Drivers must tell DVLA when their address changes - it is free, it does not stop you driving, and ignoring it risks a £1,000 fine. What fleets should build into driver management.
Drivers can check their 35 hours of periodic training, see which courses counted, and give employers temporary access through the GOV.UK service. What to do when hours are missing.
DVLA's check someone's driving licence service shows entitlements, penalty points and disqualifications - with the driver's check code. How to build it into fleet life.
Children must use the correct car seat until 12 or 135cm - but the rules change for taxis, minibuses and unexpected journeys. What drivers and operators of works vehicles need to know.
Carrying a clandestine entrant into the UK can mean fines of £10,000 per person, and an unsecured goods vehicle can be fined even with nobody found. How the scheme works and how to comply.
Charging clean air zones now operate in several English cities, with London and Scotland running their own schemes. How to check vehicles, pay and plan.
Coasting in neutral kills engine braking and control; leaving an engine running while parked on a public road is an offence. Rules 122 and 123 for professional drivers and the fleets that brief them.
If a company car is used privately - commuting included - there is tax to pay and Class 1A National Insurance on top. The current rules on car and fuel benefit, reporting and records.
Operators need a company card to download tachograph data from their vehicles: VU data every 90 days, driver cards every 28 days. How to apply, renew, replace and actually use it.
A company van used for private journeys triggers a standard £4,170 benefit value plus £798 for private fuel - reportable to HMRC with specific reductions. Where the van-benefit line sits for fleets.
Regulation 20A of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations requires ECE conspicuity markings on goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes and trailers over 3.5 tonnes. The exact rules and exemptions.
A vehicle does not need to be driven to be uninsured illegally: if it is taxed and not SORNed, the keeper can be fined £100, clamped or taken to court. How fleets stay clear.