Private e-scooters remain illegal on public land - fine, penalty points, impound. Rental trial scooters need a driving licence with category Q. What courier fleets and riders must know.
ECMT permits cover 43 countries for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes: annual or 30-day, unlimited journeys, but limited in number. When you must have one, and when a UK Licence for the Community or bilateral permit is the right tool.
Being named on the licence is not enough. The Traffic Commissioners' test for continuous and effective management, and how to evidence it.
An electric bike needs no licence, tax or insurance only while it stays an EAPC: pedals, 250W continuous power, assistance cutting at 15.5mph. Outside that line it is a moped with every duty attached.
How to yield to emergency vehicles in a 44-tonne truck without breaking the law doing it, what traffic officers' amber lights mean, and when a flashing beacon is a legal MUST.
Apprentices are 16+, can be new or existing staff, must get at least minimum wage and paid training time in the working week. The employer's duties and the six hiring steps, England edition.
The core drivers' hours rules for HGV work in the UK: daily and weekly driving limits, breaks, rest periods and the fortnightly limit, in plain English.
An external transport manager can serve at most 4 operators and 50 authorised vehicles, and the Traffic Commissioner can set the bar lower. How the capacity rules work.
An external transport manager must be engaged under a contract specifying their tasks, never as part of a consultancy package. What a compliant contract looks like.
Climbing on loads, slippery surfaces, bad ladders and joining moving vehicles cause falls in yards every year. HSE's practical prevention guidance for access, walkways and loading.
Current financial standing rates for goods vehicle operator licences: what the Traffic Commissioner expects you to have available, and how the figure is calculated.
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 apply to every workplace, however small - and the self-employed. What 'adequate and appropriate' means, and why drivers need their own kits.