Dartford Crossing, M6 Toll, Tyne Tunnel, Mersey Gateway - most UK tolls are now free-flow with pay-by-midnight-tomorrow rules and penalty notices for misses. How the charging works.
Drivers engaged through umbrella companies are employed by the umbrella - and HMRC is introducing new PAYE rules for labour supply chains with umbrellas from 6 April 2026.
Vehicle unit data showing driving with no card inserted - or under the wrong card - is a red flag DVSA pursues. How to investigate unknown driver periods and close the loop.
DVLA's enforcement regime for untaxed vehicles - clamping and instant impounding, release fees and sureties, the keeper's liability, and why fleet tax discipline is cheaper than the alternative.
The official DVSA van walkaround check, item by item - what to look at inside and outside the van, the 3-points-per-tyre rule, and how recording defects protects drivers and operators.
Post-1997 car licences cover 3.5-tonne vans - 4.25t if electric. Pre-1997 drivers keep C1. What B, BE, C1 and C actually allow, and where fleet licence checks go wrong.
Vans over 2.5 tonnes moving goods internationally for hire or reward need a standard international operator licence and a transport manager. The rules, the thresholds and the exceptions.
Why overloading causes the overwhelming majority of van prohibitions, what a DVSA stop really costs, where to find your van's weight limit, and the loading discipline that keeps you legal.
The MOT inspection manual defines what vans are failed on - lamps, brakes, tyres and structure. The failure list is stable enough to inspect against before the test.
You must register for VAT when taxable turnover passes the threshold - and the trigger can be a single good month. The registration rules, deadlines and late-registration risk.
At least 25 people are seriously injured every year working with batteries at work - acid, hydrogen, weight and short circuits. The workshop battery rules.
VDRS lets police issue a defect form instead of prosecuting - fix the fault, get it endorsed, return within 14 days. How the scheme works and what drivers and fleets should do.