Licence holders must tell the Traffic Commissioner about relevant changes within 28 days. What counts as a change, and what silence costs.
Plates must show the registration correctly with no rearranging or alteration - get it wrong and the fine is up to £1,000 plus an MOT failure. What fleets need to enforce across trucks, vans and trailers.
Wrong adverts, wrong entities, operating too early: the avoidable errors that delay or sink operator licence applications, and how to get it right first time.
Some goods vehicle operations are exempt from operator licensing. The main exemption categories, the vehicles GOV.UK says are not exempt, and the grey areas that catch operators out.
Police and DVSA can require production of the records behind your operator licence. What you must be able to show at the roadside and at your premises, and how to stay inspection-ready.
When a traffic commissioner grants your O-licence, they do it on the strength of your undertakings. What those promises are, and what breaking them costs.
Any business storing 201 litres or more of oil must follow the containment rules. What counts as oil, the 110% bund rule, and what the Environment Agency can do.
Your operating centre is where your vehicles live, and the Traffic Commissioner must be satisfied it is suitable. The rules on size, access, advertising and objections.
Neighbours can make representations and statutory bodies can object to your operating centre. The grounds, the process, and how to handle opposition.
The Operator Compliance Risk Score ranks every operator red, amber or green on roadworthiness and traffic compliance over a rolling three years - and drives how often your vehicles get inspected.
Which goods vehicle operator licence does your business need? The difference between restricted, standard national and standard international O-licences, and what each one allows.
Who administers O-licences, how the Traffic Commissioners and DVSA fit together, and what the licensing system is designed to achieve for road safety and fair competition.