As we told you on 16 September, some rules about learning to drive a lorry are going to change later in 2021.The changes affect:staging requirements for lorry and bus licencesthe…

A new section on GOV.UK website has been launched which brings together all the latest information on how the government is helping to reduce the HGV driver shortage.You can also…

The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain are launching their Twitter account today.Our tweets will be geared towards road safety and compliance in the HGV and PSV areas.Follow us to keep…

We emailed you recently to let you know that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will be deploying their Defence Driving Examiners (DDEs) to work alongside our examiners to deliver additional…

We emailed you recently to let you know that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will be deploying their Defence Driving Examiners (DDEs) to work alongside our examiners to deliver additional…

The Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands recently refused an application for a standard national goods vehicle operator’s licence because  it was a clear example of a ‘phoenix’ business, one…

The government has announced further plans to help reduce the lorry driver shortage.These plans follow the recently announced vocational test changes which will create an extra 50,000 lorry tests every…

According to Network Rail, each day there are 5 bridge strikes involving large goods or passenger vehicles. If it is your vehicle involved in a bridge strike, you will be called to a hearing before the Traffic Commissioner and…

The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has recently issued a circular regarding bridge strikes.  It stated that a number of incidences of commercial vehicles striking bridges have been reported across…

For those that drive professionally, it’s vital to stay up to date with the Highway Code. From today there are changes to the rules on using motorways, so it’s as important as ever that…