D-Max 500k towing its whole life one clutch replacement and DPF delete. Otherwise faultless. Nissans very good too. O Licence only required if traveling into Europe. What is the KSW of the Navara? I was under the impression they were too heavy? Or was ...

krislou wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:12 pm so I believe the only current ones are the Dmax and L200. need to be double cab and under 2040kg ULW

Thanks, Krislou. I know the rule. It's getting the fine detail from the manufacturers that's the difficult bit. I haven't researched the L200.

lungchu wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:10 pm As long as gross train weight is over 3.5T, then it is subject to OL, unless exemptions.

It's the exemptions I am asking about.

Thielday wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:07 pm

Martynet wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:06 pm

Thielday wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:06 pm Isuzu DMax is under the threshold.

That's the only one I am certain about. But, I hear they are a really bad ride (suspension) when towing a load?

if you can load the bed it usually helps.
They have a ton payload and that helps stabilize the combo.

are they a 6 tonne GTW?

Thielday wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:06 pm Isuzu DMax is under the threshold.

That's the only one I am certain about. But, I hear they are a really bad ride (suspension) when towing a load?

Does anyone have a list, or the correct knowledge, of which 4X4 Crew Cab Pick-Ups fall within certain weight limits? Specifically, those that do NOT require the vehicle to be on the O Licence, when used for towing. Please note: I'm not asking about the Tachograph. Just the O licence requirements. I'...

I've done 2 fixed term contracts as ETM. Where I was there until their own guy gained their certification. Once they were added to the licence, I'd do 1 month alongside them and then take my name off. Never been asked why, nor sent any explanation.

A lot of abattoirs are on a Restricted Licence. Doing exactly the same thing as it sounds like you are.

There's a DTP database, here

https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/fe764ae ... r-database

Find you vehicle and request a change.

We were advised at our last course to do a manual entry as we were on the course during our weekly rest period. were you told to attend by your boss or did you choose to attend on that day? we were offered the course and were paid to attend on a Saturday. if you were paid for your hours there, it's...

Sh.Schmall wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:30 pm

ChRaw wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:29 pm

Timckion772 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:29 pm You’re not free to dispose of your time so surely it’s classed as duty time. . Paid or not.

if you choose to attend then you are freely disposing

Choose to attend a compulsory course? Okay then……

the choice is to take a days holiday and pay to do it then. Your choice...

Simonwalk wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:51 pm Their TM usually - it's their job to source, create and (usually) brief

Great idea, I'll just go and...
Oh, hold on, I'm the bloody ETM!
The one looking for new source material...

Make your own, specifically tailored to your needs but I need some reference material, to ensure I'm putting over the correct message. I could just pluck subjects from the air. But, what benefit would that be? are you looking for ideas for subject matter? Or material that relates to subjects you al...

paunium wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:45 pm Make your own, specifically tailored to your needs

but I need some reference material, to ensure I'm putting over the correct message. I could just pluck subjects from the air. But, what benefit would that be?

Evening. Where does everyone get their Toolbox Talk material?

Taken from the HSE website: Operational strategy and enforcement ~ Plates/placards provided but not fully compliant ~ information is inconsistent with load/contradictory/misleading are Risk 2 and could lead to a Deferred PN Under ADR 1.4.2.2 it is the carrier's obligation to ensure the vehicle is pl...

The 'goods' are not available for hire, until they are off the vehicle. Same as scaffolding and small plant hire companies. A restricted O licence will be ok. what’s the difference? You “hire” a bouncy castle. If you don't understand the difference between a folded bag of PVC being delivered on a t...

The 'goods' are not available for hire, until they are off the vehicle. Same as scaffolding and small plant hire companies. A restricted O licence will be ok.

It's still taking a space on the TM allowance. So gets charged accordingly. Would you charge less to deliver 10 kilos of Lead, over 10 kilos of feathers. Because it takes less room? well... it's also about affordability.. I am clearly not making the same amount of money as a lorry owner driver 🤷🏻‍♂...

