Special provision for the transfer of operating centres – Schedule 4 procedure / exemption

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Special provision for the transfer of operating centres – Schedule 4 procedure / exemption

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There are some circumstances where you may not need to advertise your application for a licence (or variation to an existing one) – for example if you are simply transferring an operating centre, currently on another operator’s licence, to your licence. Or if you operate as a sole trader and want to change that to a limited company.

This is provided that:
  • the other operator is giving up his use of that operating centre; and
  • you are prepared to use it on the same terms as the existing licence holder.
This is provided for under Schedule 4 to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, subject to the following conditions:
  • The operating centre(s) being transferred must be specified on a current and valid licence (but not on more than one – see below) on the date the application is made, and the operating centre(s) will be removed from that licence when the application is granted.
  • The application may specify only up to the total number of vehicles already specified at the operating centre(s) of the ‘donor’ licence.
  • Any conditions that apply to the operating centre(s) concerned are transferred with it, and any undertakings must be repeated by the new operator. Conditions and undertakings cannot be amended at the time of application.
  • The site of the operating centres should not be shared with another operator licence holder.
Approval of Schedule 4 will be at the discretion of a traffic commissioner. For example, where an address has a history of objections and representations, a traffic commissioner may not agree to Schedule 4.

If you wish to use the Schedule 4 procedure, you are strongly advised to contact the Central Licensing Office prior to making the application. You need a GV72 form to apply for Schedule 4 transfer. This can be obtained by contacting 0300 123 9000.

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