The measurements that make a load abnormal, the duty to notify police, highway and bridge authorities, and how the ESDAL system turns that process into an online workflow.
Wet roads double stopping distances, ice can multiply them tenfold, and high-sided vehicles have their own wind problem. Rules 226 to 237 for professional drivers.
HMRC's advisory fuel rates set the safe reimbursement level for company car business mileage - pay at or below them and there's no taxable profit and no Class 1A NIC. How the rates work, including electric.
The AETR agreement governs drivers' hours on international journeys beyond the EU. What it is, where it applies, and the ways it now differs from the assimilated EU rules.
Agency drivers are your compliance responsibility from the moment they take the keys. Licence checks, tachograph downloads, hours records, and the paperwork you must keep.
Step-by-step guide to applying for an O-licence through the Vehicle Operator Licensing service, including financial evidence, advertising your application and realistic timescales.
Get off the road, hazards on, warning triangle 45 metres back - but never on a motorway. The non-motorway breakdown rules, and the overnight-kit implications for vans and lorries.
Every load of waste leaving your premises needs a waste transfer note, your carrier must be registered, and you must not allow illegal disposal. The waste rules that apply to every depot and workshop.
Operator licences are not for sale and do not transfer between owners. What actually happens to the licence when a haulage business changes hands.
GOV.UK's used-vehicle checklist: match the seller's details to DVLA, check the V5C watermark and serial numbers, verify the VIN, and tax immediately after purchase.
UK hauliers can do up to 2 jobs inside the EU after a UK laden journey - only one cabotage, within 7 days. The definitions, limits, documents and penalties that shape post-Brexit European work.
You have 28 days to challenge a penalty charge notice - 14 if you want to keep the 50% discount after a rejection. The challenge routes by PCN type, formal representations and tribunal appeals.