It's still taking a space on the TM allowance. So gets charged accordingly.
Would you charge less to deliver 10 kilos of Lead, over 10 kilos of feathers. Because it takes less room?

Overspeed?

On top of the tax law, brought in with IR35. There's also the matter of culpability and accountability. In the same way as Transport Managers have to be a named person and not allowed to be a Ltd company, providing TM services. The Traffic Commissioner needs to be able to make a person accountable o...

If the driver has no other option than to leave. That could be classed as constructive dismissal. Just go to ACAS.

I've taken the time to read the other comments and I agree with some of them.
So I'm not going to muddy the waters by adding yet another opinion.

Anicaneo wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:16 pm Don't know nothing about it.
Wouldn't surprise me if it was true.
But can't understand why anyone would want to drive buses, if you can drive a hgv.

Seasonal work?

Sack your TM. Surrender your licence. Seriously. Fines and penalties for running and un-licenced truck illegally, without an O Licence, are less than if you were properly licenced. With an O Licence, it's a matter for the OTC. Without, it's merely a criminal matter. Magistrates don't have the autho...

Sack your TM. Surrender your licence. Seriously. Fines and penalties for running and un-licenced truck illegally, without an O Licence, are less than if you were properly licenced. With an O Licence, it's a matter for the OTC. Without, it's merely a criminal matter. Magistrates don't have the author...

in 18 years there has never been a prosecution, so basically it's a totally unenforced law. it maybe unenforced. But, you can guarantee the TC would TIC any breaches of it in any PI you were to attend, for any other offence. if its before a TC it's been brought there by the DVSA, so it's a prosecut...

I may be wrong but i don't believe anyone, in any Industry, has been prosecuted for breach of WTD. It's not law, just guideline as I understand it. Gets me why companies fall over themselves to comply for no real reason??? let's not get confused here. Just because no one has been done for it doesn'...

Yes. I am sure that you must. One of my clients is having none of that and insist that you don't have to. Am sure if TC finds out you would have to answer some questions. Thank you I suppose it could depend who is paying the brake tester? If it's the haulier, then maybe yes. But, if the PMI provide...

I would also try to speak to previous TM to see why they are “Previous “ oh this is a new operation so no previous tm hence grey ocrs. so no TM on the Application when it went in? there's a certain person on these pages who specializes in getting new companies an O Licence and then handing it off. ...

You've investigated. They've denied it. They have also signed a declaration denying it.
I'd say you've covered your back and done all you can.
Maybe a Toolbox Talk about driver fatigue, including a mention about 2nd jobs. Get them to sign that off as well.
Then, you have done all you can.

To my mind the only thing that matters is the HGV Inspection Manual and the Categorisation of Vehicle Defects referring to large vehicles and not cars. If the measured diameter were of consequence they’d be documented in either or both of those two documents - usually in the notes. As the HGV inspe...

some of that doesn’t apply to large goods vehicles Martynet. then that page is quite misleading. It's typical of the UK Government to use ambiguous statements. I suppose it's the various Community Directives that muddy the laws? To my mind the only thing that matters is the HGV Inspection Manual an...

[Ignore this. It's not entirely for HGV] Zone A is a vertical area 290mm wide, centred on the steering wheel and contained within the swept area of the windscreen (this area is 350mm wide on vehicles over 3.5 tonnes); Zone B is the remainder of the swept area of the windscreen For simplicity, surfa...

[Ignore this. It's not entirely for HGV] Zone A is a vertical area 290mm wide, centred on the steering wheel and contained within the swept area of the windscreen (this area is 350mm wide on vehicles over 3.5 tonnes); Zone B is the remainder of the swept area of the windscreen For simplicity, surfac...

Or 7 without the tractor 9 as the vans need to be included as towing trailers yeah I put 9 first but then read that if the tractors were used for haulage they don’t require an o license it says 'tractor units'. Scania R450 etc. Not 'tractor' as in David Brown, Case etc. It's all in the wording.

9
You are counting 3 trailers (semi and drawbar) as vehicles.

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