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Just a query, whats the process of removing an operating center? is it just filling out the form and sending it to the TC? or is an advert needed in the paper also?

Hi, wondering what software or apps people use to schedule their PMI’s?

Hi everyone, I'm on another brain picking. A friend has suggested that I set up a website to promote my ETM and FORS compliance services. These things don't come for free and I would like to hear of other members experiences of this and is it worth it? Thanks

Hello everyone. Can anyone advise me how I go about checking a European driving licence for penalty points. I know how to get a UK check code but want to know if there’s something similar for EU drivers. TYIA

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What hardware and software are people using for their driver card downloads?
Looking for a cost effective solution!
TIA

Hello. I am after new curtains for my lorry. It's 18t and desperately needs new ones. Can you recommed some companies? I am based in Herefordshire so Worchester, Glouchester, Bristol, Cardiff area suits me well.

Hi Folks can anyone explain the difference between employing agency drivers on a permanent basis compared to hiring a ltd company driver to work for you I can't find any difference you are paying a ltd company a set amount who then pays the driver. Please be respectful.

Just wondered what TMs thought might be suitable punishments for infringements.

Driver takes split rest to return his truck the next day but gets calculations wrong 5 hours outside the 24 hr period. first infringement in years.

Transport manager has drivers routinely doing 15 hour shifts during the night time driving period on a fairly reg basis and tells drivers to do it as they have workforce agreement in place. But they never did. those drivers are unknowingly where and are breaching driving regs and liable to fines.

what would be suitable disciplinaries.

Good afternoon
Has anyone got a form I could use for auditing subcontractors for O’Licence compliance etc

The DVSA and the Traffic Commissioner's office require transport managers and operators to use some kind of Preventative Maintenance Inspection (PMI) planner which is basically a calendar. I recommend simply using Google Calendar at or Outlook Calendar where you can set up any events (such as PMI's), specify how often they need to repeat (e.g. every 6 weeks) and add email notifications. See the screenshots below. Alternatively, you can use any of the 4 Excel templates below the screenshots.

Google Calendar – Add an event
1. Add an event to Google Calendar.png

Google Calendar – Add a repeat frequency and email notifications to the event
2. Add repeat frequency and email notifications to the event.png

Alternatively, you can use any of the Excel templates below.

I've just conducted a private inquiry and the rogue low-level OTC bureaucrat Thomson (email: [email protected], tel: +442081429463) was found guilty of multiple malicious bureaucratic perversions on the civil servant job. He was indefinitely disqualified from being a caseworker and permanently lost his good repute. He was also sentenced to 10 lashes with a whip on his naked buttocks. Additionally, Thomson must register for life in the offender registry of convicted malicious bureaucratic perverts. The Traffic Commissioner for the East of England where Thomson committed his multi-year malicious bureaucratic perversions is in charge of carrying out the sentence and firing Thomson from his job. See this post for more details and examples of Thomson's malicious bureaucratic perversions on the civil servant job.

Update on 16 February 2024
James Thomson is no longer a PSV caseworker.jpeg

Exhibit 1. On 17/11/2023, the rogue low-level OTC bureaucrat James Thomson (email: [email protected], tel: +442081429463) wrote the following to an applicant for an operator's licence (not to the one in the letters below):
If Tachomaster will be used, then provide the receipt of purchase?
This is a deceptively simple but illustrative example of Thomson's perverted thinking and hateful attitude towards applicants and transport managers. If you multiply this type of question by dozens of times and then by several rounds that you will get from Thomson and the answers to which he will most likely refuse to accept no matter what you say, you will quickly find yourself in an untenable situation. Anyone can sign up for Tachomaster in a minute on this page: and Thomson surely knows it by now. Companies usually do that only after they get their licence because there's no point of having a Tachomaster account and paying for it or using up your free trial before the licence is...

I know there are lots of debates on here but I wonder if anyone can answer this question for me, if a driver only drives no a school run Mon - Fri with no other work. Max 3 hours each day, they can go on UK Domestic Regs. They then get a private hire trip on the weekend so will switch to EU for that.
Can they go back to Domestic and drive their 1 hour school run in the morning?

Anyone got a link to, or a version of an excel maintenance planner they'd like to share please?

Download in Microsoft Word for editing:
Invoice Template.docx

Download in Microsoft Word for editing:
Transport Manager Vehicle Safety Check.docx

Download in PDF:
Transport Manager Vehicle Safety Check.pdf

One of my Client wants to add a trailer on 12t rigid vehicle (see photo) which would allow us to have a more flexible solution than an artic (can be run with or without the trailer depending on requirements).

Any advice what the procedure would be to add a trailer and modified a vehicle. Pros and cons please

 

 

Looking for some advice on telematics including remote tacho download. What are people using, what is it costing and any advice what’s good and bad. Possibility of linking truck cctv in with it too

Morning all, have a question regarding a WTD infringement.

One of my drivers has started a shift at 06:55 and finished at 15:55, taking all required breaks on time. However 15:53 to 01:00 they are showing Other work activity which carries on into the following day. When the driver has started his shift the next day they are seeing the warning accumulated working time limit of 6 hours exceeded.

I believe the driver has left the driver card in the VU overnight hence why there is the Other work activity between the end of his shift on day 1 and the start of the shift on day 2. Once a card is ejected there can be no further activity for that shift. The driver is insisting they did remove their card from the VU at the end of their shift on day 1.

So the question is that is it possible to record Other work activity if the driver card has been successfully ejected? The VU is calibrated and there has been no reoccurrence. My feeling is the problem was between the driver seat and steering...

hi all
a quick question regarding driver CPC training. I have a driver who has already completed his 35 hours up to Sept 2024. If I put him on one this year will it go to his next 35hr block or will it be invalid?
thanks

The freedom of information request below has also been submitted through this website:

TransportForum.com vs smaller transport industry outfits. Misleading recommendation on your website.

Dear Traffic Commissioners,

I'm the founder and president of The Transport Forum which is now the largest transport and logistics association in the UK by far. We have more members than all the other associations combined including the RHA and Logistics UK. Our membership figures can be easily verified using the links on this page:

Just one of our very active Facebook groups for transport managers with almost 18,000 members at this link: probably has more people in it than all the other associations combined, not to mention our website and other online resources with tens of thousands of members in total, all of which are available for free to anyone.

My request is regarding your Guide to instructing transport consultants on this page:

where you published the following:
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How to determine exactly what traffic area a city or postcode belongs to

Go to the following link:

Enter your city or postcode in the search box and hit Search .
In the Edit search menu, set the Licence status to Valid and hit Update results .
Open each licence in the search results and find one with an Operating centre (not the Contact details ) at your city/postcode or very close to your city/postcode.
Look at the Traffic area line.

Traffic Areas in the UK

Great Britain is divided into 8 traffic areas. Each area has a Traffic Commissioner who’s responsible for issuing licences. Northern Ireland has a separate system.

Your operating licence needs to be valid for the area(s) in which your operating centre(s) are based. If you have operating centres in more than one traffic area, you will need a separate licence for each area.

For Standard International licences where only Light goods vehicles are authorised, your operating licence needs to be valid for the area...