Reversing Rules for Large Vehicles: The Blind Spot Nobody Can Afford

Highway Code rules 200 to 203 govern reversing: use all mirrors, check the blind spot, get a guide if you cannot see - and never reverse further than necessary.

After a Collision: The Legal Duties Every Driver Must Follow (RTA 1988 Section 170)

Stop, exchange details, report to police within 24 hours, produce insurance within 7 days. Highway Code rules 286-287 set the duties - AC10 and AC20 endorsements set the price of failing.

Road Humps and Heavy Vehicles: The Regulations Behind the Bump

Road humps are tightly regulated: minimum 900mm length, 25-100mm height, no vertical face over 6mm. What the 1999 Regulations mean for councils building them and trucks crossing them.

Roundabout and Junction Rules for Large Vehicles: Lanes, Long Vehicles and the Left-Turn Trap

Highway Code junction and roundabout rules applied to trucks: lane choice, signalling, cyclists on the nearside, box junctions and the long-vehicle positioning problem.

Route Planning Around Breaks: Building Legal Days, Not Lucky Ones

Breaks under drivers' hours and working time run on different triggers. How to plan routes that keep drivers legal without killing utilisation.

Salary Sacrifice for Fleet Employers: Contract Changes, NMW Caps and the Higher-Of Rule

Salary sacrifice needs a real contract variation, must never push pay below National Minimum Wage, and post-2017 benefits are valued at the higher of salary given up or BIK charge. The employer's playbook.

Selling Unroadworthy Vehicles: What Section 75 of the Road Traffic Act Actually Forbids

Fleet disposals carry a hidden offence: section 75 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 bans supplying a motor vehicle or trailer in an unroadworthy condition, with narrow defences.

Scotland's Low Emission Zones: Four Cities, No Daily Charge, Just Penalties

Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow run 24/7 LEZs enforced by ANPR - unlike London there is no pay-to-enter option, only penalty charges for non-compliant vehicles. What fleets need to know.

Scrapping a Commercial Vehicle: ATFs, the Certificate of Destruction, and the £1,000 DVLA Fine

End-of-life vehicles must be scrapped at an authorised treatment facility, DVLA must be told, and the keeper keeps the yellow V5C section. The disposal rules that close a vehicle's life properly.

Seat Belt Law for Professional Drivers: Rules, Fines and the Delivery Exemption

Seat belt law applies in the cab as much as the car. The rules, the £500 fine, the 50-metre delivery exemption, and what employers should enforce.

Section 172 Notices: The Legal Duty to Name the Driver - and the Offence of Not Answering

When police ask who was driving, the vehicle's keeper must answer: section 172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 makes failing to comply an offence in itself. How fleets should handle driver-identity requirements.

Section 19 and 22 Permits: Running a Minibus Without a PSV Operator Licence

Not-for-profit transport can run under a Transport Act 1985 permit instead of a PSV O-licence. Standard vs large bus, section 19 vs 22, the disc rules and the hire-or-reward trap.